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After procrastinating long enough and when it time for new tires I finally did my wheels. The wheels were done in what they call Brilliant Silver base with a clear coat over. The cost for glass beading the wheels, powder coating and clear coating both wheels was $160. The glass beading of the wheels seemed to have removed a little if the roughness of the unfinished cast sections of the wheels. The clear coat seemed to dull the apperance of the silver base coat somewhat, but they do change the look of the bike, to me it just looks lighter, even if it still weighs the same.

At the same time I replaced the brake pads with EBC HH pads front and rear. The shop that put the tires on replaced the valve stems with metal stems that have a slight angle to them, it makes checking tire pressure a little easier, they also replace both front wheel bearings.

After cleaning and lubing the chain I noticed a little splatter on the rear wheel, I cleaned the wheel with bug and tar remover and put on a coat of wax, so far they are staying clean.

Pearl White is the only color I would change for. Love to see the finished product!

This is my first project this winter when the snow starts to fly. In looking at the rear wheel one side (exhaust side) is finished smooth and the other side is rough cast. AB-Oz's wheels look great, that is the look which I am going to attempt to duplicate, I like the contrast of the polished and the black, has anybody tried to polish the wheels with out using the paint stripper? I have seen where you use a polishing wheel with a high grit polishing compound to remove the paint. I would like to polish only the smooth areas of the wheels and leave the black paint on the rough cast areas, rather than removing all of the paint then repainting the ares that I want black. I am concerned about the paint stripper seeping under masking tape and damaging the factory applied paint.