New bike - what would you do...? - SV650.org

Tigerrrr....... · 27-03-13, 10:50 PM

Bought a brand new 125 which is currently in the showroom and ready to go.

As long as it remains dry, would you ride the bike home despite the roads being covered in salt, or........

would you wait until the roads are free from salt after heavy rain and dry (could be a while), or.......

would you cover the bike in Scotoiler F365 (or similar) and ride the bike home in the first scenario?

What would you do?

27-03-13, 10:52 PM

Go rent a van and pick it up

JamesMio · 27-03-13, 10:56 PM

Me? I'd ride it home and just make sure to give it a good clean when I got back, OR book it into All Year Biker and get it coated in ACF50

http://www.allyearbiker.co.uk/

Fallout · 27-03-13, 10:56 PM

It's a bike. Ride it!

Seriously, 1 ride in salt isn't going to corrode anything noticeably, especially if you give it a hose down when you get home.

This level of paranoia is no fun! How can you enjoy a bike if you won't even ride it home for fear of it losing its showroom shine?

Ch00 · 27-03-13, 10:57 PM

Ride it home. Its only a bike (I know!!) but they are waterproof

Tomor · 27-03-13, 11:02 PM

Take some acf50 and cover the front of the engine first, or ride it home, give it a good hose down and cover in acf. Unless it is a Chinese 125, it wont fall apart at the sight of salt!

Tigerrrr....... · 27-03-13, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fallout

It's a bike. Ride it!

Seriously, 1 ride in salt isn't going to corrode anything noticeably, especially if you give it a hose down when you get home.

This level of paranoia is no fun! How can you enjoy a bike if you won't even ride it home for fear of it losing its showroom shine?

It's also a work of art and a pleasure to own and admire.

littleoldman2 · 27-03-13, 11:12 PM

Picture ?.

Tigerrrr....... · 27-03-13, 11:37 PM

Make, model, picture - all irrelevant.

It's the principle I'm interested in.

I also have a superbike which I hardly ever ride. Just love looking at it when I remove the cover and take it out the garage. There's not a speck of dust on it!

It's a bit like having a bottle of whisky from the Titanic. Would you actually want to open it?

27-03-13, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigerrrr.......

There's not a speck of dust on it!

It's a bit like having a bottle of whisky from the Titanic. Would you actually want to open it?

Gotta be a van job then.

27-03-13, 10:50 PM	#1
Tigerrrr....... Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 155	New bike - what would you do...? Bought a brand new 125 which is currently in the showroom and ready to go. As long as it remains dry, would you ride the bike home despite the roads being covered in salt, or........ would you wait until the roads are free from salt after heavy rain and dry (could be a while), or....... would you cover the bike in Scotoiler F365 (or similar) and ride the bike home in the first scenario? What would you do? __________________ Be safe, be seen.

27-03-13, 10:52 PM	#2
Elliott Guest Posts: n/a	Re: New bike - what would you do........ Go rent a van and pick it up

27-03-13, 10:56 PM	#3
JamesMio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Scotland's Deep South Posts: 1,461	Re: New bike - what would you do........ Me? I'd ride it home and just make sure to give it a good clean when I got back, OR book it into All Year Biker and get it coated in ACF50 http://www.allyearbiker.co.uk/ __________________ "That **** on the push-bike." Creatomatic

27-03-13, 10:56 PM	#4
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: New bike - what would you do........ It's a bike. Ride it! Seriously, 1 ride in salt isn't going to corrode anything noticeably, especially if you give it a hose down when you get home. This level of paranoia is no fun! How can you enjoy a bike if you won't even ride it home for fear of it losing its showroom shine? __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)

27-03-13, 10:57 PM	#5
Ch00 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 477	Re: New bike - what would you do........ Ride it home. Its only a bike (I know!!) but they are waterproof __________________

27-03-13, 11:02 PM	#6
Tomor Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yateley, Hants Posts: 2,306	Re: New bike - what would you do........ Take some acf50 and cover the front of the engine first, or ride it home, give it a good hose down and cover in acf. Unless it is a Chinese 125, it wont fall apart at the sight of salt! __________________ Yam XT125R - Sold SV650 -Sold DL 650 K6 - Sold 2012 Street Triple R - For Sale - Linky here

27-03-13, 11:12 PM	#8
littleoldman2 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cramlington Northumberland where we are truely blessed Posts: 1,388	Re: New bike - what would you do........ Picture ?. __________________ used to be littleoldman but forgot password due to failing memory

27-03-13, 11:37 PM	#9
Tigerrrr....... Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 155	Re: New bike - what would you do........ Make, model, picture - all irrelevant. It's the principle I'm interested in. I also have a superbike which I hardly ever ride. Just love looking at it when I remove the cover and take it out the garage. There's not a speck of dust on it! It's a bit like having a bottle of whisky from the Titanic. Would you actually want to open it? __________________ Be safe, be seen.

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