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Old Dec 28, 2015 | 12:25 PM
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Going to a 23 inch front wheel. Black bike, black bars, chrome front end. Cant decide between a full chrome wheel or a black wheel with chrome mixed in. For what it's costing, I want it to look good but I cant decide which route to take so I'm asking for opinions.


Here's a picture of the bike it's going on.
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Old Dec 28, 2015 | 12:28 PM
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I like chrome, but I think on that bike I would go black and shave the emblem off the tank
 
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Black and chrome, I think I would powder coat the the fork covers black also.
 
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My vote is since you have the chrome front end,use a black wheel with chrome high lites.Too much black is boring.
 
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Thanks. B/C it is. Black and chrome was also my first pick. I love the way all chrome looks but I just want what goes best with the bike. Now just need to decide on which wheel!
 
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Originally Posted by Blackness03
Going to a 23 inch front wheel. Black bike, black bars, chrome front end. Cant decide between a full chrome wheel or a black wheel with chrome mixed in. For what it's costing, I want it to look good but I cant decide which route to take so I'm asking for opinions.


Here's a picture of the bike it's going on.





Feel free to post pics of your black bikes with 23s
You've got a basic idea of what black and chrome would look like on the bike already. So all ya really gotta do it picture a total chrome wheel on it and there ya go. Myself I'd probably go black and chrome or black and black chrome, oh damn threw in a third option. Son of a b!tch sorry man its just in my nature to be different

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Black and Chrome. Check out Eastern Performance or HogPro. I've dealt with both and both are great to deal with and have way better pricing than PM or Extreme. Southern M/C wheels look good too.
 
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