Harry we're bike twins mate and though the white is a pain in the **** to keep clean , I do prefer the original colours At least you can tell its clean when its clean , but if I was gonna change it would be for the grey.

Are you gonna paint them yerself mate , what type of paint you going with?

 

I prefer black :-) ... I think it will go with the black and red of your bike better ...

Jules

 

My 2 cents: Go with the original colour scheme, both on the wheels and, later on, respray the whole bike in original colours if it needs respraying. I have still not seen a Hurricane in custom paint that looks better than original colours. If you must change, use a colour scheme from another year or similar.

 

I vote for the black (if it would let me vote without giving me an error message [:@]). It will make the black on your fairings and tank "pop" more. You already have enough grey down low on the bike.

 

I agree with black

 

Hi Guys, (Happy New Year BTW)

Thanks for all the advice

I think I will go with black for this set

Hawkwind - I will get them powder coated by these guys http://www.triple-s.co.uk/they are fairly close to me (I still think of distance by Ozzie standards lol) and@ £40 a wheel you cant complain (Their work is good as well)

If I do the Carbon Look scheme on my other set then I will do it myself - Using rattle cans for the colour but with the "Secret Ingrediant" of POR 15 Glisten - its a brush on clear coat that is SUPER tough and is smooth flowing so leaves no brush marks. I KNOW how crap that sounds but I have used it before (I used to be into the VW Scene) and it is AMAZING stuff

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8775

I have never used it over an acrylic before - but POR advise me that there will not be a problem.

For the carbon effect you lay down a coat of dark silver then cover with Dry Wall tape (Sorry I dont know what it is called here in the UK - I did find some in B&Q though) it is the tape you join plaster board with. Then you spray your black over the top (OR vice versa depending on your preferance)

I found details for the technique on some modeling sites (That plastic models not naked ladies lol)

 

Oh BTW Griffin

Very nice bike - Thats exactly the colour I was thinking of!

 

Hi Steve (HtH)

Thanks for the write up on the paint job - very intriguing.

Re powder coat on wheels - is there a problem of preparing the chips before powder-coating applied?

Hope you postsome close up photos of the results anddo a photo "HOW TO" when you go ahead with the second set.

Enjoy your winter mate!!

 

Gunmetal Grey would be my choice if you leave the underneath color grey/silver.