Powder Coat Wheel Exchange
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From: in a cave at the foothills
I been thinking about using ***** to exchange my knuckle wheels to chrome. I got the forks on exchange from him and they still look great after 5 years. Been on the fence on the wheels just because of the thought of keeping them clean. I feel they would be easier to clean then the stock knuckles.
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From: Eau Claire, Wis
I have the Lindby bar on there and seems my feet end up there about 80 percent of the time before I got them banana boards. I tried mounting some pegs on the bar
that lasted for about a week. Got the CycleSmith banana boards and I can't say enough good things about them. You can move your feet back or forward. I find myself keeping my feet down more than using the Lindy bar.
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From: Eau Claire, Wis
Thanks, maybe next time you get your bike out in open and have a chance, take another picture of it kinda like your picture in your sig. Wider view to see both front and back. I am trying to keep an equal amount of chrome and black but I do want to do something different this winter.
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Those wheels look better black than all chrome. Had the knuckles on my 09 and my 10. I went with new wheels entirely because I was sick of them and didn't like the all chrome version. The powder coat looks way better IMO.
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Got tired of trying to polish that aluminum! These should be way easier to clean up.
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From: West Bend, WI
Thanks for this thread. I was planning to do this to my wheels this winter and your wheel picture confirms that I am making the right decision. My dealer powder coats their flat track bikes, and really don't advertise they do it, so I am working out something with them while the bike is stored.
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From: Jax FL
I was working on blacking mine out, but life got in the way.....
I have a black derby cover for a M8 (they have a skinnier primary and the cover is different, IIRC)
it's in Wrinkle Black, $25 shipped and it's yours.
have a buddy hold bike up straight, swap the covers out, and re-use the rubber gasket.
makes a big diff, since the derby cover is so big & shiny, really darkens up the bike.
I have a black derby cover for a M8 (they have a skinnier primary and the cover is different, IIRC)
it's in Wrinkle Black, $25 shipped and it's yours.
have a buddy hold bike up straight, swap the covers out, and re-use the rubber gasket.
makes a big diff, since the derby cover is so big & shiny, really darkens up the bike.
