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lets talk . . .
as we are a bunch of people . . some of our knowledge runs deeper than others.
just a little questionaire type thing. . . to see if we all cant learn something.
just quote the following and put in the best tip you can think of :)
1. give me a good cleaning tip
2. give me a good riding tip
3. give me a good servicing tip
feel free to add more catogories.
1. give me a good cleaning tip
WD40 to shift fling from the chain - so easy :)
2. give me a good riding tip
adjust your mirrors to what kind of riding you do - makes life so much easier.
eg - motorways
around town
country lanes
3. give me a good servicing tip
when you take off bolts and nuts and stuff. leave em to soak in WD40 while your doing the work that needs doing. they come out all shiny and smell nice :)
Carsick
09-02-05, 04:45 PM
1. give me a good cleaning tip
Don't do it too often.
2. give me a good riding tip
Head up and look ahead.
3. give me a good servicing tip
Get a decent stand.
can't be arsed...
isn't this idle banter ?
1. give me a good cleaning tip: When cleaning your chain soak it in Kero over night to get the best results (will need to remove the wheel but then you can do the bearings too).
2. give me a good riding tip: never overtake on a blind corner? Getting your knee down does not make you a great rider, clean lines and smooth control will.
3. give me a good servicing tip: Use Oil.
Balky001
09-02-05, 04:56 PM
lets talk . . .
as we are a bunch of people . . some of our knowledge runs deeper than others.
just a little questionaire type thing. . . to see if we all cant learn something.
just quote the following and put in the best tip you can think of :)
1. give me a good cleaning tip
Remember to clean and lube the suspension linkages, both top and bottom!
2. give me a good riding tip
look where you want to go, not what you want to avoid, especially on tight corners
3. give me a good servicing tip
allows twice as much time as you think you'll need and grease your bolts!
feel free to add more catogories.
Good Riding Skills Practise tip
learn the maximum traction of brakes/tyres by practising on a quite road and braking, gradually increasing the prssure each run until you can hear a howl from the tyres. This helps you determine how much grip you have left when in a tight situation on the road or worried about locking up. Take it steady though!
fizzwheel
09-02-05, 05:00 PM
lets talk . . .
1. give me a good cleaning tip - Mr Sheen really does shine everything clean, especially the plastic bits i.e fairing and screen
2. give me a good riding tip - Look where you want to go and not at what you are about to crash into
3. give me a good servicing tip - get somebody else who knows what they are diong to do it if you dont
Advice you want?
My biking tip is to enjoy.......
As for the rest.
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
northwind
09-02-05, 06:57 PM
1. give me a good cleaning tip : The easiest way to clean your wheels is to put the bike on a stand, then spin them against your cloth/cleaning tool, rather than moving the cloth.tool against the wheel
2. give me a good riding tip : Do not ride into a gorse bush.
3. give me a good servicing tip: Always allow 50% more time for any job than you think it will take
But trust me on the gorse bush.
Professor
09-02-05, 07:12 PM
I wept reading burner's advice ... All sooo true!
Only one bit of advice from me: "algebra equation" should read
"algebraIC equation".
Carsick
09-02-05, 07:14 PM
Only one bit of advice from me: "algebra equation" should read
"algebraIC equation".
Am I sad that I found that funny?
Nice burn, prof.
1. give me a good cleaning tip : Little and often. The more often you clean your bike the easier it get... leave it and you always have a long and wearysome job on your hands you'll put off for longer = even worse job.
2. give me a good riding tip : Be comfortable. If you're not, you'll figit. If you figit so will your bike.
3. give me a good servicing tip: Relax and treat your bike like you would a petulant child. Explain in no uncertain terms what you are doing and why, be firm but gentle and never hit it with a hammer... unless you really need to! :twisted:
Excellent Burner, a long time since I've heard the song and an even longer time since I saw the lyrics. :wink:
As for 3 tips, call me in about a months time.
svpilot
09-02-05, 08:17 PM
Cleaning tip!
I have only just discovered latex gloves for when working on the bike, no more black fingernails for me! even Tescos sell 'em now.
Get some now!
Now I've got to do the washing up, where's my marigolds....
also - those vynl gloves are good for putting under your gloves in the rain
(i got a pair under my seat)
water free hands - even tho every set of gloves ive owned that are supposed to be water proof - aint.
Carsick
09-02-05, 09:38 PM
water free hands - even tho every set of gloves ive owned that are supposed to be water proof - aint.
I've never found a pair that were.
Best so far were the HG Pathan ones, also very waterproof. Unfortunately, I can't get them under the cuffs on my jacket, so they also fill up with water.
lets talk . . .
as we are a bunch of people . . some of our knowledge runs deeper than others.
just a little questionaire type thing. . . to see if we all cant learn something.
just quote the following and put in the best tip you can think of :)
1. give me a good cleaning tip
(dishwahsing liquid is great for removing old wax from paint work)
2. give me a good riding tip
(if someone cuts you off, let it slide. Anger and biking are not good bedfellows)
3. give me a good servicing tip
(DIY as much as possible)
feel free to add more catogories.
Captain Nemo
10-02-05, 08:40 AM
3. give me a good servicing tip: Relax and treat your bike like you would a petulant child. Explain in no uncertain terms what you are doing and why, be firm but gentle and never hit it with a hammer... unless you really need to! :twisted:
if you use Suzuki tool no 365-a-8a (big whacky thing) you wont invalidate your warrenty,
i'll check, but im pretty sure you cant hit kids with hammers anymore, now a stick with a nail in it thats a different matter, anyone with teenage (step)children will understand that this is only a half joke.......
