Black Rims on a Vintage Bike ? Whats your Opinion

[oldfart]

If it "floats your boat" do it. 

[lukeb1961]

Hate them! HATE THEM! HATE THEM!

In MY opinion nothing looks worse than black rims on a vintage bike or even a modern bike, it looks to me like the spokes are somehow attached to the tyre and theres no rim, it just looks WRONG
 Same applies to matt black wheels on cars and matt black helmets and the dickheads who think they're "stealthy" the only thing under the radar is their lack of good taste.

Not only do I agree totally, I also like her singlet. ALOT.

[GD66]

If you feel you need to do it, that's fine, but they always look like they're covered in sh!t from lap 1. What IS bloody woeful is, I had a look at the pics from the Goodwood Revival, and a couple of the reasonably-accurate-replica (but newly assembled from newly-fabbed bits) Manx Nortons were fitted with black rims : Spew! Which on-track, made them look like oil-leaking sh!tboxes from the 1960s. the very image they are trying hard to neutralise ! 

[firko]

Someone should pay a price for thise pink/black tracky-dacks!!!!!

In 1993 they were cooool John. That's the late Geoff Eldridge in the psychedelic trackies but I'm holding my Maico in pink/blue boardies and a Rocky and Bullwinkle t shirt. Fashion or not, I'd never be seen dead in those trackies .

I agree with everyone that black rims on pre 75 bikes looks a tad wrong. They absolutely spoil this otherwise nice resto.

[Marc.com]

I couldn't get just a plain helmet for the dirt when I was looking all of them just have scribbles which looks crap when you are riding an old bike.

I bought this NOS 70s Eldorado helmet that came with free goggles and a picture of a Wagon Train on one side and Cowboy on the other....  , I was going to respray but decided I liked it.

[Husky70]

Since you ask for opinions, I am with Cyclegod - black rims are hideous and ruin an otherwise nice restoration, like the Yamaha in Firko's picture.

[STW996]

Gee don't hold back Cyclegod!

Do these bikes really look that bad?








It will all depend on the other colours involved, but I for one think they look great on the Honda Red

[paul]

they look great      sand groppers =  rose hancock.  no style at all

[oldfart]

Shane, It's what you like ......

[cyclegod]

Gee don't hold back Cyclegod!

Do these bikes really look that bad?








It will all depend on the other colours involved, but I for one think they look great on the Honda Red

In a word YES especially the white framed abomination 

[Davey Crocket]

Those bikes look as hot as Cyclegods avatar Shane....next years gonna be good in evo......there'ill be GREEN bikes with BLACK rims.....we'll be doin a million miles an hour in the pits Shane......wont have to venture on the track .....I better not put a piccie up of my RM250T with BLUE rims (did that 10 years ago).....this is turning into a Suzuki footpeg episode.

[Rossvickicampbell]

MArc - I like boot savers.......................................and have finally and just recently got a pair as part of the wardrobe!

[Marc.com]

MArc - I like boot savers.......................................and have finally and just recently got a pair as part of the wardrobe!

You fashionista you....... the wheel of VMX fashion turns like the Mayan Calander and fool becomes cool given 10 years or so.

Is this seat pre 90 legal

[firko]

I better not put a piccie up of my RM250T with BLUE rims (did that 10 years ago).

In the mid 90's a mate built a pair of Elsinore's, a green stripe '74 250 with matching green anodized rims and a flow on '75 red stripe 125 with the rims anodized red. To everyone's surprise they looked terrific but he only raced them the once before retiring them to the pool room and concentrating on triathlons. We're hoping to get him and the bikes back to the sport next year.

[Luke Lloyd]

Now i think that we are all missing the point here...... i think we need to all show our support and get that fluro pink back on the Macio combined with the happy pants.  Priceless