a chance at the holy grail on ebay. not mine.

an 8 spoker

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-1993-V...Parts_Accessories&hash=item4d2bb186c2&vxp=mtr

 

I'm on this one! Thanks for the heads up!

 

Well? Did ya win it?

 

This I think was the guy last week that posted it here with no price, and on VFRD.....

 

Looks like it. I can never understand why when they are posted on the forum people seem to miss them or they stay up for a while, but once on ebay, everybody battles to win the bid! Looks like $380 (shipped) got the wheel.

 

It wasn't me... I was bidding but couldn't afford the buy it now price. It was a long shot, i know...

 

Thats crazy. $$$$....timing is everything. Just got a price of $138 with media blast and powder coat...
Is that about right?

 

I guess it's relative to what color and/or texture you're getting. The last time I had a wheel done, it cost me $65, but this was the 4th wheel I brought in and also after two referrals to them. Get me the color code and the name of the powder coat maker (i.e. Brand) and I'll see if they have the same stuff and what they'll charge me.

 

We will talk when it arrives brooo.

 

Mine was $125. They also smoothed out some rock dings before coating. And you always remind them to protect mounting surfaces! On the front wheel that would be where your disc brakes would be and the rear would be where the back mounts against the hub.

 

Cool thanks

 

I just paid $100 to have both rims powder coated white. They are in the ball park.

 

If you decide to do the front and pull the rotors off, just go out and buy some cheap hex bolts to put into the rotor bolt holes. When I got mine done, after the media blastic, the raw aluminum was a but rough surfaced (by design I think) We thought that we were going to have to give it two coats with a lite sanding in between. But the powder coat went on thick enough that it filled all that rough surface in.

The guy put my rear wheel on a lathe usder for truing rotors and ground the over spray off the mounting surface area of the wheel.

 

Thanks guys, just goin to do the rear.....haven't decided on the color since the front is black...any idea's. ..maybe the VFR red. Wish I knew how to Photoshop

 

I've seen them in a brilliant gold colour which looks nice on a red bike, Be prepared to do a shit load of wheel cleaning if you do it white. I think that black just gets lost because it is too dark to show off the eight spokes.

 

I agree with this one Roy.

 

Roy, was that an eBay snag, or Craig's list or? You've been looking for a while huh. Congrats. How's the neck and when will you get the ok to ride?
John

 

EBay my brotha.....thought it was posted wrong.
My neck is coming along with PT...lost about 6% turning my head to the left, streching every day.....being in the brace for two months really funked my traps up...tight as piano strings......hope in around Feb, riding fer sure...thanks

 

Bring your avatar with ya when you do!!!