It looks lovely, frankly! I'd be inclined to leave well alone. But YMMV...


L of S

 

^ This!

 

I agree. looks nice just the way it is. powder coating is a lot of work. you have to take the tires off, wheel bearings out, powder coat, and reverse the process. I had the wheels done on my VFR800 and it was $230 for the powder coating.

 

Oh, just buy a set of black carbon BST wheels and you won't have to worry about powder coating. Maybe about 4000 dollars US, but what the heck. . .

 

Just leave the wheels alone, i love the original look ,Black or white bike make no differens.

 

Carbon fiber wheels!! Would go great with your color. Only problem is that they are £2,498.00. Oh the other problem is that then you would catch the carbon fiber bug and want to change everything else to carbon fiber too.


Harwood Performance Source Ltd
BST Carbon Fibre Wheels for BMW R1200R 2006 Onwards

(edit: I didn't see Dr Dave's post about the BST wheels....)

Personally, if I was set on changing rim color, I would buy an additional set. Leave the stock tires mounted on the stock rims. Would have to buy another set of TPMS if your bike has it.

Here is a company in Essex. You can send them your rims for powder coating and they send it back to you. You have to take off the tire and wheel bearings for them though. Powder Coated Wheels | Maldon Shotblasting and Powder Coating

 

Here's one with "black" PC wheels & heads, which IMO makes it look great/more contemporary/modern

 

Whoa. The black wheels and valve covers look great with the white bike. Really nice contrast!