IBcivic
Well-Known Member
:jaw drop: Can I have em back?
Removing GenII Rotors/ New Wheel Color
Dicko
Wizard
They do look cool.
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Hahahaha!! Come on Martin! You've got killer wheels already! I can't wait for the next set to go in. The neon will be flowing!!!
Lonney
Wizard
Very nice Billy
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Lonney
Wizard
Put the bearings in the freezer and they will slide right in .
FZ1inTX
Adminstrator
Dem's some wicked sharp wheels! Can't wait to see them on the bike!
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Yep! Thanks Lonney. I know that trick brother. I always take my new bearings and Ziplok them in a bag and freeze them until it's time to install. I also heat the wheel surface with my heat gun to expand the metal some. Always goes in smooth.
Soon bud. I'll be ordering the new T-30's next week sometime. I'm almost ready for Spring!
ballmead
Wizard
Those wheels look awesome, well done Billy.
You'll like the T30's, they are excellent tyres.
Sent from my Nexus 5
You'll like the T30's, they are excellent tyres.
Sent from my Nexus 5
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Thanks BM. Haven't had a bad set of B-Stones yet so I'm confident that they will be awesome for the riding I do.
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Wheels Are Home!
I ran out early this morning and was at the shop by the time he opened. Okay, in person, the wheels are a smidge lighter in tone than in the cellphone shots. Nevertheless, they are still very striking in color and the powdercoat clear that they use after the initial color is applied makes the wheels look like they are still wet! I'm so happy with the outcome and can't wait to get them shod with new rubber and mounted on the bike. They are going to compliment the dark blue amazingly. Here are some shots I took at the house which shows the color a bit more "tone correct". Let me know what you think.
If anyone is interested in seeing their work, their Facebook Page has lots of photos to look at. Just follow
the link here: https://www.facebook.com/proformanceindustries?pnref=lhc
Hopefully I'll have some shots of the bike complete in two or three more weeks.
I ran out early this morning and was at the shop by the time he opened. Okay, in person, the wheels are a smidge lighter in tone than in the cellphone shots. Nevertheless, they are still very striking in color and the powdercoat clear that they use after the initial color is applied makes the wheels look like they are still wet! I'm so happy with the outcome and can't wait to get them shod with new rubber and mounted on the bike. They are going to compliment the dark blue amazingly. Here are some shots I took at the house which shows the color a bit more "tone correct". Let me know what you think.
If anyone is interested in seeing their work, their Facebook Page has lots of photos to look at. Just follow
the link here: https://www.facebook.com/proformanceindustries?pnref=lhc
Hopefully I'll have some shots of the bike complete in two or three more weeks.
IBcivic
Well-Known Member
Sweet looking shade of gold, Billy.
Just wait 'till they're all dressed up with new tires and have their "bit" re-attached to em
Just wait 'till they're all dressed up with new tires and have their "bit" re-attached to em
delbert
Wizard
Look the part , be sure to post some pics when fitted !
FZ1inTX
Adminstrator
Even with the lighter shade, they still look amazing. That will set your bike apart from all the others. Nice!
ballmead
Wizard
Looking good, can't wait to see them fitted up on the bike.
WABBMW
Well-Known Member
Billy:
The color you chose for the wheels will be stunning. I never did like that baby shit greenish gold wheels on the 2009 FZ1s. I am using the standard gold wheels that came on the 2008 and 2010 models with the cobalt blue body.
The color you chose for the wheels will be stunning. I never did like that baby shit greenish gold wheels on the 2009 FZ1s. I am using the standard gold wheels that came on the 2008 and 2010 models with the cobalt blue body.
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Thanks Bill. In my opinion, that stock color is putrid. It was the only thing style wise that I didn't like about the bike. Like it shows in your photo, the blue and gold are a much better match and should have been there from the beginning.
Lonney
Wizard
Yep when i stripped my rims the color is army green. One of only a few things i dislike about the bike
ghetto_d
Well-Known Member
of course, my '07 cobalt has the black rims, but from day one i've been planning on going gold. once it's time for new tires (sometime this season), i'll get them coated. the gold looks great with both the blue and the red. i think the OP's wheels turned out perfect! are you sticking with the original rotors, or upgrading??
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Hey Ghetto, I'm going to stick with the stock rotors. I just can't afford any quality rotors even though I'd love a set of Wavys. Time will tell. Who knows? maybe after my taxes come back.