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black rims?
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:30 am
by turbokh
Just wondering.. I'm going to lace some new wheels for one of my combat wombats. I had a KX250 that had black excel rims and looked pretty cool. how would black rims look on the Hodaka? I'm NOT concerned about resale value.
Has anyone seen it done before?
Re: black rims?
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:09 am
by racerclam
Steve Mitchell did it and it looked real cool with a black tank.
Rich
Re: black rims?
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:44 am
by thrownchain
Black rims and hubs, nice shiny spokes, the way to go.
Re: black rims?
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:23 am
by MWL
Wasn't there a Hodaka Days raffle bike a few years ago that had black rims?
Re: black rims?
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:19 pm
by BrianO
Here's my Dirt Squirt with black rims.
Re: black rims?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:05 pm
by gregg_floren
There was a HD raffle bike with black rims. It was a model 94 Wombat put together by Danny Messmore. It was several years ago... maybe 2008 or 2009. I think Dave Decato was the winner and I seem to recall a picture of it hanging in his office?
Gregg
Re: black rims?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 1:36 pm
by Zyx
I think it makes the tires look fatter.
Re: black rims?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:38 pm
by Bullfrog
Call me a traditionalist if you like . . . but motorcycle rims should be wood, chromed steel or plain aluminum alloy color.
Ed
Re: black rims?
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 5:05 pm
by turbokh
thanks for the input. Great pic of the dirt squirt!
Re: black rims?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:43 am
by RichardMott
I agree with AZ. Black rims make the tires look fatter. Not a look I would go for, but that's just me.