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    Best look, refinish 82 1100E wheels

    What is the best paint, or paint/polish color scheme for the factory 82 1100E wheels. I realize beauty is in the eye of the beholder to a large degree.
    1981 GS1100E
    1982 GS1100E



    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Aristotle


    #2
    Personal choice. For me it's natural aluminum with the machined surfaces polished. I don't like paint on wheels except maybe silver paint that looks like aluminum.
    1986 1150EF
    2008 GS1250SEA

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      #3
      I've seen the painted area done in 'Spanish gold' - think of WRX wheels sort of dull-ish. It looked OK to my eye but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If it's in the same colorway (which seems like a new term being thrown around more and more to mean color scheme, but I gotta sound 'with it'), I think it's a decent look. I can't think of any other color I'd sort of like, but the polishing idea is interesting, if intensive. I've actually thrown away those wheels after trying to sell for a while, what a shame as they don't look bad. I just had so many.
      Tom

      '82 GS1100E Mr. Turbo
      '79 GS100E
      Other non Suzuki bikes

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        #4
        Best is hard to define. I painted mine black and think they look far better than I had any right to expect.


        Mark
        1982 GS1100E
        1998 ZX-6R
        2005 KTM 450EXC

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          #5
          Thanks for the ideas.
          1981 GS1100E
          1982 GS1100E



          "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Aristotle

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            #6
            Stock is like a graphite color. I always polish up the machined surfaces each time I put new boots on...
            1980 GS1000G - Sold
            1978 GS1000E - Finished!
            1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
            1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
            2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
            1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
            2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar.....

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              #7
              I did mine in bright gold which I like against the red paint.My original wheels under the work bench right now are black.Painted only on the cast area.You want to see a real dedicated wheel polisher check out Windy Urtnowski and his collection on You tube. 77 and he still hits it every day.

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