Author Topic: NEW GOLD WHEELS (Read 10662 times)

MadDogMcQ · « **on:** 13 October 2012, 09:49:57 am »

Bling Bling!

karlo · « **Reply #1 on:** 13 October 2012, 11:45:56 am »

Very nice fella, sets it off a treat!

fireblake · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 October 2012, 06:39:42 pm »

Very nice, my second favourite colour. Would look sexy as fook with some nice R1 forks??? IMO!

SEPTIKANGEL · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 October 2012, 08:00:43 pm »

Oh Dear me!

No, no, no, no, no, that gold look just doesn't sit right with a red bike - far better suited on a blue bike - like mine

Gis first dibs when you're ready to ditch 'em - I delayed in buying them myself 'cos someone was interested in buying my bike, which he didn't

and I'm now keeping

and when I eventually went to buy the gold wheels, you'd gone and got them, Foccer!

Enjoy 'em MadDog, they look cool on your bike.

manuel32 · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 October 2012, 08:08:54 pm »

i recon there is some DIRT on your bike ,somewhere

cable tie · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 October 2012, 08:38:14 pm »

Lookin nice bro, I hope you not scratched them yet !!

jabbascot · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 October 2012, 09:48:22 pm »

very nice

GrahamB · « **Reply #7 on:** 14 October 2012, 11:02:51 am »

If there's a better colour for bike wheels then I'm not aware if it.

dolau · « **Reply #8 on:** 14 October 2012, 07:15:32 pm »

Agree they would look better on my blue bike also

Is that paint or powder coat?

taylor · « **Reply #9 on:** 14 October 2012, 08:46:06 pm »

lovely they look great.

cable tie · « **Reply #10 on:** 14 October 2012, 10:47:04 pm »

Quote from: dolau on 14 October 2012, 07:15:32 pm

Agree they would look better on my blue bike also

Is that paint or powder coat?

There powder coated.

MadDogMcQ · « **Reply #11 on:** 15 October 2012, 08:49:32 am »

Thanks guys. You'll get first dibs Septik

MadDogMcQ · « **Reply #12 on:** 15 October 2012, 08:55:18 am »

Quote from: manuel32 on 13 October 2012, 08:08:54 pm

i recon there is some DIRT on your bike ,somewhere

Believe me Manuel, the bike is usually full of road grime! I only washed it for this photo :-) Went out on a 180mile ride yesterday and it looks bloody awful now :-))

JayB · « **Reply #13 on:** 16 October 2012, 11:12:07 am »

Look great, been thinking about this over winter on mine, the poor thing was neglected by the previous owner, wheels look they come from a late 90s Suzuki or Kwak!

What's a ball park figure for having wheels powder coated these days?
Also, Bearings left in or removed?

MadDogMcQ · « **Reply #14 on:** 16 October 2012, 02:17:42 pm »

CableTie will let you know about the cost of powder-coating. You do need to take the bearings out (or leave them in and replace with new when the wheels are returned).

cable tie · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 October 2012, 09:09:19 am »

Quote from: MadDogMcQ on 16 October 2012, 02:17:42 pm

CableTie will let you know about the cost of powder-coating. You do need to take the bearings out (or leave them in and replace with new when the wheels are returned).

The wheels was done by a powder coating company i use in burton upon Trent and i get things done for mates rates and sometimes FOC, they remove and refit the tyres for me as well and there completed in one day turn around all bearings need removing/replacing because they will be fecked after being in the oven.

Cost you would expect to pay from by another company ie someone local to you I think would be about £50 a wheel, however theres a company Ive used in the past based in derby and they used to charge me £30 a wheel " for solid colours" but there turn around was 1-2 weeks a bit too long.

Dave.

JayB · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 October 2012, 12:39:45 pm »

Cool, cheers, that's a handy thing to get for mate's rates. I have a mate who is a welder / fabricator, he might be able to get mine done cheap too through work.
I like that a lot, the blue one in someones avatar looks good too.
I tHink mine being candy red would look good with gold wheels.
Might wait until I bin the maxxis off...

dolau · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 October 2012, 12:51:08 pm »

Thats not as bad as I thought the cost would be... have to tell Mr Bennets though wouldnt I

MadDogMcQ · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 October 2012, 12:52:24 pm »

I'd tell Mr Bennetts Foc-All!

Robbie8666 · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 October 2012, 01:55:27 pm »

Quote from: dolau on 17 October 2012, 12:51:08 pm

Thats not as bad as I thought the cost would be... have to tell Mr Bennets though wouldnt I

why would you have to tell Mr Bennets? is not a power / improvement & how would they know they aren't as you bought it?

JayB · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 October 2012, 03:22:51 pm »

Just phoned for a local quote and £30 - £50 a wheel, so not bad, quite why the range os so wide is beyond me, I guess an 8 spoke single sider off an NC30 would be harder to do than a 3 spoke.

Gonna go for it soon, just looking at replacement tyres and I guess, bearings need to be accounted for too.

cable tie · « **Reply #21 on:** 17 October 2012, 08:33:15 pm »

Quote from: JayB on 17 October 2012, 12:39:45 pm

I like that a lot, the blue one in someones avatar looks good too.

Like mine !

However I sold it last week.....

dolau · « **Reply #22 on:** 17 October 2012, 09:21:09 pm »

Thats smartttttttttttt!

GrahamB · « **Reply #23 on:** 17 October 2012, 10:12:45 pm »

Fazer, Fireblade & FZ all with gold wheels.

Paid £90 for both Fazer wheels to be coated which included removing old tyres & fitting my new ones.

SteveH41 · « **Reply #24 on:** 18 October 2012, 07:37:10 am »

Quote from: cable tie on 17 October 2012, 09:09:19 am

Quote from: MadDogMcQ on 16 October 2012, 02:17:42 pm
CableTie will let you know about the cost of powder-coating. You do need to take the bearings out (or leave them in and replace with new when the wheels are returned).

The wheels was done by a powder coating company i use in burton upon Trent and i get things done for mates rates and sometimes FOC, they remove and refit the tyres for me as well and there completed in one day turn around all bearings need removing/replacing because they will be fecked after being in the oven.

Cost you would expect to pay from by another company ie someone local to you I think would be about £50 a wheel, however theres a company Ive used in the past based in derby and they used to charge me £30 a wheel " for solid colours" but there turn around was 1-2 weeks a bit too long.

Dave.

OOOooo i'm not far from Burton-on-trent and may look to get my black wheels done over the winter, would look pretty nice in gold on a black FZ6s. Do they supply and fit the new bearings or if supplied they would fit etc.

Thanks,

Steve.