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squirrel_hunter
22-11-06, 01:02 AM
Tonight, for the first time in over a year I washed the bike.
That is all :lol:
Tonight, for the first time in over a year I washed the bike.
That is all :lol:
:shock: :shock: blinkin' heck mate.. does it still work.. you know that the dirt was the only thing holding it together ;)
But the real question is how long did it take you to clean your bike?? :?:
the white rabbit
22-11-06, 07:54 AM
I'm shortly to start dismantling mine. Unclean since May :D
Dew is a wonderful thng for getting the grime off, just slips away :lol:
valleyboy
22-11-06, 08:56 AM
Rich.. there are cleaning products where all you have to do is gently hose the bike.. spray stuff on.. leave it for a while.. and spray off... if need be, use a sponge to get the more stuborn stuff off... and it bloody well works :shock: bought some of it on saturday.. and then some silicone cleaner to finish the job off (dont get it on tyres or brakes ;) ) my bike is now a bit cleaner than normal.... the silicone cleaner also acts as a back to black stuff for your plastics as well... leaves a very good shine afterwards as well 8)
Tonight, for the first time in over a year I washed the bike.
That is all :lol:
:shock: :shock: :shock:
Whats the occasion?
Hope too many vital bits didn't fall off, err... like the engine :lol:
:shock: your not selling her are you? :shock:
the white rabbit
22-11-06, 09:48 AM
Rich.. there are cleaning products where all you have to do is gently hose the bike.. spray stuff on.. leave it for a while.. and spray off... if need be, use a sponge to get the more stuborn stuff off... and it bloody well works :shock: bought some of it on saturday.. and then some silicone cleaner to finish the job off (dont get it on tyres or brakes ;) ) my bike is now a bit cleaner than normal.... the silicone cleaner also acts as a back to black stuff for your plastics as well... leaves a very good shine afterwards as well 8)
But does it come with an free spare two hours :wink: :lol:
Rich.. there are cleaning products where all you have to do is gently hose the bike.. spray stuff on.. leave it for a while.. and spray off... if need be, use a sponge to get the more stuborn stuff off... and it bloody well works :shock: bought some of it on saturday.. and then some silicone cleaner to finish the job off (dont get it on tyres or brakes ;) ) my bike is now a bit cleaner than normal.... the silicone cleaner also acts as a back to black stuff for your plastics as well... leaves a very good shine afterwards as well 8)
But does it come with an free spare two hours :wink: :lol:
What - you mean you can't get one of your students to do it for 50p and a packet of crisps? :wink:
valleyboy
22-11-06, 09:54 AM
It only takes a few minutes.... :lol: spray on, wait a bit and spray off....
I havent CLEANED my bike properly in a while now.. that usualy has about two days devoted to doing... :wink:
squirrel_hunter
22-11-06, 10:29 AM
Don't think anything fell off, buy I was only doing it by garage light, so don't really know what the other side looks like!
As for the special occasion, no not selling it need to replace the chain as its properly worn :cry: . So to make things a little easier I decided to give it a little clean. Actually forgot that I have silver wheels :oops:
Only took me half an hour, used spray paraffin to start with to remove the inch thick crud from the swing arm, wheels and hugger. Followed by lots of buckets of water, some spray on gunk, more water, more gunk, then a little more water.
Its all sparkly now :!:
So it's a lot lighter now then as well :lol:
Don't think anything fell off,including me for a change but I was only doing it by garage light, so don't really know what the other side looks like!
As for the special occasion, no not selling it need to replace the chain as its properly worn :cry: . So to make things a little easier I decided to give it a little clean. Actually forgot that I have silver wheels :oops:
Only took me half an hour, used spray paraffin to start with to remove the inch thick crud from the swing arm, wheels and hugger. Followed by lots of buckets of water, some spray on gunk, more water, more gunk, then a little more water.
Its all sparkly now :!:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
squirrel_hunter
24-11-06, 10:32 PM
:lol:
Cheers mate!
You got your brakes sorted yet?
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/twoponds/sv650/worthlesswithoutpics.gif
:lol:
Cheers mate!
