Rim swap

ever since i've gotten my bike, i've always hated the color of the rims. a white bike with silver rims. Hmmmm. every thing else on the bike is either white or black. so why the silver rims? go figure.

well, as many of you recall, jeff, the guy in Michigan parting out his(?) 2004 asphalt black VFR. why? well that leaves much for debate. but who cares? a lot of people here were able to get their hands on some very nice, hardly used spare parts for their own bikes. and that's all that matters. once people started to post follow-ups stating that they received the parts they had payed for, i realized this guy was no scammer. so i was able to get my hands on both the wheels and tires. a package deal. tires with a mere 1000 some-odd miles on them. and they just happen to be the same model i'm riding on now. Michelin Pilots. love 'em.

anyhow, reason for this post, pictures of the new wheels on my bike. take a gander:

OLD WHEELS


I went into this thinking the front would be the easiest to swap out. Sadly mistaken.
Pain in the balls. Not really difficult, just tedious. Don't you dare laugh at my bike jack!

NEW WHEELS



oh yeah, with that being said, i'll now be posting my old silver wheels on ebay once i get the tires off. i'm keeping those.

 

Yeah, that looks better with the black wheels.

 

Hey Dude,
I like your wheel swap too. How do you like your tank cover? I dig it. Where did you get it?

 

Looks much better than the silver (imho)
I think the black rims on the vif look mean.:kc10:

ace57

 

Nice. I see what you mean.

 

white wheels

I like the white on gen 2 and I think it would look good on yours to.:thumbsup:

 

so i'm sitting here & wondering why the black look so much better on the white bike. Just figgered silver is better all around. Not so.

And I want your silver wheels for my Y2k.

how muchie?

 

pic taken on wrong side

 

Looks great with black rims...

I still want to see one with some white rims though!



Oh, and I laughed hard core when I saw your jack stand BEFORE I read your comments...not because it's funny or anything...but just because I've done the same thing! lol

 

i'll take $200 for the silver rims. (sans tires)
naturally i'd prefer someone to pick them up but will ship at your expense.
PM me if interested, otherwise you can try your luck with them on ebay.
thanks

 

heh heh. dude gave his bike a rim job


you are good at doing a rim job both of them..... bike looks way cooler now with the black wheels

 

thank you all for your interest in the silver rims, but i have to go with the first one to PM me. you know, battle of the fittest, first to draw, you snooze you lose etc. first come first server here.
and no reg. i'm not done with them yet. they were new just before SLOIII. bought special just for you. keep hassling me and i won't give you any more of my underwear!

 

here ya go SLOVFR, a pic from the "correct" side


and Gunzer, i got the tank protector during one of my travels through Europe. specifically, Paris.
it's made by a company called Bagster it's part of their tank protector / bag system where the bag snaps onto the tank cover without the use of magnets etc...
i'm not sure if it's available in the US but that's why god invented google and the internet.
gotta tell ya, love it. adds a nice bit of cushion between your knees and the tank.

 

Yep, that works!

Thought Al Gore invented the internet? :treehugger:

Maybe some red rim tape to tie-in the seat piping...