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Old 07-29-2012, 08:28 PM
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So i'm taking my bike apart before my trip here in three weeks and of course things run through your head what can I do while its apart. I have my buddy's fatbob in the garage and he has black powdered wheels with chrome DNA rotors (looks a lot like the wilwoods) and it looks good. I was thinking about going with the black wilwoods and keep my rims chrome, but I can't find anybody that has done this with spokes. I know the black rim with black wilwoods look badass, but I don't want to take my rims apart till winter to get them powdered. I want to black out my bike more..... eventually! I know it's "played out" on this forum, but not to me and I don't see too many blacked out bikes in person. I plan on painting the pulley black as well.

So what do you guys think and does anyone have pics of black rotors on all chrome spoke wheels??

This bike!!



This is the only pic I can find of the front rotor side. I guess I don't take to many pictures of the left side.



These rotors!!

 

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Those look pretty slick bud... but how do they stay black?
 
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It rubs off where the pads are, but it still looks good.
 
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I ended up pulling the trigger on them last night, we will see how it turns out. I plan on painting my sprocket cover too.
 
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I was tempted to get the same ones to go over my rear chrome deuce wheel to play with the chrome black theme I have going now, but I chose the chrome ones, curious how they look on your bike.
 
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Here are my DNA polished rotors, love them!

 
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Where'd you find the rotors in black? Searched a few sites with no luck...
 
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I had my rotors powder coated with all my other stuff.
 
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go black man... to give you an idea here are mine with powder coated rotors and polished spokes with black hub and rim... i would go black if i was you it would help tie your lowers into the wheel a bit more... and coat your stock man we only charge $45 each to do them
 
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If I had your bike, Jaron, I think I'd go with the black. Interested to see how it looks on your bike.

I've also considered changing rotors. The factory front rotor is a 'floating' design I think. Am I giving up anything going to a solid rotor? I'm also looking at the DNA's.
 


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