New Rear wheel or aftermarket wheel
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Hallo,
There is one for sale on ebay.de. A front tire as well.
Felge Reifen Triumph Rocket III Touring NEU bei eBay.de: Kompletträder (endet 23.03.11 09:30:53 MEZ)
good luck,
Hans
There is one for sale on ebay.de. A front tire as well.
Felge Reifen Triumph Rocket III Touring NEU bei eBay.de: Kompletträder (endet 23.03.11 09:30:53 MEZ)
good luck,
Hans
laraza
Turbocharged
Powder coat them! done mine in gloss black and haven't regretted it for a minute. The original finish is bare alloy and, no matter how much time you spend polishing, will never keep it's look.
Polish less ride more!!!
Polish less ride more!!!
HeR3tic
Living Legend
Glare Polish followed by a high content carnauba wax product. I understand Honda is the only source for the same product other than the Glare.com manufacturer. Honda Glare is not a big savings. A layer of carnauba wax, IMHO, adds an additional layer of premium stain protection.
Powder coat them! done mine in gloss black and haven't regretted it for a minute. The original finish is bare alloy and, no matter how much time you spend polishing, will never keep it's look.
Polish less ride more!!!
Got any pics? I like the idea. I wouldn't mind some spokes even
orosso
Standard Bore
cr0ft
Living Legend
They get pitted and corroded like any aluminium, but there are ways to fix it. It does require some elbow grease though if you want to keep that polished aluminium look.
I tried polishing it by hand with some Autosol and it worked fine, but it was a temporary success and it was a huge pain just getting at the wheel, especially on the right side. The new plan is some Flitz polishing balls, a fast cordless drill and the Flitz polish, followed by some wax. That should make them quite presentable with just a few polishing sessions a year. They also have an aluminium pre-cleaning product to take the worst corrosion and dirt off.
If I were in the US, I'd probably roll the dice that the cost was worth it and have them "almost chromed" - http://www.calchrome.com/CalChrome-Clear-Coat
Being in Europe, though, the cost would add up fast with shipping and the like.
Powdercoating would work fine too, but I for one have a hard time finding a color that would work. "Chrome" powdercoat looks like cheap silver paint, and black just won't work for my Touring - it needs the cruiser bling to look right.
I tried polishing it by hand with some Autosol and it worked fine, but it was a temporary success and it was a huge pain just getting at the wheel, especially on the right side. The new plan is some Flitz polishing balls, a fast cordless drill and the Flitz polish, followed by some wax. That should make them quite presentable with just a few polishing sessions a year. They also have an aluminium pre-cleaning product to take the worst corrosion and dirt off.
If I were in the US, I'd probably roll the dice that the cost was worth it and have them "almost chromed" - http://www.calchrome.com/CalChrome-Clear-Coat
Being in Europe, though, the cost would add up fast with shipping and the like.
Powdercoating would work fine too, but I for one have a hard time finding a color that would work. "Chrome" powdercoat looks like cheap silver paint, and black just won't work for my Touring - it needs the cruiser bling to look right.
cr0ft
Living Legend
Gotta keep in mind he wrote R3T for Touring. They have 180's in the rear and thus a far narrower wheel, I believe it's a 5.5, not an 8.5.
