Powder Coated Wheels

iaff84 · Feb 6, 2013

Bought a set of take off wheels and did a set in black gloss powder with some flake in the clear coat. Had some lug covers and spinner from an old truck, made an aluminum adapter to fit them to rear wheels.

They are dirty in pictures from taking it out a couple hours today after getting them on.

I had seen a couple of trikes with the black wheels and liked the looks, plus gave me excuse to use the old centers I had and adapt them to these wheels.

Dennis

Trent · Feb 6, 2013

Those look way nice Dennis...As always,,, You do great work!! I like 'em..

Gorilla · Feb 6, 2013

Nice Job Dennis

americanbadass · Feb 6, 2013

Cool Lookin...I would put 6 inch pointed spikes in the center of each spinner-to take out bullet bikes!

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Trent · Feb 6, 2013

Yeah!! Like Charlton Heston in the chariot race...

iaff84 · Feb 6, 2013

Trent said:
Yeah!! Like Charlton Heston in the chariot race...

I knew I would hear from the king of chrome!!!!

I wish I could remember where I got the caps and spinners from, a long time ago. If I run accross some CHROME spinners that would fit I would think on it. They do stick out a bit, would probably just lay my own leg open!!!

Dennis

TheBobs · Feb 6, 2013

Dennis, those don't look good at all! You need to box them up and send to my house

Rick Kay · Feb 7, 2013

Looks great! Here are mine:

When the weather warms, I'm going to paint my front rotors black. Hopefully they will "melt" into the front wheel and won't be so noticeable.

msocko3 · Feb 8, 2013

Nice way to really black it out, the rims look good.

iaff84 · Feb 8, 2013

msocko3 said:
Nice way to really black it out, the rims look good.

I am now remembering that black is hard to keep clean, and I hate to wash anything!!!!!!

It will look nice a few times a year.

GARYD · Feb 8, 2013

With my red I think a gold-ish color would look fantastic. If I didn't ride so much in the winter, I'd look into doing that.

A gal in my Vette club back in Texas had a candy apple red Vette and all the trim and wheels were a gold plated color - boy did that look sharp.

Dennis you sure are right about black but they do look great clean.

msocko3 · Feb 9, 2013

iaff84 said:
I am now remembering that black is hard to keep clean, and I hate to wash anything!!!!!!

It will look nice a few times a year.

One of the reasons I don't mess with black on my vehicles, I hate to maintain it.

Mr.Wizard · Feb 9, 2013

msocko3 said:
One of the reasons I don't mess with black on my vehicles, I hate to maintain it.

Chrome is about as bad... who washes a Harley anyway, huh? :laugh:

msocko3 · Feb 9, 2013

Mr.Wizard said:
Chrome is about as bad... who washes a Harley anyway, huh? :laugh:

I do.... Hell I even wash and wax the Goldwing

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Oldmsocko · Feb 10, 2013

msocko3 said:
I do.... Hell I even wash and wax the Goldwing.

It's too bad he can't put all the tupper ware in the dish washer.

thunder struck · Feb 10, 2013

Hey Rick Kay did you paint your wheels your self I was thinking of painting mine ,,

Rick Kay · Feb 11, 2013

Thunder Struck, my wheels are powdercoated. I believe that in the long run powdercoat will hold up better than paint. I've had no problems with chips, etc.

iaff84 · Feb 12, 2013

What other modifications have you all did this winter?

I did a digital oil temp gage and the jagg 10 row oilcooler.

Thinking of also doing the jackpot header / mufflers with quite baffles and also the auto tune with larger O2 sensors to go with my Vision tuner. Have never been real happy with sound of bike with just the gutted CAT header and feel there is more left in the motor.

Just waiting on better weather, this snow and cold part ofliving in Indiana is getting old, like I am!!!!

Dennis