Cost to re-chrome rims here in Canada?

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Trying to decide as to whether I'm going to re-chrome the rims or powdercoat them black. Currently they're a little rusty and some of the chrome has been eaten away. If the cost to re-chrome is too high I'm going to go with black. Which way I go with the rims will alter some of what I do for the rest of the bike.

Cheers
 
Contact Mayfair Plating in Toronto. Rechroming is likely going to be higher than you want (I'm betting on $50-$100 per rim) if they'll even do it.

For my money, I'd buy new polished shouldered alloy rims for $100 each from www.650direct.com - what bike are these for?
 
70's CB750. Going for clean look, not sure if I want to go black in some areas or chrome and polished aluminum. I herd prices for re-chrome these days were ridiculously high so I figured I might just go black.
 
I'll have to disagree on the look of black rims. I think they can look quite nice on a cafe racer:

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Found out to re-chrome will cost $175 per rim. So that's $350 + tax for both. Ouch! :o As for buying rims on eBay, well it's just about impossible to find 70's CB750 rims in very good or better condition. Not to mention shipping to Canada + duty fees.
 
crazypj said:
Black rims NEVER look cool, it just looks like you couldnt afford chrome or polished alloy.
(even black anodised alloy looks crap)
They never have and never will be cafe no matter how many people use them

PJ
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So what exactly is your idea of cafe? Chopped seat, chopped fender, and the much required clubmans with the gay mirror hanging out the end???? BORING! It's been done to death! The true cafe racer from back in the day would have had a damned field day in todays wrecking yards with the amazing parts technology has produced!!! The original cafe guys would have also used paint on their rims if they were rusty, as well. They used what was available, made what wasn't, and made do with what they had! I'm tired of reading "it's not cafe"
 
Scrap the heavy steel rims and go with alloys. That will shave about a pound off each wheel and they don't rust.
 
My, my aren't you a crusty old bastard! Here is a pic. of a bike I built 30 years ago when I was 18. Do the math. I hope you're at least a little embarassed due to your assumption.
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I'm currently building another, which looks alot like it, but with much better brakes, wheels, and suspension. Welcome to 30 years later.
 
OK before this thread completely derails...

Decided to take DrJ's advice and go alloy aluminum. Now I know there are Akront rims but they are hard to find and due to their vintage nature probably expensive. I herd somewhere there is a Japanese manufacturer Excel that does a similar rim but all I can see from Google is motorcross stuff. I assume I can find generic aluminum wheels for my bike, where's a good place to look? Prefer inside Canada to save on shipping.

Cheers
 
You can get wheels from a different bike, chop the spokes, and use the rim. PJ, the fender is from a 900F, and the brace is inside. The bars are 1" rise superbike bars, as I never liked the look, or feel of the clubmans which I originally had on the bike. I never liked my controls hitting my tank either. The new bike has MX bars on it which feel great!
 
FYI some of the newer motocross rims I've seen use a larger spoke nipple so the spoke holes are too big. You can source them from late 70s XS650s. Maybe try Zdenos in Kitchener.
 
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