Probably a stupidly dumb question......... but you stripped the wheels down before powder coating them, didn't you? It's just that in the pics a couple of the spokes look 'integral' with the hub.
As part of the powder coating process, the powder coater will sand blast or bead blast all of the chrome and rust off of the metal. After sand blasting they are thoroughly cleaned and kept in a steril environment. I'm sure as soon as I bend a spoke (knock on wood) it may become a PITA to change it out, but I knew this going into it. This is why I had everything trued first. Not only this, but I ride the bike like an old woman, cutting down on the potential for a bent rim/spoke.
One word... WOW!!!!
That looks great. I could barely finish reading it because I kept wanting to come post. Those wheels look awesome on their own and then you match it so well with that beautiful blue! Nice job on the stripe too.
Looks like you have a nice reflection in your paint, so good job on that.
You mention a Yosh pipe for the future. I hope you make it black because I'm really digging your current color combination. Blue, white and black. Everything works together in my opinion.
Thanks. I like the color combination myself. I may in the future, grab another set of wheels and have the powder coated red to match the red in the 'honda supersport' sticker on the tank. With the paint I was thoroughly surprised in the outcome. I still have yet to hit it with 2000 grit wet sand paper then buff and polish. Honestly though, it's pretty good how it is. The Yosh pipe is jet coated flat black so it will integrate nicely with little work on my part. I may however, heat wrap the four pipes down to the collector to give it a racey look. Generally from my own experience, even heat wrapping stainless will eventually result in pitted and rusted metal using heat wrap. However, the pipes are jet coated and sealed so this shouldn't be an issue.
I was curious (and you may not know since you just did yours), but is there an issue with powdercoating spokes? I just ask in case they have to be tightened or adjusted.
Read the first quote for a litte insite. There is however the ability to adjust the nipples if needed. Upon close inspection of the bonding of powder coat around the nipples it is very very thing and with a little care with a razor blade, I can see where I could cut the powder coat to release the bond without damaging the powder job.
PS .... oh yeah, and a guy living in Hawaii complaining about the weather gets absoutely NO sympathy from me. 
Heh...grass is always greener on the other side, eh? This coming from a guy that was born and raised in Seattle. Though in Seattle I had a garage. Out here, I don't.
