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BW or WWW?

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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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alright, so the King has WWW's on it right now. I'm contemplating the change to BW's but don't know if it's worth the change. I have about 5k on my tires so there's plenty of life left on them.

Here's my photoshop rendering of what the bike will basically look like when I get it back. The only exception is the motor parts will be wrinkle black instead of gloss and the paint will be much more vibrant. ... and many accessories will be added (14" apes, grips, visor covers, possibly a MS batwing later on)



 

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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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I vote WWW.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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Man.. you were on top of that!!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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1 for get the black.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 01:19 AM
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WWW's give a really nice bit of contrast with all the extra black on the bike.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:07 AM
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I vote for ditch the whites and sell them to me cheap!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:16 AM
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haha.. yeah.. they are a major PITA to keep clean.. that's for sure. I see what you mean about the nice contrast.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 04:36 AM
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I'm not the one to ask. I didn't like white walls back when every car on the highway had them and I still don't care for them!
 
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Whites if you are going to keep the spokes, black if you change to any other rim.
 
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I'm changing to BW Dunflop E3s on my '07 RK "fast color". I'm into retro too so either would do and it's time to replace both of my narrow WWs anyway so my decision is a little easier.
 

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