Rim Tape your thoughts? (poll)

[Rich]

The lone wolf and I have been discussing the fact that Rim tape is seen as Chavvy?

I'd like to know why its anymore chavvy than pimping the rest of the bike up with new exhausts, undertails, huggers, LED indys, DB Screens ect? Perhaps theres a chav in all of us!!!!

I like it, but not on every bike. I had yellow on my yelllow K4 and it looked good in my honest opinion.

[Rich]

Oh and my thoughts are that it's semi chav as customising the looks in any sense is abit chavvy in my eyes!!!

suppose it depends on the rest of the bike. If it is the only 'mod' then that can look great.
Saw a nice Gsxr with red rim tape( is that standard on model??) that looked good.

[timwilky]

It simply looks crap, 99% is poorly applied

[the_lone_wolf]

what about reflective rim tape?

surely that's like putting a day-glo bodykit on your nova?

Superchav!

You can't say all modding is the same thing: changing an exhaust enhances the look and sound of almost all bikes, whereas "blinging" them up with rim tape, neon strip lights, colour matched anodised bolts and junk just make them look... well... chavvy!

Originally Posted by Bear

Superchav!

You can't say all modding is the same thing: changing an exhaust enhances the look and sound of almost all bikes, whereas "blinging" them up with rim tape, neon strip lights, colour matched anodised bolts and junk just make them look... well... chavvy!

+1.

*puts fingers in ears and starts whistling before the pro-rimtape brigade shows up*

Usually i am anti rim tape, but i think it can look good on some bikes. I think it looks good on slideshows bike as an example.

My bike has red lines around the wheels but its painted on as standard, so not chavvy.

Can be a nice touch on some bikes. Your R6 looks great with it, as do GP bikes that have it, like the Rizla suzukis.