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Title: New Wheels Colour?
Post by: Eisenfarn on Sunday, 18 October 2020, 04:57 PM
Hi guys, I have a 2007 G5, black and red tank, black wheels. Bored with the black wheels, anyone here powder coated their wheels from the standard white or black to another colour?
Title: Re: New Wheels Colour?
Post by: grog on Sunday, 18 October 2020, 05:13 PM
Mate, read on here recently about powder coat. Its plastic, lets moisture thru. Thread was was from Convert, just remembered. Had corrosion under it. Other side, ive coated other bike wheels, no prob. I like black wheels, even took the blue rim tape off mine. Maybe just rim tape yours, certainly gives a diff look. Just a thought.
Title: Re: New Wheels Colour?
Post by: Snapey on Sunday, 18 October 2020, 07:17 PM
I like the outer part of my rims polished but I think the result of the colour matched red inner and silver outer rims on the Bandit look OK. I'm with Grog regarding powder coating so these wheels were done with acrylic lacquer.
Title: Re: New Wheels Colour?
Post by: gsxbarmy on Sunday, 18 October 2020, 07:53 PM
Quote from: Eisenfarn on Sunday, 18 October  2020, 04:57 PM
Hi guys, I have a 2007 G5, black and red tank, black wheels. Bored with the black wheels, anyone here powder coated their wheels from the standard white or black to another colour?

Some on here with red and black have gone for matching red wheels - look good. Speedy1959 did it to his (but I can't seem to find a picture of his (since sold))
Title: Re: New Wheels Colour?
Post by: Notty on Sunday, 18 October 2020, 09:00 PM
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Sunday, 18 October  2020, 07:53 PM
Quote from: Eisenfarn on Sunday, 18 October  2020, 04:57 PM
Hi guys, I have a 2007 G5, black and red tank, black wheels. Bored with the black wheels, anyone here powder coated their wheels from the standard white or black to another colour?

Some on here with red and black have gone for matching red wheels - look good. Speedy1959 did it to his (but I can't seem to find a picture of his (since sold))
Simon's Sophie ( aka speedy 1959 )  :)
Title: Re: New Wheels Colour?
Post by: Eisenfarn on Monday, 19 October 2020, 05:11 AM
The red wheels look great, are they painted or powder coated?
Title: Re: New Wheels Colour?
Post by: Notty on Monday, 19 October 2020, 05:24 AM
Quote from: Eisenfarn on Monday, 19 October  2020, 05:11 AM
The red wheels look great, are they painted or powder coated?
I am sure Simon had them powder coated but had a few problems with excess coating  :bugga:
Title: Re: New Wheels Colour?
Post by: KiwiCol on Monday, 19 October 2020, 08:43 AM
That's right, he did.  Think they powdercoated where the disc mounts & he had trouble with the brakes until he cleaned it all off there.