A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)

A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)

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Biker's Nemesis

38,534 posts

207 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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WD-40 on a cloth

Mike600F

1,049 posts

155 months

Thursday 9th February 2017
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Biker's Nemesis said:
WD-40 on a cloth
Safe on the o-rings I take it?

Merch131

812 posts

148 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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Going through some old photos, and found this... home made three cylinder front wheel drive trike...


Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

189 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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That's awesome.

It looks absolutely lethal.

SAS Tom

3,398 posts

173 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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anonymous said:
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Didn't realise you had a tuono. Where's the pictures of that?

Gavia

7,627 posts

90 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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Mike600F said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
WD-40 on a cloth
Safe on the o-rings I take it?
Of course it is, massive urban myth to think otherwise

scoobygaz1

218 posts

144 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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Found some photos of my old RC30



Only bike I was forced to sell(recession)

Edited by scoobygaz1 on Friday 10th February 18:43

SystemParanoia

14,343 posts

197 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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scoobygaz1 said:
Found some photos of my old RC30



Only bike I was forced to sell(recession)

Edited by scoobygaz1 on Friday 10th February 18:43
I'd be a little upset

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-VFR-750-RC-30-/131...

scoobygaz1

218 posts

144 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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I know I've been watching the prices starting to climb fast, and that's an import try to find a genuine uk one. I paid £8500 second hand in circa 1990 brand new £12000 ish from what I recall! Could have been worse

Edited by scoobygaz1 on Friday 10th February 19:41


Edited by scoobygaz1 on Friday 10th February 19:43

mak

1,434 posts

225 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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scoobygaz1 said:
I know I've been watching the prices starting to climb fast, and that's an import try to find a genuine uk one. I paid £8500 second hand in circa 1990 brand new £12000 ish from what I recall!

Edited by scoobygaz1 on Friday 10th February 19:41
Your not alone in looking back into the past mate, most of the bikes I had I wouldn't dream of trying to re live my youth with the over extortionate prices they command now, to be honest against modern machinery they will feel st biggrin Its an age thing, just be great full we are still alive after all these years smile

Shadow R1

3,798 posts

175 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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Mike600F said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
WD-40 on a cloth
Safe on the o-rings I take it?
Sure is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzyk4nq3ug0

SystemParanoia

14,343 posts

197 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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mak said:
scoobygaz1 said:
I know I've been watching the prices starting to climb fast, and that's an import try to find a genuine uk one. I paid £8500 second hand in circa 1990 brand new £12000 ish from what I recall!

Edited by scoobygaz1 on Friday 10th February 19:41
Your not alone in looking back into the past mate, most of the bikes I had I wouldn't dream of trying to re live my youth with the over extortionate prices they command now, to be honest against modern machinery they will feel st biggrin Its an age thing, just be great full we are still alive after all these years smile
yikes

catso

14,771 posts

266 months

Friday 10th February 2017
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boxxob said:
Gavia said:
Mike600F said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
WD-40 on a cloth
Safe on the o-rings I take it?
Of course it is, massive urban myth to think otherwise
I have always thought GT85 did a bit better job and left less residue, but there's not much in it. Although, now that WD own that brand, I wonder if the formulations will change to become more alike.
Don't know if 'O' rings are safe? (probably a different 'rubber') but I used GT85 to clean a corroded electrical switch in a flashlight. Left it soaking and it did the job fine but the 'rubber' boot on the switch turned to snot. Don't know if WD40 would have done the same though?

Biker's Nemesis

38,534 posts

207 months

Saturday 11th February 2017
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Gunk

3,302 posts

158 months

Saturday 11th February 2017
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scoobygaz1 said:
I know I've been watching the prices starting to climb fast, and that's an import try to find a genuine uk one. I paid £8500 second hand in circa 1990 brand new £12000 ish from what I recall! Could have been worse

Edited by scoobygaz1 on Friday 10th February 19:41


Edited by scoobygaz1 on Friday 10th February 19:43
That's been for sale for over a year, the price is nuts.

Gavia

7,627 posts

90 months

Saturday 11th February 2017
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catso said:
Don't know if 'O' rings are safe? (probably a different 'rubber') but I used GT85 to clean a corroded electrical switch in a flashlight. Left it soaking and it did the job fine but the 'rubber' boot on the switch turned to snot. Don't know if WD40 would have done the same though?
Urban myth. It won't damage the O rings at all. See the video posted earlier.

catso

14,771 posts

266 months

Saturday 11th February 2017
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Gavia said:
catso said:
Don't know if 'O' rings are safe? (probably a different 'rubber') but I used GT85 to clean a corroded electrical switch in a flashlight. Left it soaking and it did the job fine but the 'rubber' boot on the switch turned to snot. Don't know if WD40 would have done the same though?
Urban myth. It won't damage the O rings at all. See the video posted earlier.
I wasn't suggesting the WD40 damages chain 'O' rings. I've used WD40 for chain cleaning for years and have not had a problem.

I was recounting what GT85 did to a 'rubber' compound after a few hours of contact, a compound different to chain 'O' rings as it is a very soft (silicone?) type of 'rubber', I don't know if using WD40 would have caused the same thing to happen?

Jazoli

9,086 posts

249 months

Saturday 11th February 2017
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Biker's Nemesis said:
What the fk?

Reminds me of some thick yank drilling his cam cover to fit a NOS kit.

Biker's Nemesis

38,534 posts

207 months

Saturday 11th February 2017
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There is no silicone in WD-40. My track bikes brake pistons were only ever cleaned with WD-40 and a tooth brush, so no problem with Yamaha piston seals.

The only problem I found was that brushing your teeth afterwards you couldn't get rid of the WD-40 taste from the toothbrush.

srob

11,566 posts

237 months

Saturday 11th February 2017
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Gunk said:
scoobygaz1 said:
I know I've been watching the prices starting to climb fast, and that's an import try to find a genuine uk one. I paid £8500 second hand in circa 1990 brand new £12000 ish from what I recall! Could have been worse

Edited by scoobygaz1 on Friday 10th February 19:41


Edited by scoobygaz1 on Friday 10th February 19:43
That's been for sale for over a year, the price is nuts.
I disagree, I think that's about right and I reckon it would make you an absolute fortune if you're willing to wait a few years.

However successful (or not!) they were, Honda collectors have some deep pockets already and when these things start to get into the 'proper' classic era things like this (and the special NSX's) will, I suspect, make the prices people are paying for a Brough Superior look like change. For reference, they made only 200 NR750s I believe, far more than say an SS80 Brough that will cost you about the same now and Brough is a long forgotten marque...
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