RACNRAY
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posted June 23, 2006 08:47 AM
A GOOD LOOKIN BIKE A LITTLE BIT BETTER
THE BLACK 14 IS GOOD LOOKIN, MADE EVEN BETTER WITH POLISHED RIM LIPS...
CHECK IT OUT...
REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE SKOOT..i just might have to do it on mine now...
RACNRAY
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14black
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posted June 23, 2006 09:01 AM
Looks GREAT!
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Blast Master
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posted June 23, 2006 09:17 AM
You can never go wrong with black and chrome or polish.
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smokinZX14
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posted June 23, 2006 09:21 AM
Yup looks cool ...Me likey.. 
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CrotchRocket
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posted June 23, 2006 09:29 AM
 Edited By: CrotchRocket on 23 Jun 2006 11:09
It does look nicer !!! 
Dont know what Kawasaki was thinking with the brown rims??? 
I say we get the person responsible for those brown rims installed on the 14, take him out back and give him a beat down!!! 
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shawnski
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posted June 23, 2006 09:41 AM
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It does look nicer !!!
Dont know what Kawasaki was thinking with the brown rims???
I say we take the person responsible for those brown rims installed on the 14, take him out back and give him a beat down!!!
tell me the time and place
i am thinking about getting mine powder coated blue like the zx12 did. just not sure yet, i hate to spend money and would not look good.
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Blast Master
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posted June 23, 2006 09:50 AM
quote:
It does look nicer !!!
Dont know what Kawasaki was thinking with the brown rims???
I say we take the person responsible for those brown rims installed on the 14, take him out back and give him a beat down!!!
Mannnnnnnnnn I was thinking about the same thing. What was he or She thinking about!
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shawnski
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posted June 23, 2006 09:53 AM
it does not look as bad in black or red color but no way in blue 
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mike brown
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posted June 23, 2006 10:00 AM
nice
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CrotchRocket
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posted June 23, 2006 10:00 AM
Why wouldnt the blue rims look good???...Like on my 12 the blue rims make it look finished!!!
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zerMATT
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posted June 23, 2006 10:09 AM
But your sig says something about *no* chicken strips? 
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OutsiderzX12r
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posted June 23, 2006 10:14 AM
That looks SWEET!!!
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RACNRAY
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posted June 23, 2006 10:23 AM
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But your sig says something about *no* chicken strips?
this is a customer's skoot with 65 miles on it.
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TJ
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posted June 23, 2006 11:32 AM
I like the brown rims. They give me an excuse to buy some black Marchesini wheels
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jimzx9r
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posted June 23, 2006 12:15 PM
Edited By: jimzx9r on 23 Jun 2006 13:16
Looks like he has a bit more polishing to do, he has a long way to go before he's done. Now these are done, mirror quality all around.
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FasterThanStink
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posted June 23, 2006 01:31 PM
Yikes. A nightmare to keep looking good if they are not anodized. Looks sharp but I'm to lazy to keep up with that much polishing. I'd rather ride.
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RACNRAY
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posted June 23, 2006 03:02 PM
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Yikes. A nightmare to keep looking good if they are not anodized. Looks sharp but I'm to lazy to keep up with that much polishing. I'd rather ride.
ur exactly right...we do not do a mirror,show quality polish. this level of polish offers a nice contrast to most skoots without alot of re-polishing. plus we are a hi-po shop and i only do these wheel "accenting" for 1 or two customers. we all like to ride and not have too much upkeep on polished wheels.
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blitzkrieg
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posted June 23, 2006 03:08 PM
That my friend is a good looking zx-14.
Are you open to a small suggestion?
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D
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posted June 23, 2006 03:09 PM
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Yikes. A nightmare to keep looking good if they are not anodized. Looks sharp but I'm to lazy to keep up with that much polishing. I'd rather ride.
And as we all remember how crappy clear anodized wheels look once that coating is compromised (from our late 70's ta early 80's bikes at least) and that nice yellowish hue the really old stuff turned to.
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GTRacing
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posted June 23, 2006 03:25 PM
Looks great!! I did that to my ZX10r, and ZX12r wheels... I ended up having the 10r wheels painted the same color as the calipers b/c it was too much of a bitch to keep up.
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RACNRAY
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posted June 23, 2006 04:03 PM
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That my friend is a good looking zx-14.
Are you open to a small suggestion?
YEP
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jimzx9r
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posted June 23, 2006 06:59 PM
Edited By: jimzx9r on 23 Jun 2006 20:00
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Yikes. A nightmare to keep looking good if they are not anodized. Looks sharp but I'm to lazy to keep up with that much polishing. I'd rather ride.
ur exactly right...we do not do a mirror,show quality polish. this level of polish offers a nice contrast to most skoots without alot of re-polishing. plus we are a hi-po shop and i only do these wheel "accenting" for 1 or two customers. we all like to ride and not have too much upkeep on polished wheels.
RACNRAY
Actually they're fine, I spend maybe an hour on them every couple of weeks. I can leave them dirty and not polish them for months, and they look the same as the ones on the 14.
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SteveWFL
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posted June 26, 2006 01:38 PM
As big as my front brake rotors are on my 14, I just can't imagine chasing a shine on the rims...although the brown's gotta' go
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dubious
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posted June 26, 2006 02:00 PM
I could livve with polished lips like racinrays, but a whole wheel would drive me batty.
Looks good but, imagine trying to clean around the rotors, and sproket etc. YUK
Looks good Ray, and i like Jims too.
Both are good substitutes for full chrome/ polished wheels.
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