handy dandy christmas prezzies

[kwak zzr]

i just cleaned little gixer, got yesterdays crud off, washed the brake calipers off with cold water then dried them with the wifes new hair dryer! it worked so well i dried all the fixings,brake pipes, rear shock, infact everything prone to rusting! sssshhhhhhhhh she dont know hehe :smt040

[Drew Carey]

Hehe....PMSL, so not only is your bike wiped down with WD40, you hand blow dry her too!!!!!!I bow down in respect to your keeness in the cleaning department!!! :D

[kwak zzr]

bone dry thats what i like
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/kwak-zzr/29122008022.jpg

[Drew Carey]

You ever seen a doc for that? :D

[kwak zzr]

my OCD is all things clean and tidy i'm afraid :) i cleaned the car this morning too and it was sooooooo bl@@dy cold!!!

i boarded my loft out and i even hoover that :) my garage has carpet and to get's hoovered regular.

[Drew Carey]

My OCD is not necesarily cleaning tuff but keeping everything tidy and in its place. Idea for a new thread me thinks......"Peoples OCD's".

[kwak zzr]

you start and i'll join in lol :)

[Drew Carey]

Done, new post in IB!!!

[Dangerous Dave]

A little dab of ACF-50 with a paint brush will help with the corrosion protection, just keep it off the pads and disc's.

[kwak zzr]

ive used that before, woozle introduced me to that, trouble is u can see it on the engine and swingarm and it looks like u have an oil leak.

[Dangerous Dave]

trouble is u can see it on the engine and swingarm and it looks like u have an oil leak.
Too thick a coating, I treat my mastercylinder with a thin coating of ACF-50 and it leaves it semi-shiny not greasy.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=165&pictureid=1456

[kwak zzr]

mmmm i must get some of that.

[Shellywoozle]

Kwak - I introduced you to Scottoiler FS365 ! I fink !

She liked her hair dryer, did she like her other pressy

[kwak zzr]

ya she likes all of them, think i'll keep the hair dry'r in the garage tho hehe, u right it was the scottoiler stuff wasnt it doh!

[Dangerous Dave]

Scottoiler FS365
Not as good as ACF-50 as FS365 is water soluble which means after every damp ride or wash you have to reapply more, not the case with ACF-50 as one coat will last a year (or more).

ACF-50 is used on military boats, ships, and aircraft which just shows how good it is.

[skyline]

A hair dryer to dry the calipers with, great idea! I''ll have to see if my girlfriend has a spare lying about...:thumright:

Quick question tho kwak, d'you wash inside the caliper with the cold water as well - pads, rotor etc - to get all the road salt etc out?

Cheers! :)

[kwak zzr]

yup, well soapy water then rinse with cold, dry them off well and jobs a good'un.

[skyline]

Nice one, cheers! :cool:

[Dave20046]

I'd rather be riding it :twisted:....

[dizzyblonde]

A hair dryer to dry the calipers with, great idea! I''ll have to see if my girlfriend has a spare lying about...:thumright:




shhhhh, the best bet is when you give your brakes an overhaul is to dry them on a low heat in the oven.....well mine is fan assisted:cool:
Just don't tell Im Indoors YC suggested it when i did mine last!

[kwak zzr]

TBH no joke now, i am seriously thinking of getting my trusty steed into the kitchen when shes up the asda, should be good for a laff.
i'm fed up of cleaning my bike in a cold garage.

[Shellywoozle]

TBH no joke now, i am seriously thinking of getting my trusty steed into the kitchen when shes up the asda, should be good for a laff.
i'm fed up of cleaning my bike in a cold garage.

Do you want to know the name of a good divorce solicitor :mrgreen:

[kwak zzr]

yes please :)

[Shellywoozle]

yes please :)

PM'in you with it LOL !!! Honest Kwak behave else she may withdraw the use of her hairdryer. You will have to use the GHD's instead LOL ha ha

[kwak zzr]

i could straighten my cables hehe

[Shellywoozle]

i could straighten my cables hehe

We need to talk !

[kwak zzr]

lol ok hehe.

[phil24_7]

Why don't you get a heater for the garage and a blow up pool to wash the bike in??

[kwak zzr]

i did have a gas calor heater but it broke :(

[shonadoll]

We have a deck and I keep asking my husband to put a ramp up so I can get my sv into the living room. I think it would look great, and also I'd clean and look after it more.

He's adamant it's not happening though.

[kwak zzr]

party pooper

[Spokey]

yup, well soapy water then rinse with cold, dry them off well and jobs a good'un.
I find if you rinse with hot water, they dry quicker ...:mrgreen:

Spokey

[skyline]

Another use for a hairdryer I've thought of...

To warm the chain before lubing it!

Hairdryers are starting to sound an essential part of a motorbike toolkit heh heh :D

[Dave20046]

Another use for a hairdryer I've thought of...

To warm the chain before lubing it!

Hairdryers are starting to sound an essential part of a motorbike toolkit heh heh :D
If you want to **** her off more boil yer chain in oil in her best pan.

[kwak zzr]

I find if you rinse with hot water, they dry quicker ...:mrgreen:

Spokey

doesn't that help dissolve the grease round ur caliper seals?

[embee]

I use one of these

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh268/Hi-vis/S_BG85D_p.jpg

MORE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MattCollins]

If you want to **** her off more boil yer chain in oil in her best pan.

Don't forget to do it on the kitchen stove, overheat the oil and stink the house out for a month.

Did that many years ago... still paying for it. :smt021

Cheers

[philbut]

doesn't that help dissolve the grease round ur caliper seals?

It's high temperature stuff (about 200 degree IIRC) so probably not, BUT it does mean that the salt will disolve and get into every little gap - so best to rinse with cold first to wash the salt off then go for it with the hot if you like.