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K7 FE currently with black wheels, should I go white?? :popcorn:

IMHO the White wheels do look better, but only the K2 & K3 B&W's got them originally from the factory. I think if I had a later Bike I would probably keep them original in Black but it's down to personal preference at the end of the day

Quote from: FlyWheel on Wednesday, 05 June  2024, 05:34 AMK7 FE currently with black wheels, should I go white?? :popcorn:

Depends what colour your K7FE is.

If its black - black wheels
If Its red and black - red wheels
If its blue and white - blue wheels

Personally I don't think white wheels on the FE's work, but your bike your choice. Here's what I did with the black wheels on my K7, polished the rims and painted the centre's blue (same colour as the tank). However, if I still had the bike, I'd have painted the complete wheel blue, polished rims are a big mistake with the GSX1400 as the alloy that Suzuki used to manufacture them is not of good polishing quality.

Black wheels are just easier to keep looking good .
White wheels are manky after 5mins ni matter what you do to keep them good

Should have mentioned my bike is blue white with red stripe on tank w/ black wheels.

My wheels were white when I bought it,  :rolleyes: they're a creamy colour now a days.
Not that it bothers me I probably haven't washed my bike thoroughly for 18 months. Pretty slack I know  :cheers:

My K7 black wheels, used to have blue rim stripes but now just black with gsx1400 stickers. All good.

My rear wheel is a dirt & grime colour, with black undertones . . .

Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 05 June  2024, 07:14 PMMy rear wheel is a dirt & grime colour, with black undertones . . .

same as KiwiCol's but with whitish base layer.  Imho white looks best on these bikes

Quote from: FlyWheel on Wednesday, 05 June  2024, 05:34 AMK7 FE currently with black wheels, should I go white?? :popcorn:

no no no no  no   NO !!!!!

My K3 has white rims - anything else would be sacrilege!  :whistling:

My K7 has the dark blue rims, I do like the look of the white but I'm staying original.

I have blue & white K2 with white rims, and they look great (IMO) ,WHEN THEY ARE CLEAN,
but unfortunately they are very quickly dirty...  So they always look dirty...

@FlyWheel Well if you are wondering what a K7FE in Blue and White looks like with white wheels....

K7FE with White Wheels (https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=m1assOVv&id=E5CEE69C6EC78D173A39FA0FCA7DD06B48795951&thid=OIP.m1assOVvIaaRVqFiE-j1OgHaFj&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fcjpmotorcycles.weebly.com%2fuploads%2f4%2f5%2f1%2f3%2f45131193%2fimg-8103_orig.jpg&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.9b56acb0e56f21a69156a16213e8f53a%3frik%3dUVl5SGvQfcoP%252bg%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=800&expw=1066&q=gsx1400+images&simid=608010058162505830&FORM=IRPRST&ck=DC5E0D361508D524E79AEA9573876F68&selectedIndex=192&itb=0&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0)

Quote from: gsxbarmy on Saturday, 08 June  2024, 03:59 AM@FlyWheel Well if you are wondering what a K7FE in Blue and White looks like with white wheels....

K7FE with White Wheels (https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=m1assOVv&id=E5CEE69C6EC78D173A39FA0FCA7DD06B48795951&thid=OIP.m1assOVvIaaRVqFiE-j1OgHaFj&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fcjpmotorcycles.weebly.com%2fuploads%2f4%2f5%2f1%2f3%2f45131193%2fimg-8103_orig.jpg&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.9b56acb0e56f21a69156a16213e8f53a%3frik%3dUVl5SGvQfcoP%252bg%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=800&expw=1066&q=gsx1400+images&simid=608010058162505830&FORM=IRPRST&ck=DC5E0D361508D524E79AEA9573876F68&selectedIndex=192&itb=0&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0)

Thanks for that.
Really helps to see it done.

The white wheels definitely look better on the early models as opposed to the later models.
Thanks for all your replies.
 :cheers: