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I voted other. I would chose anything besides black. There is already a lot of black on the motorcycle. If you’re painting the wheels, make them a color that adds interest to the motorcycle. Black is a non-color.Sorry I forgot to add in the poll, and it won’t let me edit it now. If you vote “other” please specify below the colour you like.
Red is faster anyway. Good choice.Last January I bought a new 2018 red NC750X over a new 2019 blue NC750X because I wanted the silver wheels.
I thought blue was the fast one.Red is faster anyway. Good choice.
Red is faster anyway. Good choice.
We are talking about the NC here. The real concern is about which color gets better fuel economy.I thought blue was the fast one.
If it was me, I'd go with the same color as the frame on a silver bike.
I might just do up a set in that color as I have a set of spare wheels and pop them on my buddy's silver bike.
although....man that red looks sharp!! :{P
Not to open up a huge can of worms here, but most common powder coats require a cure at relatively high temperatures that has the potential to affect the strength and durability of aluminum (400F). What the impact is would be nearly impossible to determine so it might be totally fine, but I would recommend looking into coats that use a lower temp cure. I've seen some advertised in the 200-250F range that may be more suitable. YMMV.In winter I’m having my wheels powder coated but i can’t decide on the colour.
Those red do look good. I keep going back forth between doing red or not. How do they do with getting dirty? Do you have to clean them a lot? I'd be on the streets but I ride in the rain and snow a lot. Did you do it yourself or take it somewhere to get done?If it was me, I'd go with the same color as the frame on a silver bike.
I might just do up a set in that color as I have a set of spare wheels and pop them on my buddy's silver bike.
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Cast alloy wheels are not made from heat treatable aluminum alloys. The main alloying element in the alloys used for cast wheels is silicon. As such these are quite stable materials and powder coating at 200degC (if that is the case) for short duration is not going to cause significant microstructural changes to the alloy. I wouldn't worry.Not to open up a huge can of worms here, but most common powder coats require a cure at relatively high temperatures that has the potential to affect the strength and durability of aluminum (400F). What the impact is would be nearly impossible to determine so it might be totally fine, but I would recommend looking into coats that use a lower temp cure. I've seen some advertised in the 200-250F range that may be more suitable. YMMV.
Anecdotally, people coat aluminum wheels at "standard" temp cures all the time and don't appear to have any problems linked to the process, but from a material science perspective, there is a known impact, though extremely difficult to define/calculate/quantify without test coupons to replicate some of the smaller sections of the wheel.
What specific alloy, do you know? All the alloys I'm familiar with (including 300 series Si alloys) are all heat treatable.Cast alloy wheels are not made from heat treatable aluminum alloys. The main alloying element in the alloys used for cast wheels is silicon. As such these are quite stable materials and powder coating at 200degC (if that is the case) for short duration is not going to cause significant microstructural changes to the alloy. I wouldn't worry.