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14 Sep 2015 13:47 #690065 by JoyceD
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Well, in context of affordability, the words "I can't" are often the predicessor to, "but I can learn to do it myself". "I can't afford..." has led me to learn how to do a lot of stuff that I didn't know before. :-)
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14 Sep 2015 14:01 #690070 by SWest
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That's right and the ones that do it themselves generally value what they have. I had no money but I had sand paper, polishing compound, rattle cans, tools and time. Good thing, when I had the money, most of the heavy lifting was done. It wasn't a rat bike anymore, it was a classic. :woohoo:
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14 Sep 2015 14:13 #690073 by missionkz
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Many mag wheels are kinda ugly looking to me.... I like shiny spokes...
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14 Sep 2015 14:14 #690074 by OutsiderKZ900A4
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missionkz wrote: Many mag wheels are kinda ugly looking to me.... I like shiny spokes...

This.

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14 Sep 2015 15:53 #690085 by 650ed
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missionkz wrote: Many mag wheels are kinda ugly looking to me.... I like shiny spokes...


I like the look of shiny spokes too, and I also like the KZ cast wheels, but I agree that some mag type wheels are just butt ugly. The all-time loser in my book is the Honda Comstar wheel (see below). It's a pieced together ugly design that even Honda abandoned. :sick: Ed

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14 Sep 2015 16:22 #690091 by SWest
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Not until they could ram all the could down the loyal customer thoughts. :whistle: I miss my Lesters tho.
Steve
Z1b1000 1975 Z1b
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14 Sep 2015 22:27 - 15 Sep 2015 17:28 #690117 by Zephyrrider
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Couldn't agree more - the ones i had on a CB 900 Bol'dor were farkin awful(differnt to pic) and a few polishes had taken the weak gold anodising off but i like my Zephyr ones very much - gonna take the greyish paint off one day and polish the lot .

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15 Sep 2015 15:16 - 15 Sep 2015 15:19 #690222 by JoyceD
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@ swest: Ooh! Pretty!
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15 Sep 2015 15:21 - 15 Sep 2015 15:23 #690225 by JoyceD
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Oops! Misread that post!
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15 Sep 2015 17:29 #690255 by Zephyrrider
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Bit of a stuff up there - the Bol'Dor wheels WERE awful - dont know how the NOT got in there :unsure:
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15 Sep 2015 18:16 #690265 by SWest
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They looked cheesy as hell. The Lesters were good looking. Yamaha came out with a look alike.
Love that swing arm mick. The Mags look good too.
Steve
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kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/598262-kz-...-will-it-live#672882
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15 Sep 2015 20:06 - 15 Sep 2015 20:09 #690272 by Tyler
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I agree spokes look best, but mags are easier to keep clean and don't get out of true unless you hit something.

Comstar... What was Honda thinking? :sick:

I don't mind the wheels kawasaki used from Enkei. They don't look half bad.
If I knew what I was doing all the time life wouldn't be any fun.

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