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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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Question What color to paint 6 spokes on a Blue hawk?!

I will eventually buy some 6 spoke rims and have them painted...What does everyone think looks good with a 2003 Candy Tahitian Blue Superhawk?.....gold, blue, white maybe.....good ol' black?

any pictures of a Blue Hawk w/ different colored rims will help!

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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 08:45 AM
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Silver might work.
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 08:46 AM
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That would be a clean color that would go well with the frame and engine bits...
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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I would try to match the blue on the spokes and polish the edges. JMO.
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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i think white would look great, but a biotch to clean........i'm getting my 6 spokers powdercoated gold after my last thread looking at red Duc's and RC51's with them.....but then again mine is red. of course chrome would be sweet but also a pretty penny about $600 on the exchange programs i
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I'm not a big chrome guy... I wonder what gold would look like?
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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Silver powdercoat would be a good option I think.

I think anything polished or chrome goes well with blue, as I have done with my bike. If you don't want to go to the trouble or cost of polishing or chroming, then powdercoat is a great finish. It is tough, easy to clean, and cheap.
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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My favorite has always been black.
Old Jun 16, 2009 | 12:03 AM
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Silver! It will tie in nicely with your silver tank badges, frame, swingarm, etc.. I thought black left my bike looking a bit too "military", but it may work better with your blue. Whatever color you decide to do, make sure you get them powder coated.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by inderocker
Silver! It will tie in nicely with your silver tank badges, frame, swingarm, etc.. I thought black left my bike looking a bit too "military", but it may work better with your blue. Whatever color you decide to do, make sure you get them powder coated.
Those look awesome. About how much did you pay for powder coating if you don't mind? As far as my vote for wheel color, white looks good if done right, but silver always looks good. I like the blue on the Aprilla Mille wheels, but on a blue bike that probably wouldn't work out.

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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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This blue on blue looks good..

http://webpages.charter.net/enigmadeadsouls/mille.jpg
Old Jun 16, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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I'd go with a dark silver/metallic.

Black sucks, too plasticky looking.
Old Jun 16, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jaypo
Those look awesome. About how much did you pay for powder coating if you don't mind? As far as my vote for wheel color, white looks good if done right, but silver always looks good. I like the blue on the Aprilla Mille wheels, but on a blue bike that probably wouldn't work out.
He answered that the other day: https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...3&postcount=39

AZ Powder Coat is the company he had do it.
Old Jun 16, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by lazn
He answered that the other day: https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...3&postcount=39

AZ Powder Coat is the company he had do it.
Thanks lazn. My bad for not searching.
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Thanks lazn!

p.s. - jaypo, I'm gonna have to steal your avatar idea.
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Black.
Old Jun 16, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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If somebody wanted to give me free wheels in the color of my choice for my '03, I'd probably go with a shade of gray. Would look good against both the blue tank and plastic as well as the decals.
Old Jun 17, 2009 | 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by jaypo
Thanks lazn. My bad for not searching.
Nah, most people don't haunt the forum like I do.. So I wouldn't expect everyone to remember random posts like that.
Old Jun 23, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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u can get chrome colored powder coating, its real shiny silver, i think silver is best color rim on the red and blue bikes
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It has always been my contention that the ideal Superhawk paint scheme consists of no more than three colors - two would be better. Everything - all the frame, the under bodywork, and the powerplant - three (or less) colors. The new bikes take advantage of color enhancing of their bodywork. The Superhawk is more dated by its presentation than its performance.
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Originally Posted by nuhawk
It has always been my contention that the ideal Superhawk paint scheme consists of no more than three colors - two would be better. Everything - all the frame, the under bodywork, and the powerplant - three (or less) colors. The new bikes take advantage of color enhancing of their bodywork. The Superhawk is more dated by its presentation than its performance.
Yeah, a color combination like this might bring it up to date...
Old Jun 23, 2009 | 08:00 PM
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That is EXACTLY what I'm talking about.
Old Jun 23, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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Although I would feel like a doucher riding that bike, I think the color scheme is pretty sweet.
Old Jun 24, 2009 | 07:26 AM
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i think the gold wheels look pretty good with blue paint, but i may not be impartial
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Originally Posted by jbaxx
I would try to match the blue on the spokes and polish the edges. JMO.

Now I think that would look sweet!! Actually whole lip up to the lip where things turn rough. I painted mine black in the center but I like to tinker and they will probably be something different soon.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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This was a color scheme I was kicking around, until you AND this guy thought of it...

http://folk.uio.no/joakimt/vtr/bluevtrright.jpg
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