Cleaning – Never clean parts of your bike in the kitchen sink, your mum/gf/wife won’t forgive you.
Riding – Talk to yourself out loud as you ride, what you see, what gear your in etc. remember to stop talking when the engine is off or you’ll be locked away.
Servicing – Buy the best quality tools you can afford, use ring spanners if you can. Never use adjustable wrenches.
Ceri JC
10-02-05, 03:03 PM
Cleaning - Get a fender extender, it'll reduce the amount of cleaning you need to do! Other than that, don't be overly anal about it. If you're taking the whole thing to pieces to clean every time you ride it, you're going to wear threads etc. a lot sooner.
Riding - Observation, observation, observation. Really learn to read clues in the road, where buildings are located to anticipate where roads go. Look at tall vehicles poking over the tops of hedges etc.
Servicing - Have a more knowlegable, experienced mate, with better tools etc. to hand, in case it goes to pot.
Sid Squid
10-02-05, 09:05 PM
1. Give me a good cleaning tip.
Go to a DIY store and buy a set of cheapy paintbrushes, wrap the metal part of the handle if some of them - various sizes, in insulating tape, use these ones as the brushes for cleaning paintwork and other delicate surfaces, use the others for cleaning the mucky stuff, back wheel, underside of the swingarm etc. This way you won't mix up the brushes that get gritty and nasty, and use them on the paint.
Use two containers for your cleaning stuff, one for the delicate stuff, one for the gritty stuff, don't mix them up.
Keep your old toothbrushes; excellent cleaning tools.
2. Give me a good riding tip.
You go where you look, so, look where you want go.
3. Give me a good servicing tip.
Buy some good tools, and learn how to use them.
Cleaning Tip - Use White spirit to remove dead bugs/road kill/excess chain lub.
Riding Tip - ENJOY IT - Life's too short !
Servicing Tip - Buy a tin of "CopperSlip" - A Bikers best friend !!!
Jelster
11-02-05, 12:23 AM
Cleaning Tip - Use 2 cloths for polishing, one for putting the polish on, the other for rubbing it off. Keep them in freezer bags (marked "On" and "Off").
Riding Tip 1 - Track days give you more confidence on the road. You'll be surprised how much better you ride after 1 or 2
Riding tip 2 - Road position, being in the right place at the right time saves lives - mainly yours!
Servicing Tip - Make sure you have all the necessary tools and parts before starting a job - it's a real pain to find you have to put it all back together because you haven't got a 13mm spanner.....
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rictus01
11-02-05, 01:25 AM
lets talk . . .
as we are a bunch of people . . some of our knowledge runs deeper than others.
just a little questionaire type thing. . . to see if we all cant learn something.
just quote the following and put in the best tip you can think of :)
1. give me a good cleaning tip
acrylic polish, apply once just before winter, then just hose down the bike once a week until spring.
2. give me a good riding tip
Observation, you can't go any faster safely without improving it ( good tip, go for a ride with a mate and when you stop see if you can catch each other out with hazards he may not of seen?).
3. give me a good servicing tip
Do it yourself, if you don't know how learn.
feel free to add more catogories.
Cheers Mark.
acrylic polish, apply once just before winter, then just hose down the bike once a week until spring.
can you recommend any brand names?
can you recommend any brand names?
adidas! But how does that help?
unlucky rider
11-02-05, 10:20 PM
. Give me a good cleaning tip.
With the bike on a padock stand use strap or some thing to hold the front brake on. Start the engine put it in 1st then use a tooth brush and kerisen on the chane/back wheal as it spins round ( only hold on to the brush at the back and lightly)
2. Give me a good riding tip
To new to give advise but be awere that sheap can be any were
3. give me a good servicing tip
Do it and keep it up to date
Carsick
11-02-05, 10:25 PM
. Give me a good cleaning tip.
With the bike on a padock stand use strap or some thing to hold the front brake on. Start the engine put it in 1st then use a tooth brush and kerisen on the chane/back wheal as it spins round ( only hold on to the brush at the back and lightly)
I wouldn't recommend this most of the time, and if you really must then make sure nothing can get caught, in my case hair!
northwind
11-02-05, 10:29 PM
I'll sometimes do something similiar, but with great terror... Spraying on spray-lube for example, from a safe distance. But yes, you want to be very, very careful. In almost all circumstances, you're better to do it by hand.
ArtyLady
13-02-05, 06:13 PM
1. cleaning tip - get hubby to do it :wink:
2. riding tip - plan ahead 8)
3. servicing tip - get hubby to do it :lol:
. Give me a good cleaning tip.
With the bike on a padock stand use strap or some thing to hold the front brake on. Start the engine put it in 1st then use a tooth brush and kerisen on the chane/back wheal as it spins round ( only hold on to the brush at the back and lightly)
I wouldn't recommend this most of the time, and if you really must then make sure nothing can get caught, in my case hair!
Someone on this site (can't remember who) took their finger off with this trick :shock:
1. cleaning tip - buy some "wonder wheels" (car alloy cleaning liquid)! brush it on with the brush supplied, leave bout a minute then rub & wipe of with a rag. Nothing cleans wheels so good! NOTHING! :D :D :D
2. riding tip - position ureself in the road so that you can see as far ahead as possible while not compromising ure stability or safety. :)
3. servicing tip - Take it to get it serviced regurlarly! :lol:
rictus01
27-02-05, 08:27 PM
acrylic polish, apply once just before winter, then just hose down the bike once a week until spring.
can you recommend any brand names?
Sorry bit slow in replying.
Crystal glo Acrylic vehicle polish.
Cheers Mark.
to burner
that's the words to a record i know.
you little tinker :lol:
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