Wheel Color Hub Color

Rims and hub color

  • Black Rims Gold Hubs

    Votes: 8 25.0%

  • Gold Rims Black Hubs

    Votes: 1 3.1%

  • Black Rims Black Hubs

    Votes: 3 9.4%

  • Gold Rims Polished Hubs

    Votes: 4 12.5%

  • Black Rims Polished Hubs

    Votes: 6 18.8%

  • Leave Them OEM Silver-Grey

    Votes: 10 31.3%
  • Total voters
    32
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mattholew

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I'm dropping my rims and hubs off at a powder coater tomorrow or friday and i am on the fence about what color combo to go with. So Id like to see what you guys think would look the best. Im trying to frshen up my 2001 EC200. The bike is currently pretty much dismantled for the complete engine rebuild that is underway, so i will post a pic of a bike that looks pretty much the exact same as mine except i have blck pro tapers and a solid black guts seat.

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I like all those colors. I voted for gold rims and polished hubs. If it were me though, I'd leave the rims silver and polish the hubs. It would be nice to find some light spokes too. That could shave a pound per wheel!:)
 
Not a very good pic but if you look close at my TXT I had my rims anodized black then I polished the edges. Took awhile but I really like how they turned out. I since had my Husky red rims (that faded pink) anodized black also but have not polished the edges yet. I see a lot of the newer Trails bike have rims like this now.

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That TXT looks really good.

Looks like there is no clear winner so far.


Im leaning towards the gold with polished i think.
 
swazi_matt said:
how did you get those edges polished so neatly? I am sure it hides scratches better than the GG black
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Dremel tool and one of these. You are taking the black anodizing right off.
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Then Dremel tool Autosol and one of these.
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It took me a good afternoon to respoke and polish both.
I'd say 4-6 beer job.:D
With powder coating you could mask off the edge before applying the powder that would save a hell of a lot of work.
 
Well verdict is Black Rims and either polished hubs or gold.

The powder coater I am using did not have a good gold.

So now I must decide....Glossy, Semi, or Flat.
 
mattholew said:
I'm dropping my rims and hubs off at a powder coater tomorrow or friday and i am on the fence about what color combo to go with. So Id like to see what you guys think would look the best. Im trying to frshen up my 2001 EC200. The bike is currently pretty much dismantled for the complete engine rebuild that is underway, so i will post a pic of a bike that looks pretty much the exact same as mine except i have blck pro tapers and a solid black guts seat.

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I would worry more about getting my brake pedal to the right side...and what is a SAGSAG?
 
Definetly Aluminum.

Here they are in a semi-polished state. I think I like them like this and will not take the polishing any further.

What do you guys think so far?

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Front next to the stock rear that I had painted Silver.

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Looks great polished! But wont you have to put something on them to stop them going tarnished/dull?
 
mattholew said:
Not sure. I would think they would be fine bare. The Swing Arm is bare aluminum.
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I believe the swing arm has a clear anodize coating on it to help protect it from oxidizing.

You might try this but make sure you ask first I'm not sure you can anodize cast aluminum which I believe the hubs are.

You may want to try an enamel clear coat.

Automotive enamels come from alkyd resins: synthetic compounds derived from dicarbolic acids. Unlike lacquers, enamels have a natural shine. They require no sanding, polishing or buffing, and they provide far greater durability.
 
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