What colour wheels you got..? - Page 2 - SV650.org

carelesschucca · 20-01-15, 10:35 PM

Go dirty brown it makes life so much easier.

TBH on the SV I think the best look is wheels and frame matching. IIRC there was a thread on here a few years ago that someone photoshopped different colours on wheels and asked which looked best.

if you are going to do it get the wheels powdercoated it gives the best results, but DON'T use wonderwheels on them afterwards, some chimp did that and ruined a good set of powdercoated wheels, not gonna name the person but he's a total chimp and quite careless.

21-01-15, 06:33 PM

Mine are black centre with polished outer

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21-01-15, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moleman

Mine are black centre with polished outer

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Very nice

I can say with some certainty that my bike will never be quite that clean...

21-01-15, 06:55 PM

Yeah you could do it I can't take all the credit as guy I bought if from was a suzuki nut (in a good way) he went mad on detailing his bikes and they were mint!! I just keep on top of it now and again and comes up great every time. Previous owner did the polishing you should have seen his garage/shed amazing great setup with hydronic bike bench the works

BanannaMan · 22-01-15, 05:51 AM

Those polished wheels do look nice!

Mine are silver (blue bike, silver frame) and I like them as is fine.
However if I were to paint them, I'd go for that sort of dark medium blue used on gixxer wheels.

Not into black or dirty wheels.

But I might be slightly ocd.

NTECUK · 22-01-15, 07:11 AM

Black and silver polished silver look good if you are going to keep it clean

Scott oily rim looses the impact

22-01-15, 11:19 AM

Used to be silver. Now they're blacker than black.

Viney · 22-01-15, 02:34 PM

Anything other than black is pointless unless you are some sort of wierd clean freak. I had mine done orange several years ago. The PC is now flaking on the rear and theya re a nightmare to keep clean, so gave up on the whole bike. It gets 1 clean a year now IICBA...with an angle grinder
Poor Doris.

Jayneflakes · 22-01-15, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viney

It gets 1 clean a year now IICBA...with an angle grinder
Poor Doris.

But surely that get dirt on the duvet when you tuck your bike in at night?

22-01-15, 04:14 PM

Black wheels look ****e, though.

20-01-15, 10:35 PM	#11
carelesschucca Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kilsyth - Bonnie Scotland Posts: 2,727	Re: What colour wheels you got..? Go dirty brown it makes life so much easier. TBH on the SV I think the best look is wheels and frame matching. IIRC there was a thread on here a few years ago that someone photoshopped different colours on wheels and asked which looked best. if you are going to do it get the wheels powdercoated it gives the best results, but DON'T use wonderwheels on them afterwards, some chimp did that and ruined a good set of powdercoated wheels, not gonna name the person but he's a total chimp and quite careless. __________________ Innuendo - it's great when you get it. sv650s (gone) gsx-r600 (gone) Street R675 (now living in Inbhir Nis )

21-01-15, 06:33 PM	#12
Moleman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What colour wheels you got..? Mine are black centre with polished outer image.jpg

21-01-15, 06:55 PM	#14
Moleman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What colour wheels you got..? Yeah you could do it I can't take all the credit as guy I bought if from was a suzuki nut (in a good way) he went mad on detailing his bikes and they were mint!! I just keep on top of it now and again and comes up great every time. Previous owner did the polishing you should have seen his garage/shed amazing great setup with hydronic bike bench the works

22-01-15, 05:51 AM	#15
BanannaMan Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Appalachia Posts: 419	Re: What colour wheels you got..? Those polished wheels do look nice! Mine are silver (blue bike, silver frame) and I like them as is fine. However if I were to paint them, I'd go for that sort of dark medium blue used on gixxer wheels. Not into black or dirty wheels. But I might be slightly ocd. __________________ ...Bill *"The Mountains are calling and I must go"*

22-01-15, 07:11 AM	#16
NTECUK Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: essex Posts: 5,314	Re: What colour wheels you got..? Black and silver polished silver look good if you are going to keep it clean Scott oily rim looses the impact __________________ Raisin cookies that look like chocolate chip cookies are the reason I have trust issues.

22-01-15, 11:19 AM	#17
Matt-EUC Guest Posts: n/a	What colour wheels you got..? Used to be silver. Now they're blacker than black.

22-01-15, 02:34 PM	#18
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	Re: What colour wheels you got..? Anything other than black is pointless unless you are some sort of wierd clean freak. I had mine done orange several years ago. The PC is now flaking on the rear and theya re a nightmare to keep clean, so gave up on the whole bike. It gets 1 clean a year now IICBA...with an angle grinder Poor Doris.

22-01-15, 04:14 PM	#20
figaro Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What colour wheels you got..? Black wheels look ****e, though.

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