What have you tinkered with today?

[DomP]

Red ones, do you literally spray it everywhere on the engine/frame? Does it not collect a lot of dust and cr*p in hard to reach places?

[garynortheast]

Leave it for a few hours and it dries. You can buff it up a bit then too for added shine!

[maviczap]

Tried to install a Continuous Ink System on my printer, I used one before on my old printer, which lasted 10 years of kids printing loads of stuff.

This one doesn't work in my new printer, grrrrr

Ferckin printers

[Craig380]

Originally Posted by DomP

Red ones, do you literally spray it everywhere on the engine/frame? Does it not collect a lot of dust and cr*p in hard to reach places?

It does collect dust etc, but you can just leave it with the dust on and it won't corrode. It works best when applied really lightly, either sparingly with a clean brush or from a rag moistened with the stuff.

My previous bike was a 1976 GT380, and the 35+ year old chrome on that would get rust spots at the merest sniff of salt. I started painting all the chrome with ACF using a 1-inch brush every October, before the roads were gritted. I'd then leave it without washing or wiping it off after winter rides, until the spring. It looked horrible with all the salt and crap crusted on it, but a quick wash, dry and a wipe over with an ACF-soaked rag, and the chrome came up perfectly year after year.

That proved to me the stuff works

[Red ones]

I won't deny it looked carp before I cleaned it.

[DomP]

Thanks, it's going to get spayed everywhere tomorrow then.

[Nobbylad]

Replaced the original steering head bearings with Koyo tapered rollers, sealed on the bottom, regular on the top. Also replaced front wheel bearings.

Unfortunately still getting pulsing under braking, so having a dial gauge delivered today to check the discs.

Could do without having to buy new discs

Charged the bike battery again. If the bikes not used for 6 days battery goes flat so looks like I'll have to get a new one.

Also cut 8cm off the ART can for my twin exhaust conversion. Didnt go well, band saw grabbed and snatched the inner core tearing the ss outer and crushed the can against the bandsaw clamps. That'll teach me for being lazy and not cutting it by hand!
Looked around at work and theres some ss pipe the correct diameter to re sleave the can but its 4mm thick so dont think I'll use that lol. Got most of the dents out with a heat gun and pry bar so it aint tooooo bad.

Re attached my sons pitbike endcan as that kept dropping off at the track last weekend. Spotted a dirt bike stand in the track shop but wasnt paying £20 for it so made one out of wood

[TheRamJam]

Finally fitted the Leo Vince can as well as the GB Racing covers

Looks sweet and she sounds awesome. Some pics below.

[Littlepeahead]

I had a good look at the chain and sprockets on Stu's KTM. Definitely in need of a change so got him to book it in. He never cleans the chain, or seemed aware the sprockets were well past their best.