R1100s

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:00 pm

I've been thinking of going black wheels for years now , so I did a quick paint job on the rear to get an idea , now I'm not so sure , any other suggestions before I do the same at the front end?

DSC_0497 (2) by Nigel Burgess, on Flickr

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:38 pm

Black looks good, but can make the rear wheel/tyre look like one big, bulky lump.

Rim tape alleviates that "look".......... No, honestly - it does!

Al

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:53 pm

Blackal wrote:Black looks good, but can make the rear wheel/tyre look like one big, bulky lump.

Rim tape alleviates that "look".......... No, honestly - it does!

Al

That's what I was thinking , any suggestions for a rim tape virgin?

SP250 · Post by **SP250** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 11:34 pm

PM me your address and I'll send you a set - that is as long as Al doesn't want them.
In yellow too.

GerryB · Post by **GerryB** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:07 am

Black hides the dirt better .....

If you are like me ... er not too fussed about a sparkly clean bike .

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:12 am

nab 301 wrote:
That's what I was thinking , any suggestions for a rim tape virgin?

Abstinence??

Steve

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:52 pm

I actually like the black wheels

kfrogzx7 · Post by **kfrogzx7** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 6:04 pm

Yes, I like the black too.
Silver is a bit of a neutral colour for a bike anyway I feel, so many 11rs are silver ... not that I'm contemplating buy one ... much.

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:59 pm

SP250 wrote:PM me your address and I'll send you a set - that is as long as Al doesn't want them.
In yellow too.

Really , I'll do that now , thanks.

GerryB wrote:Black hides the dirt better .....
If you are like me ... er not too fussed about a sparkly clean bike .

Compared to white wheels , definitely.

Boxered wrote:
nab 301 wrote:
That's what I was thinking , any suggestions for a rim tape virgin?
Abstinence??

Steve

I have to let my hair down once in a while

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:31 am

SP250 wrote:PM me your address and I'll send you a set - that is as long as Al doesn't want them.
In yellow too.

Disappointed John I was so looking forward to them being sent to Al

SP250 · Post by **SP250** » Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:25 am

You'll get over it.

Couldn't get his address from anywhere without asking him and that would have given the game up.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:43 am

SP250 wrote:You'll get over it.

Couldn't get his address from anywhere without asking him and that would have given the game up.

Never mind rim-tape! Send whisky!

Al

GunK190 · Post by **GunK190** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:41 pm

I think the black looks pretty good goes well with the main colour

Humbug · Post by **Humbug** » Sun Nov 08, 2015 10:55 am

Black all the way

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Sun Nov 08, 2015 3:21 pm

Blackal wrote:
SP250 wrote:You'll get over it.

Couldn't get his address from anywhere without asking him and that would have given the game up.
Never mind rim-tape! Send whisky!

Al

Send whisky? To Scotland? Isn't that like sending coal to Newcastle

.... of course we could send some Welsh stuff