Wheel colour.

[pitrat101]

Got a 2012 triple black and dug out some alloys I bought for it a year or 2 ago, going to get them refurbished and just wondered what colour people would go for or what colour people have? My thoughts were same grey colour as swing arm/heads/back sub frame. Any pics or ideas?

Cheers

Steve

 

[essjay]

You prefer the alloys over the spokes? I much prefer the look of the spoked wheels.

I'd say paint them to much the current spiked ones

 

[Greenman14]

Black gloss for me.

 

[pitrat101]

Spokes are a pain in the ass to keep clean. Looking at putting spokes in summer with summer tyres on and alloys in winter with good winter tyres on. Just want the option to change as and when.

 

[younger06]

Gloss black.

Sent from a U11

 

[essjay]

I always did like the look of gold wheels too though.....

 

[Bendy toy]

A Triple Black needs gloss black wheels.
Gold wheels would look like ballet shoes with a “black tie” suit.

If you are having them powder coated take care who does the work. The OEM paint is very hard and has to be chemical stripped. The bare metal needs an etch prime.

I used Enviro Strip Tamworth (they do Fuzz Townsends’ car bodies) and CJ Ward in Burton on Trent for the coating. The wheels still look good years later. Alloy parts done down here have not lasted more than 18 months before the original corroded spots have reappeared.

My tyre fitters say that painted wheels cause him real problems as its almost impossible to not cause damage when changing tyres.

 

[Timbo1965]

I had a 2013 triple black and I put gloss black alloys on it. Looked awesome.

 

[pitrat101]

I'm looking at chromed black. Looks stunning on some car wheel I seen at a show at weekend.

 

[pitrat101]

This is what I'm looking at

 

[Bendy toy]

I have glossy black alloys on the GSA. They look fine but the gloss soon dulls. I’ll have to get at then with some Autosol.

 

[Bendy toy]

Make sure the coaters use an etch primer.
My wheels were done that way and are fine. Other alloy parts that were straight coated have failed in 2 years.

 

[solidstate100]

What colour are the wheels now? Whatever colour they are, leave them - especially if these are exclusively winter wheels.

 

[Bendy toy]

If they are good just leave them but if the finish is failing (as mine did), the only reliable option is dip stripping, priming and powder coating. Paint chips off and soon looks rubbish.

 

[pitrat101]

There a dull gold colour. Don't suit bike in my opinion and a little bit tatty. Full refurb and colour change in next few weeks

 

[Col]

There a dull gold colour. Don't suit bike in my opinion and a little bit tatty. Full refurb and colour change in next few weeks

My 2008 alloys are away right now for black gloss powder coat.


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[Bendy toy]

I paid £14 a wheel for stripping and £30 the pair for gloss black powder coat over etch primer. It's a commercial gloss so not was liquid glossy as some finishes but they all get dulled by road debris. Just like a new car windscreen, the lovely new paint gloss wont be like that for long.

If you have tyre pressure monitors, get the new seal kits from BMW. They are silly money - as much as the coating cost per wheel but without they new seals the valve/rim area will leak. DAMHIK.