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Billinva
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« on: November 25, 2012, 03:29:44 PM »
The rims are off the bike for new tires. I can't tell if they are clear coated or not. I want to clean the rims but don't want to remove a factory coating if it's there.  Did the 1997 Tourer come with coated or bare aluminum rims?   Thanks.
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2012, 03:47:06 PM »
Quote from: Billinva on November 25, 2012, 03:29:44 PM
The rims are off the bike for new tires. I can't tell if they are clear coated or not. I want to clean the rims but don't want to remove a factory coating if it's there.  Did the 1997 Tourer come with coated or bare aluminum rims?   Thanks.

The wheels on a '97 did not have any clear coat.
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bentwrench
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« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2012, 05:29:43 PM »
The wheels on my 98 had no clear coat on them.
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Billinva
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« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2012, 06:45:35 PM »
Thanks for the information. I've started cleaning and there is no evidence of clearcoat. Just wanted to make sure before I scratched any coating.
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mmurffy03
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« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2012, 05:32:57 AM »
2003 has the clearcoat on the wheels
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sandy
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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2012, 04:07:13 PM »
If the machined surface of the wheel goes all the way into the hub, it's not coated. If the area behind the rotor is a rough cast, it's polished and coated by Honda.
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