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Iron Butt
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Tri Cities, WA | I bought this set of rims off E-bay about year or so ago for my vision and the guy said they were powder coated already and when I got them they werent they were painted. So I had to take the rims down and have them powder coated Black here locally. I then took them down to have them pin striped by a local pin strip artist. I think he did a good job. Now i just need to have some new rubber put on them in the next few months and get these bad boys installed. love the way they look. The pin strip guy did exactly what I wanted done to them. 
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Iron Butt
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Tri Cities, WA | This guy is also going to pins trip my entire bike in red to match my rims in April. Can wait. |
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Tourer
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Indianapolis, IN | Way cool! Give us an update when finished, with pics. You may be able to drum up a little business for your powder coat and pin stripe guys. |
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Tourer
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| What did the powder coating run you? Can't wait to see them installed. |
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Cruiser
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Fargo, ND | Those look great. Typically, you could expect to pay around $100 apiece to have them done in a single color. The red accents are a nice touch. |
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Visionary
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Ruskin, Fl | I had that done on my last Vision. Big improvement. I had the pully and belt guard done black powder at the same time. |
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Visionary
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| If you left the bearing in when the wheel was PC I would replace them. I believe they back the paint on at 250 degrees and you sure don't want to pull a month from now to replace.
You bike will look I'm sure |
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Cruiser
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milwaukee wisconsin | those look sweet thanks now i have more things to do to the vv
Edited by jerrythekingpin 2011-02-16 4:58 PM
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | What are you doing with your stock rims? I might want them so I can get the same type of work done and sell mine stock rims after it is done.
Ride Safe |
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Tourer
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2 mi from Jim Beam n KY | Those are sweet!!!! |
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Tourer
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, FL United States | Nice |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, Va | yes, sweet.... |
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Cruiser
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Fargo, ND | john frey - 2011-02-16 1:41 PM If you left the bearing in when the wheel was PC I would replace them. I believe they back the paint on at 250 degrees and you sure don't want to pull a month from now to replace. You bike will look I'm sure Close John. They bake at 400 f, so yes the bearings need to be removed prior to baking or they will quickly fail. |
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Visionary
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA | I've got Ness rims on mine and have been wanting to go black. Is powdercoating better than anodizing? And why? |
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Cruiser
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Iowa | The rims look awesome. Can't wait to see the finished product on your bike. |
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Iron Butt
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Tri Cities, WA | Thanks guys.
I did remove the bearings and races before having them powder coated black. I also had the bearings hand repacked and new races installed. My cost was about $75.00 a rim for the powder coating total with tax $160+ and i paid $80 for the pin stripping. I'm thinking about powder coating my other rims that i have on my bike now black, then sell them when I take them off this spring and replace them with my new rims. I really dont know if powdercoating is better than anodizing Nozzledog, Sorry. I cant wait to have them installed. I only need to burn about another 3K miles to replace my tire I have now. |
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Tourer
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Spirit Lake IA "Birthplace of Victory Motorcycles" | Nice work!! |
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Cruiser
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Prescott, Az | They look awesome. I'm very close to getting mine done. I like the idea of pinstriping them. Very cool! |
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Iron Butt
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Tri Cities, WA | Thanks Necktie I also think they look sic as well. |
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