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Wildkid
22-01-13, 10:26 PM
I think this is the longest time ever that the GM page has been inactive!
Spank86
22-01-13, 10:49 PM
This is the longest the new GM has been inactive on the roads too.
We've all got cabin fever.
Wildkid
22-01-13, 11:05 PM
This is the longest the new GM has been inactive on the roads too.
We've all got cabin fever.
Certainly coming down with something!
Ill be on the road as of next week ( well insured ) if this snow clears up!
Having to hose the bike down after i ride it is putting me off riding. Oh and the massive patches of ice at college where im meant to park up.
Once we aren't riding, off topic banter dosent take long to dry up...
Wildkid
22-01-13, 11:08 PM
Having to hose the bike down after i ride it is putting me off riding
Once we aren't riding, off topic banter dosent take long to dry up...
Thats the only thing thats putting me off.. Ive just polished my bike up and I dont mind riding its just all the salt and grit they have now abused the road with... not to mention all the new potholes lerking around every corner..
Fallout
23-01-13, 09:21 AM
I'm rocking the old "ACF50 then leave it the feck alone" technique. Took the fairings off and ACF50ed it within an inch of it's life and it hasn't seen water since. I love checking back on the slightly corroded bolts etc to see the ACF50 has actually removed the corrosion (still don't know how the hell it does that!). The only thing you really need to look after is your chain and callipers. Get those callipers properly hosed down and keep on top of the chain clean/lube. The rest seems to be well protected by Mr ACF.
As for not chattering, we do also have an FB group which seems more appropriate for our mindless drivel. Rest assured we are still talking utter gonards, but anything vaguely productive will end up in here eventually. :)
Spank86
23-01-13, 01:21 PM
Its a chemical reaction between whatevers in the ACF50 and the oxidised material.
Fallout
23-01-13, 02:43 PM
It was a rhetorical display of joy rather than a request for a chemistry explanation. :rolleyes:
Ref "Why are my nuts not furry"
I think in your case it's just that the "corrosion" you see is actually frame weevil poo and as we all know weevil poo drops off after a while unless kept topped up by the weevils. It seems frame weevils are not keen on ACF-50 so will have moved somewhere else (eg, inside your rear tyre) until the ACF-50 is removed.
This will be proven if you find weevil poo (looks like white fur) stops appearing on metal bits but you find other areas such as a rear wheel start being attacked. The effort of moving can be quite taxing on the poor little weevils so you may find they are initially quite greedy nibbling larger chunks off your bike while they recover from the journey.
Nathan's moved into his fairings and had a right old munch.
Fallout
23-01-13, 03:13 PM
Are yours still resident in your swing arm, or did you manage to isolate them in your steering damper?
Mine just get vibrated and shaken to death so can be seen cowering by the water-pump feasting on paint until they drop dead.
The swing-arm is simply the final stages of race-tuning my bike. A little material removed here and there adds up to significant weight savings. Now just need to work on shaving a few stone off the rider as the bike is pretty much optimised now that heavy steering damper's been consigned to the garage.
Wildkid
23-01-13, 05:52 PM
Are yours still resident in your swing arm, or did you manage to isolate them in your steering damper?
Every time I see a comment about a steering damper it just reminds me off how much mark moaned about them!
Every time I see a comment about a steering damper it just reminds me off how much mark moaned about them!
I don't moan about "them" I moan about mine. It was notchier than Fallout's bedpost! I've checked and rechecked and can confirm the bike is exactly 734% better without it.
Wildkid
23-01-13, 09:49 PM
I've checked and rechecked and can confirm the bike is exactly 734% better without it.
How'd you manage to work that one out?? :p
Spank86
23-01-13, 09:55 PM
Maths.
How'd you manage to work that one out?? :p
I keep a slide-rule under the pillion seat.
Wildkid
23-01-13, 10:05 PM
I keep a slide-rule under the pillion seat.
Yeah I suppose that always comes in handy, never know when your going to need it I suppose!:rolleyes:
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