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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 01:31 AM
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Maybe it's the sudden snowstorm that's got me thinking a little crazy, but lately I've been seeing a lot of sports cars with neon colored wheels, and I'm kind of debating doing something similar to my wheels since they will be off when I change the tires and rotors anyways. Seems like the majority of people get them painted black, but I've seen a few with different colors and it got me thinking.
 

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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 06:53 AM
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Doesn't look as bad as it sounds but that Kawasaki corporate green, no thanks.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 08:03 AM
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I like the black better than the green. But if you have time on your hands why not try out a few other colors for comparison. Neon yellow or orange would probably be the brightest. I have white rims on my GSXR. Different bikes I know, but it looks bad ***.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 08:17 AM
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The black looks good but the neon looks unique and not as bad as I thought it would be. Maybe not the green but maybe a neon orange or blue would look good.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 09:05 AM
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I actually like the Kawi green, it would look better if the bike was black though. It's going to be tougher to find a color that compliments the color of your bike. If you did the tins black or white you could take your pick of wheel colors.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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The black looks good but I dont like the green.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 09:31 AM
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+1 on blue
 
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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we have done some pretty wild wheels on bikes bud












also 2 tone is a cool *** look as well









all black red wheel stripe




 
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I really like two tone wheels, it’s the best of both worlds. I like black rims, but then you’ll just be another bike with a set of black wheels. Look into some candied colors, they can give you a really nice pop, that might not appear as cheap as a solid neon color.
 
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i kinda like the green
 
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