XTTrailbike Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 My 1980 XT250 has alloy rims. Gold anodised i believe. Not bad condition, no major dents or gouges but as im restoring the bike to ‘near new’ I’d like to do something with them. I’ve been told by a wheel restorer re-anodising would be difficult and advised to powder coat or find new rims (which seems impossible). The rear is an awkward 17” devil and hard to find a new rim for. The front not so difficult. Would an 18” fit? I know there are some xt owners on the site, any advice other than stick with what you got? Does powder coat risk chipping when fitting tyres? cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Aye mark, i would go for 18 rear and 21 front, 17 is a bitch for tyres also,[ trials] , theres a seller Vintage 1. [ japan i think] sells rims and spokes, or look at Cental wheel Co, in uk ,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTTrailbike Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 Thanks for the reply. I’ll do that. Appreciated Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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