what colour to paint my wheels

[cgarnett88]

I have a 05 FZ6 bought it about a month ago last owner had it from new but never cleaned it, bike works perfectly just needed some touching up anyways iv painted the subframe an engine but the wheels need painting now.

I was gona be safe an gloss black em, but now im wondering what other colours would look good be for I go with a boring black, I was thinking about hammerite smooth red but iv no experience with this colour an how it looks?

you guys/girls any ideas for what colours might go well or if thw smooth red would look good?

iv attached a pic of the bike

 

[Jb40k]

Gold! Blah

Look at any of the older Ducatis, or the CBR RR, red and gold is such a striking combo.

 

[aussiejules]

Anthracite, great colour.

 

[motojoe122]

Gold! Blah

Look at any of the older Ducatis, or the CBR RR, red and gold is such a striking combo.

That was my first thought too, or toupe

 

[WatchThisPlay]

Anthracite, great colour.

I second this.

 

[beatle]

You've got some good recommendations. I agree that gold or anthracite would look good. You may want to try plastidip instead of paint to see if you like them. Or just paint them black first and then dip over them to try out different colors.

 

[raja777m]

You've got some good recommendations. I agree that gold or anthracite would look good. You may want to try plastidip instead of paint to see if you like them. Or just paint them black first and then dip over them to try out different colors.

Also, you can try hydropainting/hydrographics, kind of cheap and available in different variations.
If you're in carbon fiber, you can get 'black and red' carbon fiber style.

 

[cgarnett88]

gold was one of my thoughts too, that anthracite I s a good colour tho never thought of that, can I get that colour in hammerite or any other tought spray on paint?
plasti dip sounds like a good idea tho also is that expensive to do? never tried it

 

[aussiejules]

you can get anthracite and gold both in plastidip, you can also get a metalizer to go over the top. Our Meguires rep just did his VW wheels in anthracite and metalizer plasti and it looks great. Hides a lot of brake dust and road grime.

 

[trepetti]

Think functional, then stylish. I have an 05 Black and Silver (Black wheels) but I alwaht loved the silver wheels they stopped making in 04. Then I ws talking to a pal who had an 04with the Silver wheels, and his stories (and his pictures) convinced me that you would spend all your time cleaning the road crud off them. Gold sounds beautiful, but I think the Black or the Anthracite might meanled time with the hose.

On anoter note, I LOVE a Red bike, but never thought it would look good with the 05's Silver engine and frame. Your picture set me straight. It looks GREAT! I need to think about a color change over the winter.

Post more pics please.

 

[raja777m]

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb50/Paytheon/R6/CandyRed5.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/36/74/2e/36742eed868a6a11984b2690fc94cb0c.jpg

 

[raja777m]

what color did you choose?
Anyway, did you consider plasti-dip?
where the job is done for cheap and you can peel off after few months and choose a diff color or spray off on top of it.
And also, as mentioned above, hydrographics have a wide range of options too, solid colors to patterns.

How to Buy Plastidip for $1.53 a can?! Black,White, Red, Blaze, Gunmetal, and Glossifer - YouTube