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Wheel colour
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:30 pm
by nab 301
I've asked on the VFR forum , but the more the merrier.. Wheels are in a shockingly poor state , so, when I get around to repair , should I stick with OE white or go black , silver, gold ,
red or something else?
Thanks,
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:27 pm
by Boxermed69
Well, as I think you said there was no plan for a full-blown restoration, I reckon gold would look pretty good. 2nd choice - black; always the safe fall back. Definitely NOT white - it's so 'white stilettos'. Just my tupenny worth.
Mike
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:53 pm
by f90x
i love white wheels.
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:59 pm
by nab 301
Boxermed69 wrote:. Definitely NOT white - it's so 'white stilettos'. Just my tupenny worth.
Mike
Hmmm.....
f90x wrote:i love white wheels.
So that's one for white and one not
I had almost decided on white , but .... the seeds of doubt have been sown.
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:12 pm
by f90x
Clean white wheels look the nuts. Gold can be a bit wishy washy, especially with red bodywork I think unless it's quite a dark gold but I still prefer white. Did I mention that I like white wheels.
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:52 pm
by Boxermed69
Can't just leave it at that - far too one-sided
Had a rethink: black would look pretty awful actually
Silver would be safe as houses.
Gold wheels, on a red Honda - perfick.
White? That's for cheap garden furniture and 1983 MG Maestros with matching bumpers and plastic wheel trims...
Mike
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:45 am
by slparry
and Essex girls shoes
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:15 am
by Dai wiskers
Red would be my second colour of choice for the wheels
MATT BLACK MATT BLACK MATT BLACK
I like matt black but think red would suit that VFR
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:55 am
by Boxermed69
Didn't see that one coming Dai
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:05 am
by Dai wiskers
In all honesty i think RED wheels realy would look good on it [wonder if you can get a realy bright MATT RED]
No red shiny red Dai
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:31 am
by f90x
red wheels on a red bike with quite a lot of bodywork would be too much imo. matt black would look almost as awful. like one of those footballer/banker range rovers/BMW X6 with a light colour bodywork and mat black wheels. i would still go for the beautiful untouchable glorious white, or silver or gold. i had a cbr400rr a long time ago in r/w/b with white wheels and it was pukka.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:43 am
by Dai wiskers
Hi nab
I think you can photoshop or something like that and edit the pic to try different colours on the photo that way you can see all the colours before you decide
Just dont ask me how to do it i have seen it done but you need to be far better than me with a computer
Have fun Dai
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:28 am
by slparry
front one white, rear green .... with the red bike in the middle
...... Cymru am Byth
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:25 pm
by f90x
slparry wrote:front one white, rear green .... with the red bike in the middle
...... Cymru am Byth
Genius. The perfect answer.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:30 pm
by Dai wiskers
f90x wrote:slparry wrote:front one white, rear green .... with the red bike in the middle
...... Cymru am Byth
Genius. The perfect answer.
Sounds good to me as well
hang on nab's in ireland would that be white orange green?