Hot Rims

I saw a 4G in Lake George this summer with gold rims under the stock red.

Looked totally HOT. Really HOT.

 

i got a powder coating company in my neck of town to sandblast and coat my rims. cost me $100 cash, and they did a mint job.

 

Hot Rims in Gold

Dug out a photo of a mates Viffer (sadly its moved on) with the gold rims which, in my opinion, are an equal best choice against chrome - especially if the bikes paint is a dark colour.

Cheers & Merry Xmas!!

 

i think i'm gonna do white... now... i just need to find a time to have my bike decommissioned long enough to get it apart.

 

Well....I guess I cant just leave this bike alone. I just got it back from storage this winter. I am sanding the cast part of the wheel and buffing it out. I've also bought those clear blinkers from Germany. I have to take a pic when it stops raining here. I even bought one of those bike covers that zip up. I think that's the best mod I've bought!! After about a 12 hours of pouring rain, the cover had a puddle in one of the folds. I unzipped it, and the bike was totally dry. It was huge improvement from coming home and finding my bike cover in someone's yard a half mile away. Anyway, if the wheels come out decent, then I think I'll tackle the cast part of the frame and then the sprocket/hub....

 

get the rims chromed will match your frame would look great i think i've tried to get a picture of a 6th gen with the wheels dipped but i guess no one has done it hear but i am seriously think about doing mine xmas is my time to trick out the viffer even though they are probably going extinct.............oh i know what you mean about the cbr 1000 my friend has zx10 07 that bike is wicked fast 75 in first hit second wheelie until third at over 100 bone stock i gave him the keys and said man im glad i did not buy a liter bike no fun on it to fn fast and crazy (need taz ability for that machine)but the 750 gsx is a sweet ass ride................go chrome but watch out were you park it the scumbags love dem chromed rimz may jack your bike jus 4 da wheels l8r!!!

 

Remind me "Not" to polish anything again!! What a big job. I didn't have the patience to get the all the pores out of the aluminum. I started polishing last Thursday the 6th nite and I just finished putting the wheels back on yesterday. I though I'd never get done.
I bought the Black and Decker "mouse" sander and a tube of Wenol. I'll go over it again next winter. I won't be sanding/polishing anything for a while. I gotta get in "SOME" saddle time right?? Well.....maybe just the hub. lol
I failed inspection, so I had to splurge on some conti road attacks. These things feel waaaay better than my Pilots. I think it was just that the Pilots were so worn. With new tires, the bike is much more responsive. I'll post some pics this week.

 

dude checkout www.caswellplating.com, they have a great motorcycle polishing tutorial. i did it and once you are done with the various polishing rouges, then add some mothers polish on there 2 or 3 times(the more you do it the more it will shine) oh and get a angle grinder and convert it into a polisher, the speed is fast and will do great with the rouges...you will love the look. they also have pictures of powerdercoated wheels and various parts. and even goes into how to powerdercoat at home...check out harborfreight.com for a small electric oven and start your own hobby/business, caswell sales the powdercoating equipment...not afiliated with any of them at all, but they have great products.

 

here a pic, gimme some feedback

here is a pic taken the other day, I am still goin to polish my hub and sprocket. I have a zip up bike cover, so I can manage the cleaning...

 

Well just gimme a bowl of cry baby soup. Just found another good deal on another 954....If it isn't sold, I'm goin to jump ship for a little while. I'll have to sell the viffer though.....WE'LL see!