Painting my bike's wheels. What should I go for?

Edmund · 23rd June 2006, 10:07

hmmmmm, i voted for black with a buffed lip, but i can see it won't gel with your bike!!
Red and black seems like the way to go!!! Looks great!!!

OT: How did you manage to bend the rim?? More interestingly, how did you fix a bent rim???

islero · 23rd June 2006, 11:00

By banging it back in place. lol.

Memories of the national meet come back to me......

Jaggu · 23rd June 2006, 11:22

somehow feel all black looks good with the bike

stararmour · 23rd June 2006, 12:09

i had to drag my hand away from the all black , cos thats my absolute all time favourite colour for anything at all ! when in doubt go black !

but i can see how black would take away from the design and kinda merge (if you get what i mean )

so crimson with buffed lip is the alternate chice here , was thinkin of different options like maybe bronze or gun metal rim and spokes ???? dunno how it would look but just a thought ,
( i'll understand if it makes you barf though !!!! )

cheers
star .

v12 · 23rd June 2006, 12:18

How about golden color like that on the MV Agusta Tamburini....

stararmour · 23rd June 2006, 12:29

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Originally Posted by stararmour

i was thinkin of different options like maybe bronze or gun metal rim and spokes ???? dunno how it would look but just a thought ,
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in fact the more i think of it the better it looks in my head ( the picture in my head is all gunmetal , nice and shiny ) me thinks it'll look awesome with the red !!

karizma_devil · 23rd June 2006, 12:45

hey buddy nice bike .. what abt say golden ?? outer lip black n the spokes golden ???

Rtech · 23rd June 2006, 12:53

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How about golden color like that on the MV Agusta Tamburini....

Not a fan of Gold for this bike. Plus, it will be hell to keep clean!

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was thinkin of different options like maybe bronze or gun metal rim and spokes ????

Bronze is out!! Gun metal is kinda what it has on now, which I want to get rid off!! lol

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when in doubt go black !

I'm back to thinking of black. All black with a thin red strip on the rim just near the sidewall of the tyre. Like this:

black12rr · 23rd June 2006, 13:45

Rtech tell us how did u repair your bent rim? how much did it cost?

Thanks

PATZ · 23rd June 2006, 13:52

Hey dude,

Go with Red n Blk itz really a HOT!! ...

Rtech · 23rd June 2006, 13:55

Rim was heated up at the bent section and set back in shape. Luckily it was not that bad to render the rim as ruined. Its now back on and running great. Cost is about Rs.600 for fixing the wheel, plus other things like OE bearings which have been replaced as well.

stararmour · 23rd June 2006, 15:35

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Originally Posted by Rtech

I'm back to thinking of black. All black with a thin red strip on the rim just near the sidewall of the tyre. Like this:

looks awesome ! i say go for it ! blak is beautiful and the red line adds the detail needed !

bikefreak · 24th June 2006, 00:15

A black rim gives an illusion of the tyre being beefier.
Or else go for a completely different colour.
A dark maroon shade on the tyres won't look all that good and a different red shade won't go too well with the maroon body.
Or how about chroming them ?
I personally would prefer all black

BTW, there's a ZZR on sale on xbhp.com for 3.25.
It's maroon and claimed to be of 99.
Thought it was yours
Now I realised it is not

Edmund · 3rd July 2006, 17:49

Bump...................whats the status on the rim color???

Rtech · 3rd July 2006, 17:55

Status is that I'm currently just finding places to keep my bike out of the rain and floods! Rain god's have not given me a chance this week to do any work at all!

But, as far as the decision goes, I'm going with the last option - All black with just one red strip.

View Poll Results: Which colour?
All black	6	46.15%
crimson hub/spokes with buffed lip	1	7.69%
Black hub/spokes with buffed lip	4	30.77%
Stick with the original colour	2	15.38%
Another option?	0	0%
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll

23rd June 2006, 10:07	#16
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 830 Thanked: 163 Times View My Garage	hmmmmm, i voted for black with a buffed lip, but i can see it won't gel with your bike!! Red and black seems like the way to go!!! Looks great!!! OT: How did you manage to bend the rim?? More interestingly, how did you fix a bent rim???
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23rd June 2006, 11:00	#17
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	By banging it back in place. lol. Memories of the national meet come back to me......
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23rd June 2006, 11:22	#18
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,212 Thanked: 15,892 Times	somehow feel all black looks good with the bike
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23rd June 2006, 12:09	#19
stararmour BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: pune Posts: 41 Thanked: 3 Times	tough one i had to drag my hand away from the all black , cos thats my absolute all time favourite colour for anything at all ! when in doubt go black ! but i can see how black would take away from the design and kinda merge (if you get what i mean ) so crimson with buffed lip is the alternate chice here , was thinkin of different options like maybe bronze or gun metal rim and spokes ???? dunno how it would look but just a thought , ( i'll understand if it makes you barf though !!!! ) cheers star .
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23rd June 2006, 12:18	#20
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,212 Times View My Garage	How about golden color like that on the MV Agusta Tamburini....
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23rd June 2006, 12:45	#22
karizma_devil BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 421 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	hey buddy nice bike .. what abt say golden ?? outer lip black n the spokes golden ???
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23rd June 2006, 13:45	#24
black12rr Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ridin earth now Posts: 1,278 Thanked: 339 Times	Rtech tell us how did u repair your bent rim? how much did it cost? Thanks
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23rd June 2006, 13:52	#25
PATZ Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6 Thanked: 0 Times	Hey dude, Go with Red n Blk itz really a HOT!! ...
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23rd June 2006, 13:55	#26
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Rim was heated up at the bent section and set back in shape. Luckily it was not that bad to render the rim as ruined. Its now back on and running great. Cost is about Rs.600 for fixing the wheel, plus other things like OE bearings which have been replaced as well.
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24th June 2006, 00:15	#28
bikefreak BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 276 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	A black rim gives an illusion of the tyre being beefier. Or else go for a completely different colour. A dark maroon shade on the tyres won't look all that good and a different red shade won't go too well with the maroon body. Or how about chroming them ? I personally would prefer all black BTW, there's a ZZR on sale on xbhp.com for 3.25. It's maroon and claimed to be of 99. Thought it was yours Now I realised it is not
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3rd July 2006, 17:49	#29
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 830 Thanked: 163 Times View My Garage	Bump...................whats the status on the rim color???
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3rd July 2006, 17:55	#30
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Status is that I'm currently just finding places to keep my bike out of the rain and floods! Rain god's have not given me a chance this week to do any work at all! But, as far as the decision goes, I'm going with the last option - All black with just one red strip.
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