You missed my point!!!! its not about reproduction tires!!!! its about spending money on a Simplex!!! Its about passion!! i hear guys complaining about spending a hundred bucks on a tire!!! Quit complaining!!! be thankful someone else spent the money on that project...IE Corky Coker!! you tight wad!!! i hear guys say well i can just buy a bicycle tire for 20 bucks!! or The same guy say... I am not gonna spend a hundred bucks on a carb... WTF?
be thankful this stuff is available!! I have been in the restoration buisiness my entire life!! when you restore one of these bikes you add to the value of every one of them!!!...when you cheap out because you dont have the knowledge or the patience and or you dont have a clue! Then you cheap out and convince yourself to put a jap motor or some other lame brain engine and or bicycle parts because you dont have the knowledge or know how to do it right!! thats what im talking about!! do it right or dont do it at all!!! Happy holidays!!