[hondaboy447091]

i live in North Royalton and was wondering if anyone knew where i could get a little bling around my tire area?

 

[LifeLiberty]

yeah, add weight to your wheels, real nice. polish them instead.

 

[telsea]

not sure how far north royalton is from columbus but bikes2nv (www.bikes2nv.com) will do them..

 

[hondaboy447091]

hey life, why do you prefer polishing instead of dipping? do you have a cost comparison and some pros and cons of each? im very interested in all info available.

 

[LifeLiberty]

as far as cost comparison, I don't know what chroming costs since I would never have it done, but polishing is free. just do it yourself.

I would never chrome because:

1. it adds weight to the wheel, which is one place you especially don't want it.

2. it has the potential to weaken the wheel, which can lead to cracking, especially with wheelies and such.

3. it looks bad in my opinion

4. I wouldn't spend money on something that is going to lower the performance of my bikes. the cost outweighs the benefits.

5. Polishing looks just as good. gives the same effect (the gawdy Bling effect) but has less of a posuer attributes to it cause you didn't spend a lot of money to make your bike slower.

 

[hondaboy447091]

but isnt polishing hard to keep looking good?

 

[LifeLiberty]

I don't know. Dont see it being any different than chrome. Most sportbikes that get some Bling get polished. Check with those folks. here's another thread kinda like this one, but unlike this kid, you haven't made the mistake yet. http://www.sportbikes.net/forums/showthread.php?t=788

 

[LifeLiberty]

http://www.zx6r.com/polished/

 

[Hardkorecoating]

I will stick with the good ole powder coating. Already re-did my pegs, and next is the stock exhaust, until I get an aftermarket one.

I agree that chroming them can weaken and make them heavier.

 

[Hardkorecoating]

Oh by the way, cool site. I just picked up my 04 R6 Last monday.So far I love it.

 

[exup25th]

could tyre write you wheels aswell I suppose If your in the wheel area

 

[hondaboy447091]

do you ever have a problem with them rusting since you took all of the paint off?

 

[LifeLiberty]

no, they will not rust

 

[mr_druid]

Kenny Rose (Houston, Texas) just powdercoated a bunch of parts for my R6 and did an incredible job. He is very knowledgable about metals and metal treatments, give him a call, tell him Tom from Milwaukee gave you the number, and talk out your ideas with him. His work looks great and he is very professional. 281-451-1529

Tom.

 

[hondaboy447091]

do you have some pics tom?