You got your brakes sorted yet?
Yep, had some **** in between pad and disk. Running like a dream now.
good enough for stoppies 8)
:lol:
Cheers mate!
You got your brakes sorted yet?
Yep, had some sh*t in between pad and disk. Running like a dream now.
good enough for stoppies 8)
i have had a go at doing stopies...but not quite got the trick of it ???
breaded hoses might help :?
squirrel_hunter
25-11-06, 01:36 PM
:lol:
Cheers mate!
You got your brakes sorted yet?
Yep, had some sh*t in between pad and disk. Running like a dream now.
good enough for stoppies 8)
i have had a go at doing stopies...but not quite got the trick of it ???
breaded hoses might help :?
I don't think those would help!!
As for braided hoses you do not need them to stoppie the SV. I have a standard set up and have no problem doing them provided the tyre and brakes are up to temp, just ask Strechie, I even performed this little trick with him on the back!
I would also not recommend attempting to learn them in this weather as you will need a dry road or you will just lock the front, and that ain't pretty.
@Law: was waiting for someone to post that :lol: . Unfortunately me cameras knackered and its got dirty again already. Oh well maybe next year!!!
:lol:
Cheers mate!
You got your brakes sorted yet?
Yep, had some sh*t in between pad and disk. Running like a dream now.
good enough for stoppies 8)
i have had a go at doing stopies...but not quite got the trick of it ???
breaded hoses might help :?
I don't think those would help!!
As for braided hoses you do not need them to stoppie the SV. I have a standard set up and have no problem doing them provided the tyre and brakes are up to temp, just ask Strechie, but you are a nutterI even performed this little trick with him on the back!
I would also not recommend attempting to learn them in this weather as you will need a dry road or you will just lock the front, and that ain't pretty. no not trying in this weather
@Law: was waiting for someone to post that :lol: . Unfortunately me cameras knackered and its got dirty again already. Oh well maybe next year!!!
have you not heard of breaded hoses? hovis are the best :roll:
i have tried a few times but wimp out a bit.as there is a lot of weight on the forks,headstock etc(what do you think about that?)
squirrel_hunter
25-11-06, 01:59 PM
True that does put a lot of weight through the head stock, but it should be built to last.
Its like wheeling, done correctly and it won't add much wear to anything; for example headstock bearings, wheel bearings etc. But keep thumping it down and it will start to cause a problem.
I'm not great at them, as I still can't do full on rolling stoppies, but I can still have some fun. Took my time to learn it, the first thing I did was learn how to lock and release the front wheel, which has saved me a couple of times (in situations other than stoppies) and progressed from there. Once you get the hang of it its easy, though as a word of warning landing an 11 o'clock hurts :oops:
.. cant do burn outs either :wink:
squirrel_hunter
26-11-06, 02:08 AM
.. cant do burn outs either :wink:
Ohh that cuts deep :evil:
_Stretchie_
02-01-07, 05:06 PM
It only takes a few minutes.... :lol: spray on, wait a bit and spray off....
I havent CLEANED my bike properly in a while now.. that usualy has about two days devoted to doing... :wink:
VB's checklist for washing his bike..
- Bucket
- Sponge
- Muk off
- Wax
- Hose pipe
- Haynes manual
- Snap on tool kit
- Oil
- Oil filter
- Spark plugs
- New cam chain
- New air filter
You getting the picture yet... You think I'm joking, this is a weekly affair, USUALLY DONE on a forecourt of some petrol station :shock:
_Stretchie_
02-01-07, 05:10 PM
[quote=squirrel_hunter]:lol:
Cheers mate!
You got your brakes sorted yet?
i have had a go at doing stopies...but not quite got the trick of it ???
breaded hoses might help :?
I have a standard set up and have no problem doing them provided the tyre and brakes are up to temp, just ask Strechie, I even performed this little trick with him on the back!
Yep he's right.. Although it did tilt a little to the right on the way back down :wink:
Unfortunately me cameras knackered and its got dirty again already. Oh well maybe next year!!!
Ha haaa haa. Any one else remember how this happened? On that cursed day at the end of July?
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