Bike Plan Over Winter - What ya gonna do like
Discussion
rat840771 said:
The GSXR looks amazing, what do you use to clean the engine/rear suspension?
Also for the front calipers did you use brake cleaner, I found on mine when I used brake cleaner I could not get all of the brake dust off.
I use gunk to start with,on the whole bike , fairings/under the mudguard, worked in with various brushes, then hosed off.Also for the front calipers did you use brake cleaner, I found on mine when I used brake cleaner I could not get all of the brake dust off.
For some areas, I use the small melamine sponges, at my previous company I sold these to contract cleaners, now you get hold of them in the shops , called "Magic Erasers", "Magic Sponges " etc
They work really well on bare alloy (my LC crankcases gleam after a wipe over with them) and even on some plastics, getting rid of boot scuffs from the rear side panels etc..but they are slightly abrasive so steady as you go, I look at them as a kind of T Cut without the residue and mess.
They bought my slightly grubby KR1 mirrors to as new.
You normally dampen them slightly with water but with a shot of carb cleaner /GT85 or similar , as long as it isnt seriously corroded, they'll bring bare alloy up to nigh on new, as you can see from the suspension linkages.
They don't last long on alloy , so get a pack if you want to give them a try.
My calipers are not brilliant either, I used a few toothbrushes and plenty of brake cleaner, maybe I should have tried a sponge on those too!
After that it was a wipe over with an oily rag to maintain them as best as they'll ever be mate.
rat840771 said:
The GSXR looks amazing, what do you use to clean the engine/rear suspension?
Also for the front callipers did you use brake cleaner, I found on mine when I used brake cleaner I could not get all of the brake dust off.
I cleaned mine up over the weekend and found that the crusted-on brake dust wouldn't shift with brake cleaner alone. A stiff bristle brush helped, and some really tough bits just scratched it off with my nail wrapped in a rag doused in brake cleaner - did the job well enough before I got bored and moved on to something else!Also for the front callipers did you use brake cleaner, I found on mine when I used brake cleaner I could not get all of the brake dust off.
Thanks Podman! Looks like I'm off to Halfords at lunchtime to buy some 'Magic sponges' and brake cleaner. I'll try and get the bike to 'Podman' standards.
For some areas, I use the small melamine sponges, at my previous company I sold these to contract cleaners, now you get hold of them in the shops , called "Magic Erasers", "Magic Sponges " etc
They work really well on bare alloy (my LC crankcases gleam after a wipe over with them) and even on some plastics, getting rid of boot scuffs from the rear side panels etc..but they are slightly abrasive so steady as you go, I look at them as a kind of T Cut without the residue and mess.
They bought my slightly grubby KR1 mirrors to as new.
You normally dampen them slightly with water but with a shot of carb cleaner /GT85 or similar , as long as it isnt seriously corroded, they'll bring bare alloy up to nigh on new, as you can see from the suspension linkages.
They don't last long on alloy , so get a pack if you want to give them a try.
My calipers are not brilliant either, I used a few toothbrushes and plenty of brake cleaner, maybe I should have tried a sponge on those too!
After that it was a wipe over with an oily rag to maintain them as best as they'll ever be mate.
podman said:
rat840771 said:
The GSXR looks amazing, what do you use to clean the engine/rear suspension?
Also for the front calipers did you use brake cleaner, I found on mine when I used brake cleaner I could not get all of the brake dust off.
I use gunk to start with,on the whole bike , fairings/under the mudguard, worked in with various brushes, then hosed off.Also for the front calipers did you use brake cleaner, I found on mine when I used brake cleaner I could not get all of the brake dust off.
For some areas, I use the small melamine sponges, at my previous company I sold these to contract cleaners, now you get hold of them in the shops , called "Magic Erasers", "Magic Sponges " etc
They work really well on bare alloy (my LC crankcases gleam after a wipe over with them) and even on some plastics, getting rid of boot scuffs from the rear side panels etc..but they are slightly abrasive so steady as you go, I look at them as a kind of T Cut without the residue and mess.
They bought my slightly grubby KR1 mirrors to as new.
