Filthy Bike - Page 2 - SV650.org

07-02-06, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Diveboy

Hello mate. I'll have to keep an eye out for you. I live in Whitley and travel down the A19 to work. Look out for a Yellow SV650s (two yellow SV's in Whitley ohhh suits you)

As for keeping it clean its impossible just give it a rub down once a week and oil the chain. If you get any major problem give me a shout then we can both point at it and scratch our heads

heh, coincidence eh?

I travel from Whitley Bay to Doxford Park in Sunderland. I've not seen you yet but I'll keep my eyes open! I might have to take you up on the pointing and head scratching as I really haven't got a clue . . .

cheers,

Al

07-02-06, 08:31 AM

Yeah I'm doing daft hours at the moment normally leave about 6:30am and come back around 7pm.

I sometimes go to the doxford park turning as my parents live in Houghton

07-02-06, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diveboy

Yeah I'm doing daft hours at the moment normally leave about 6:30am and come back around 7pm.

I sometimes go to the doxford park turning as my parents live in Houghton

I do all sorts of crazy hours as I do tech support at a call centre in Doxford Park.

07-02-06, 01:42 PM

T-Mobile???

northwind · 07-02-06, 02:35 PM

I keep mine absolutely festering, but it's in good nick underneath. Just cleaning it's no use, because the second you go on the road again you get new filth on clean metal. That can be even worse than leaving it filthy (if it's an electrolytic effect, salt on ferrous metal, then old salt is less bad than new salt, for example)

So, I clean it, cover it thoroughly with ACF-50, which is an aviation corrosion inhibitor that you can buy by bottles or aerosols. Some bike shops sell it now, so do M&P, Polishing Shop, and it's often on Ebay. The aerosols are better than the bottles IMO, easier to use, more expensive though. Once you get a good coating of that, it doesn't much matter what lands on top of it.

Stainless bolts help too.

07-02-06, 04:33 PM

This is my second winter on the SV now and it still looks great. Just make sure you give it a really good clean at least once a week.

I use Scottoiler FS365 spray on mine after every ride! Forks, radiator, oil cooler engine, everywhere gets covered in the stuff. By the end of the week the bike looks minging and all furred up, hose the majority of the crap off and then give it a good wash and bobs ya uncle.

Thats all you need to do for winter riding.

07-02-06, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by copper kettle

T-Mobile???

yeah, that's the one

07-02-06, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoRk ChOp

This is my second winter on the SV now and it still looks great. Just make sure you give it a really good clean at least once a week.

I use Scottoiler FS365 spray on mine after every ride! Forks, radiator, oil cooler engine, everywhere gets covered in the stuff. By the end of the week the bike looks minging and all furred up, hose the majority of the crap off and then give it a good wash and bobs ya uncle.

Thats all you need to do for winter riding.

that's all very good but I don't get home till 10:45 some nights and have no energy. It's my own fault for working shifts i suppose!

07-02-06, 07:07 PM

i work in the City centre so i actually drive up Ryhope road, however i do venture up North when im trekking up Hexham way.

07-02-06, 08:22 PM

ACF-50 is brilliant one good coating last for ages, it even works on any existing rust bits, and unlike the Scottoiler FS365 does n't get washed off.

07-02-06, 02:35 PM	#15
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	I keep mine absolutely festering, but it's in good nick underneath. Just cleaning it's no use, because the second you go on the road again you get new filth on clean metal. That can be even worse than leaving it filthy (if it's an electrolytic effect, salt on ferrous metal, then old salt is less bad than new salt, for example) So, I clean it, cover it thoroughly with ACF-50, which is an aviation corrosion inhibitor that you can buy by bottles or aerosols. Some bike shops sell it now, so do M&P, Polishing Shop, and it's often on Ebay. The aerosols are better than the bottles IMO, easier to use, more expensive though. Once you get a good coating of that, it doesn't much matter what lands on top of it. Stainless bolts help too. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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07-02-06, 08:31 AM	#12
Diveboy Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah I'm doing daft hours at the moment normally leave about 6:30am and come back around 7pm. I sometimes go to the doxford park turning as my parents live in Houghton

07-02-06, 01:42 PM	#14
copper kettle Guest Posts: n/a	T-Mobile???

07-02-06, 04:33 PM	#16
PoRk ChOp Guest Posts: n/a	This is my second winter on the SV now and it still looks great. Just make sure you give it a really good clean at least once a week. I use Scottoiler FS365 spray on mine after every ride! Forks, radiator, oil cooler engine, everywhere gets covered in the stuff. By the end of the week the bike looks minging and all furred up, hose the majority of the crap off and then give it a good wash and bobs ya uncle. Thats all you need to do for winter riding.

07-02-06, 07:07 PM	#19
rob13 Guest Posts: n/a	i work in the City centre so i actually drive up Ryhope road, however i do venture up North when im trekking up Hexham way.

07-02-06, 08:22 PM	#20
mynameis Guest Posts: n/a	ACF-50 is brilliant one good coating last for ages, it even works on any existing rust bits, and unlike the Scottoiler FS365 does n't get washed off.