So blingking shiny my arms ache!!

[sv-robo]

Well as it was such a nice day today,thought i would give the bike of bling a major clean before going out & splattering flies again.

Spent around 3 hours washing,waxing & polishing & like the results i got.

Don't know if it's kwak clean though..LOL......results below,hope you like??.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000006-1.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000001-1.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000005-1.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000007-1.jpg

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http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000009-1.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000010-1.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000011-1.jpg

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000012-1.jpg

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http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000013.jpg

[Foxy]

I'd say it is better than Kwak clean ;). Looks great, all nice and shiny :cool:

[dizzyblonde]

dribble=P~

how the hell did you get them rims so shiny...come tell me your secret=P~

[sv-robo]

dribble=P~

how the hell did you get them rims so shiny...come tell me your secret=P~
LOL...there's no secret,just do my best to keep on top of them,then when it comes to washy time just clean the wheels/bike with clear water,followed by a capfull of bike/car wax in a bucket of warm water,then rinse off.
After that i shammy down with a special cloth from halfords(not a leather)dont know what it's called but it leaves it streak free,then wax on wax off;)after that i just go round the wheels with the cloth i've polished the wax off with,so maybe thats what brings them up/voila shiny rims:).

[dizzyblonde]

No different to my polishing then. Lucky to get em on the bike like that already. If their owt like mine you really need to keep up with them or they start looking a bit naff. . . be a long time before yours do though:-)

Ahh but noticed in your sig, they're chrome, so no wonder...lol

[Speedy Claire]

Geez where`s my sunglasses!! :cool:

[Davie]

i take it you dont take it out in the wet

[xXBADGERXx]

I was almost mightily impressed with the polishing skills on the Alloy there until I saw they are chromed . Not a fan of Chrome on sports bikes but yours is strangely alluring and tastefully done , nice job :D

[Mgaffz]

Totally awesome, i want to put my ear on your exhaust ha bet it sounds as good as it looks. Good job fella

mick

[pmapp]

Meh, you missed a bit :)



Very shiney indeed. And I bet that pipe is rather fruity too.

[Lozzo]

When are you going to polish off those huge chicken strips...I thought you were meant to be some sort of riding god who'd take anyone on.

[Shellywoozle]

Totally awesome, i want to put my ear on your exhaust ha bet it sounds as good as it looks. Good job fella

mick

Ouch that may burn a little ... tssssssst :(

Nice clean bike, Kwak will have to practice on mine to get upto your standards LOL :smt002

[G]

Looks pretty clean that, not really into shiny stuff at all though, 3 hours spent buffing is 3 hours you could have been riding.

[sv-robo]

When are you going to polish off those huge chicken strips...I thought you were meant to be some sort of riding god who'd take anyone on.
Aye up,another 1 who thinks strips show a persons riding ability:rolleyes:in my experience it's more about the profile of the tyre(ie)these corsa's have a huge arc profile from the rim that there's no way you can fully take them off without having a mishap,they were 3 times as wide when i got the bike & the tyre was/is hugely squared off by the previous owner.Checked out some corsa 3s last week & the profile is a lot flatter (ie)a lot easier to get strip free.

My mate got a 1250sa bandit a few months back,i had rid of his strips fully within 15 miles(flatter dunlop profile).

As for the riding god comment:cheers:yes ive got a lot of experience but have'nt & never would say that about myself....but you just have, so thanks for that!!:kiss::p

[Lozzo]

Aye up,another 1 who thinks strips show a persons riding ability:rolleyes:in my experience it's more about the profile of the tyre(ie)these corsa's have a huge arc profile from the rim that there's no way you can fully take them off without having a mishap,

Cobblers. Sorry, but that is just plain old cobblers. I've seen plenty of moderately ridden bikes on the same Diablo Corsa 180/55 tyres that are taken to the edges on a regular basis.



As for the riding god comment:cheers:yes ive got a lot of experience but have'nt & never would say that about myself....but you just have, so thanks for that!!:kiss::p

I was taking the p1ss out of the fact you were offering anyone a chance to have a go in another thread a while back. I can dig the thread out if you like.

[instigator]

Chicken strips are not an indication of a riders "skill level". They are an indication as to how easily prepared they are to lose all they have for that extra bit of scuffage on their knee 'sliders'.

Gorgeous bike, what model of tacho is that? Not standard is it?

[Dangerous Dave]

Gorgeous bike, what model of tacho is that? Not standard is it?
It's OEM

Robo, you haven't polished the brake disc carriers.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000001-1.jpg

[Lozzo]

Chicken strips are not an indication of a riders "skill level". They are an indication as to how easily prepared they are to lose all they have for that extra bit of scuffage on their knee 'sliders'.