You normally dampen them slightly with water but with a shot of carb cleaner /GT85 or similar , as long as it isnt seriously corroded, they'll bring bare alloy up to nigh on new, as you can see from the suspension linkages.
They don't last long on alloy , so get a pack if you want to give them a try.
My calipers are not brilliant either, I used a few toothbrushes and plenty of brake cleaner, maybe I should have tried a sponge on those too!
After that it was a wipe over with an oily rag to maintain them as best as they'll ever be mate.
decide wether or not to take my r6 off the road. if i do then get some fairings and get them painted up and find a cheap ratter keep me occupied on the roads for abit or if not spend some money on the gsxr track bike. brembo master cylinder to replace the old unit then get it remapped to loose its stupid flat spot. Then decide and book either portimao or cartegena early next year.
Biker's Nemesis said:
Sort the suspension on my 125, Maxon rear shock built to my speech on its way soon then get the new fork stanchions fitted and some tube cut and fitted on top of the fork springs to make it stiffer.
Then wait for next year to go hunting 1000cc superbikes.
Bloody hell , all this time , you never let slip once, maintained the subterfuge ....go on , you must be , got to be ,...you are , aren't you ....Then wait for next year to go hunting 1000cc superbikes.
ex traffic plod ....!??!
Biker's Nemesis said:
hebegb said:
Bloody hell , all this time , you never let slip once, maintained the subterfuge ....go on , you must be , got to be ,...you are , aren't you ....
ex traffic plod ....!??!
A sub what?ex traffic plod ....!??!
No, I'm a BMW GS owner.
b
ds. Can't trust anybody nowadays ....Edited by hebegb on Wednesday 14th October 19:17
hebegb said:
Christ ! You never told us that either !! It just gets worserer, , I can take everything I thought I once knew of you and throw it in the bin.....if only I knew then what I know now ...I would never have ventured out to be so publicly humiliated .....
bds. Can't trust anybody nowadays ....
OK, I'm an ex SAS instructor, ex Police Superintendent, Ex 500cc GP Champ (on a GS) porn star. b
ds. Can't trust anybody nowadays ....Edited by hebegb on Wednesday 14th October 19:17
Biker's Nemesis said:
hebegb said:
Christ ! You never told us that either !! It just gets worserer, , I can take everything I thought I once knew of you and throw it in the bin.....if only I knew then what I know now ...I would never have ventured out to be so publicly humiliated .....
bds. Can't trust anybody nowadays ....
OK, I'm an ex SAS instructor, ex Police Superintendent, Ex 500cc GP Champ (on a GS) porn star. b
ds. Can't trust anybody nowadays ....Edited by hebegb on Wednesday 14th October 19:17
Do you envisage any more pre-winter training exercises before they turn the lights off ...?
hebegb said:
Now then , that wasn't so hard was it ? ....and don't you feel better for getting it all out there and off your chest ?.....I am happy we can go forward from here .....( if still a little miffed about the GS thing .....bit rich really ...shouldn't keep aces like that up your sleeve for this long.).....
Do you envisage any more pre-winter training exercises before they turn the lights off ...?
Wouldn't mind sewing up the Tiddly-Wink world championship.Do you envisage any more pre-winter training exercises before they turn the lights off ...?
Biker's Nemesis said:
hebegb said:
Now then , that wasn't so hard was it ? ....and don't you feel better for getting it all out there and off your chest ?.....I am happy we can go forward from here .....( if still a little miffed about the GS thing .....bit rich really ...shouldn't keep aces like that up your sleeve for this long.).....
Do you envisage any more pre-winter training exercises before they turn the lights off ...?
Wouldn't mind sewing up the Tiddly-Wink world championship.Do you envisage any more pre-winter training exercises before they turn the lights off ...?
k me ! I half fancied my chances at that ..,! I bet you're gonna turn up on THAT fking bike too !!!I'm flipping out of here.
Yoda400 said:
hebegb said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
hebegb said:
OK, I'm an ex SAS instructor, ex Police Superintendent, Ex 500cc GP Champ (on a GS) porn star.
Now then , that wasn't so hard was it ? ....
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