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

[Biker's Nemesis]

WD-40 on a cloth

[Mike600F]

Biker's Nemesis said:

WD-40 on a cloth

Safe on the o-rings I take it?

[Merch131]

Going through some old photos, and found this... home made three cylinder front wheel drive trike...

[Prof Prolapse]

That's awesome.

It looks absolutely lethal.

[SAS Tom]

anonymous said:

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Didn't realise you had a tuono. Where's the pictures of that?

[Gavia]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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 Its an age thing, just be great full we are still alive after all these years

[Shadow R1]

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]

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 Its an age thing, just be great full we are still alive after all these years

[catso]

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]

[Gunk]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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...