Gorgeous bike, what model of tacho is that? Not standard is it?

The whole object of sliding your knee is to keep the bike more upright and keep it on the fat part of the tyre. You can always tell a hard rider by the amount of rolling and tearing on the edge of the tyre tread blocks, regardless of the size of chicken strip or lack of it.

Diablo Corsas are one of the stickier road compounds and quite easily scuffed up, Rob's look as smooth as the day they left the factory, even in the middle where the rear has squared off.

[instigator]

The whole object of sliding your knee is to keep the bike more upright and keep it on the fat part of the tyre. You can always tell a hard rider by the amount of rolling and tearing on the edge of the tyre tread blocks, regardless of the size of chicken strip or lack of it.

It's irrelevant though, isn't it? My point still stands.

And IMHO, I'd say 95% of riders who get their knee down can easily just lean the bike that little bit more. It's jsut that they want to scuff their sliders by looking like a silly monkey, hanging off the bike. :D

[sv-robo]

I was taking the p1ss .

Ditto!!!

Instigator,thanks for the nice comment's(see lozzo,it's not difficult to be nice)as DD says they are the oem ones.And regarding strips,i agree with everything you say,you talk sence my friend:).

Maaan....all i did was put some polishing pics up:lol:

[Dangerous Dave]

Maaan....all i did was put some polishing pics up:lol:
Crop the pictures next time I think, so the tyre is out of signt of any comments.

[chakraist]

:O

[dizzyblonde]

chicken strips
http://www.newchoicefundraising.com/NewChoiceSite/images/Product/Large/h05-Chicken-Strips.jpg

yep, mine are huge, nice with curly fries too ..mmmmmmm;)

[sinbad]

Looks very American. Do you have some kind of link with New York? I see Queens, Yankees and Mets stickers, plus Orange County Choppers, and since they're otherwise a bit random, is there a reason behind them?
The Midnight Club "Dub Edition" video game sticker on the other hand is utterly odd, what possessed you?

Really nice bike apart from the stickers. (imo, to each their own obviously) :)

[pmapp]

So - where were you stood today at Devils bridge today then?

We say yer bike and hung aruond it for a while looking shifty so as to atract your attention.

It looks even shinier in person :-)

[Rhiwbina_Squirrel]

Very shiny! I wonder how you'd have reacted if a bird poo'd on it just as you stepped back to admire the fine job you'd done on it :laughat: Haha!

Alex

[sv-robo]

So - where were you stood today at Devils bridge today then?

We say yer bike and hung aruond it for a while looking shifty so as to atract your attention.

It looks even shinier in person :-)

Doh....wish i'd seen ya,was just doin the usual rounds of wandering round the bikes,then as i had my 8yr old son on the back today he wanted to go next to the river and watch some people doing the bridge jumping and check out a couple who were scuba diving.

Would have been good to meet you and whoever you were with.

[sv-robo]

Very shiny! I wonder how you'd have reacted if a bird poo'd on it just as you stepped back to admire the fine job you'd done on it :laughat: Haha!

Alex
Hehe,nice one......believe it or not that has happened,lol.

[Rhiwbina_Squirrel]

Hehe,nice one......believe it or not that has happened,lol.

:shock: Did you kill it?

Alex

[pmapp]

Gawd, I've just looked at my post - how bad is my typing? That's what you get for trying to listen to the missus and be on the laptop at the same time. lol

There was moi, GMS, Tony S and C Monkey. We saw some of the kids jumping in the river - the nutters.

[metalmonkey]

Dam 3 hours of cleaning! Thats long I just don't have the pateint to spend that long cleaning anything, I cleaned all the carpets in the house in less time!

I can't remember the last time I cleaned my bike, it does need a clean however I like riding mine, I will clean as part of the service as I'm checking the entire bike over.

I had an SR 125 as my leaner bike, now that did my head in cleaning that, I just gave up until I was selling it.

As somone pointed out that has a lot of connections with the US any reason why?

I can see a bike needing more time cleaning than riding.......

[yorkie_chris]

Is it a harley?

[kwak zzr]

the crown is yours "sv-robbo clean" my gixers filthy :(

[sv-robo]

[quote=Bluethunder;1631202]
As somone pointed out that has a lot of connections with the US any reason why?
Could'nt honestly say as i dont know the answer,they were already on when i got it,& the guy was'nt american so bit of a mystery that one.

Yorkie Chris,could be a Harley in disguise,LOL.

Kwak,nah mate the polishing crown is yours,ive seen some of your pics....top banana:winner:.

[the_lone_wolf]

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/sv-robo/Captured2008-9-2000006-1.jpg

Long lost twins?


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