Very on topic and important stuff! Black or gold rims?

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 11:43pm



I know this is not about curing cancer, and I know it's pretty stupid, but honestly it's really super important to me! Smile

I was thinking of keeping it stock as far as plastics and graphics (I have the full red gripper seat though). Still knowing my own neurosis I know I will totally bling it up and build some replica racer later on of course...
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tobz 7/21/2011 8:11pm
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Black rims.
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TriRacer27 7/21/2011 8:14pm
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Needs more blue if you're going with the gold rims.

Otherwise black.
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Mstock 7/21/2011 8:15pm
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Black if keeping it stock. Gold if you do the white Factory Honda GP look. imo

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jasonv43 7/21/2011 8:21pm
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Mstock wrote:
Black if keeping it stock. Gold if you do the white Factory Honda GP look. imo
Yeah you gotta commit to one way or the other. You can't just have the rims black or gold with the rest of the bike stock.
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BigDaddyG 7/21/2011 8:31pm
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Personally I like the gold the best on a honda.

Although I do love the black on my kx.
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mxb2 7/21/2011 8:31pm
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Black a60 s or did lxt,sxt wheels on talon hubs,what year,size is that bike?, looks like a 09, crf 250?
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mxb2 7/21/2011 8:32pm
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jammin76tx wrote:
[img]http://www.davidbaileymx.com/pages/images/DBBIKE.gif[/img]
Dam thats a beauty!
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jasonv43 7/21/2011 8:35pm
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jammin76tx wrote:
[img]http://www.davidbaileymx.com/pages/images/DBBIKE.gif[/img]
BOOM!!!
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SLAPAHO 7/21/2011 9:46pm
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oem graphics and black wheels look just fine to me.... but i suggest you get the gold ones just so i can confirm how shitty they look haha


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troublebros 7/21/2011 9:54pm
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They all look like shit if you ride enough. But for most color/graffix schemes, go with black.
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tuz371 7/22/2011 4:56am
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Marc,

Go with the gold if you want the retro look of Bailey's bike. Go black if you want the modern look.

The TLD bikes with blue seat and black rims, to me, don't flow well. I think the gold rims would have looked better.

Don't do this:
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Get a set of each... then send me the one's you don't like.
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Barrett57 7/22/2011 5:45am
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the thing about black wheels, is that after youve ridden enough, they look like shit.

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ocscottie 7/22/2011 6:03am
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I love black rims, but...GO GOLD!

Everyone and their brother now runs black.
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I always loved this bike but I think now I like Chads better...
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bigmaico 7/22/2011 6:34am
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I hate black rims! no defined line between the tire & the rim, just to much black,

Besides that black anodizing will get full of rock nick & show the Aluminum rim underneath, looks like shit when that happens.

Go with Gold or polished Aluminum.
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mrquick 7/22/2011 7:41am
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Gold.....enough said.
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ocscottie 7/22/2011 7:46am
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How about running the Suz lighter colored flo-gold color? That would look killer on a CRF, and be something a bit unique.

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Berni 7/22/2011 7:51am
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I have black on a CR but.... go GOLD, looks better and you will not be like everyone
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lucero10x 7/22/2011 8:21am
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stock works great till they are taco'd, IMO. I'd rather spend money on tires, rooms and fuel.
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Bret 7/22/2011 9:29am
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With stock plastic, bare aluminum would look better than gold or black. Put a blue seat on it and the gold would look good. I am not a fan of black rims.
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DrSweden 7/22/2011 9:50am
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Crap. Seems a majority favors black, but some of the Gold people have compelling arguments! I have two sets of rims waiting to be laced, so I can't use another color than the excel gold and black!

I think we need to talk about this for a little while longer. I don't mind people posting pics of CRFs with black and gold rims either. I think it's pretty splendid to argue over something like this, and I know for sure it's going to be a decision in the end with a pic. Smile
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Bret 7/22/2011 9:53am
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DrSweden wrote:
Crap. Seems a majority favors black, but some of the Gold people have compelling arguments! I have two sets of rims waiting to be laced, so...
Crap. Seems a majority favors black, but some of the Gold people have compelling arguments! I have two sets of rims waiting to be laced, so I can't use another color than the excel gold and black!

I think we need to talk about this for a little while longer. I don't mind people posting pics of CRFs with black and gold rims either. I think it's pretty splendid to argue over something like this, and I know for sure it's going to be a decision in the end with a pic. Smile
If it were me, I would go with the gold just to be different. Like a previous poster mentioned, a little bit of blue here and there will really make it look good.
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ky_savage 7/22/2011 10:30am
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I like the classic and maybe boring silver. Like on the factory Honda's. Those bikes are simple and look great IMO.

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