Home-Style Wheel Remake

I'm midway through Project 14, an '87 VFR700 F2 in need of a thorough TLC treatment.

This bike came to me with a 17-inch CBR front wheel conversion with both wheels painted black, and I've decided to keep that look. After chemically removing the badly-applied Rustoleum finish, I began with a coating of Dupli-Color Self-Etching Primer followed by top coats of Dupli-Color's black and then clear wheel paints.

I left the old tire in place during painting.

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With the paint cured and new Avon mounted, I went about adding a trim line. This bike will be finished in red/white/blue bodywork with black accents, so to tie the black wheels to the predominately white body, I decided on a single white accent stripe.

I'm no freehand striping artist, so I cheated with a like-new Beugler mechanical striper device which I found for half price on eBay. The YouTube videos show some fantastic work with this baby, but I thought it best to stick with simple stripes; a wider one for the rear and narrow for the front.

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After a little practice on a sheet of paper, I managed to get the stripe in place with only a couple of "character" flaws.

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I'm not really a fan of murdered-out wheels, so with this little bit of flash I hope that the dark wheels will compliment the overall look — some other parts of this build will also be black, including the muffler, radiator and instrument nacelle.

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