Wheels !!!!!!!!!!!!

[~Stef~]

Fed up cleaning the bloody things so thinking of a coat of Smootherite, cant decide to go silver or black

Anyone painted theirs ?

 

[D6]

why dont u get em coated?

 

[franco]

?

Give up cleaning them, it's cheaper

 

[DaveGSCymro]

Give up cleaning them, it's cheaper

+1

 

[~Stef~]

Give up cleaning them, it's cheaper

Tried that but don't like the speckled concrete look.

 

[~Stef~]

why dont u get em coated?

Do you mean as in properly, as in strip them down then have them rebuilt with new spokes ? Or pop alone to the local coaters and tell them just to go for it ? In saying that suppose I'd still need to remove the tyres

 

[motobiker]

you might do better to keep a thread going in the 'wanted' section in case someone with a late 1100 decides to go for a 'cast wheel' conversion.

Painting 'may' work.. but will be a very fiddly job to end with a good result. breaking down the wheels and having them powder coated sounds good in practice but would be very expensive. Keep your eyes peeled for a pair of late wheels for sale.. you can easily offset the price by selling those older ones. will always be people wanting a spare set for 'off roading'

 

[D6]

Do you mean as in properly, as in strip them down then have them rebuilt with new spokes ? Or pop alone to the local coaters and tell them just to go for it ? In saying that suppose I'd still need to remove the tyres

you could do either, checked at coaters (local)25 quid a complete wheel

 

[Sgt Bilco]

......or, I have a decent set of 1100 wheels in the shed doing nothing

 

[~Stef~]

I all ready have a spare front wheel from an 1150GS. GSA wheels would do with there coated rims, might have to visit Franco and swap them when he's not looking

Wonder if the rims could be annodised ?

 

[franco]

nah

I all ready have a spare front wheel from an 1150GS. GSA wheels would do with there coated rims, might have to visit Franco and swap them when he's not looking

Wonder if the rims could be annodised ?

You'd have to clean them too

 

[~Stef~]

You'd have to clean them too

Sandstorm ?

 

[franco]

nah

Flood

 

[~Stef~]

Flood

Oh aye I remember them

 

[chad]

not sure but i think that the Devon Rim Co are the only peeps set up to do rebuilds on these tubeless rims
if so get them done , might be pricey but worth it

 

[chad]

linky

http://www.devonrimcompany.com/bmw.htm

 

[~Stef~]

linky

http://www.devonrimcompany.com/bmw.htm

Cheers, i'd been looking for that company, couldn't remember their name

Bloody expensive, £65 for the spokes and £55 for rebuliding, plus what ever blasting and coating costs.

Cheaper solution

 

[chad]

Cheers, i'd been looking for that company, couldn't remember their name

Bloody expensive, £65 for the spokes and £55 for rebuliding, plus what ever blasting and coating costs.

Cheaper solution

savage

 

[z900guy]

Ive put alloys of the 1150r in mine and stashed my mint wires for selling on later ..........handles well too