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K3 VMU

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Registered: 28th Jul 06
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeen,ken
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17th Mar 10 at 21:42

well last friday went down to Alloa and picked up guy from my works R1 he bought, very clean bike (and it has a steering damper fitted

)

so we arranged that on saturday we would go out for our first run of the year.

the roads still have quite alot of grit/sand on them in some places, but in some other places it was perfect, and it was a perfect day for it.

forgot how good it feels to give it a big handfull of throttle and terrorise the countryside

the bike was very dirty after our afternoon out, so gave it a wash and polish and tucked it back up in the workshop until i get back from singapore.

i have just ordered new rubber for it too, not cheap, but needed

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/120-70R17-180-55R17-Pirelli-Diablo-SuperCorsa-BSB-NEW_W0QQitemZ300323060413QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item45eca63abd

no square tires here

few pics for your enjoyment.

out:

I had my small plate on as i had left my tiny one at home

back in the workshop clean (without the front stand for some reason?):

back on both stands and quad back in next to it:

Sorry theres no speedlines/gsi kits/redtops

[Edited on 19-03-2010 by K3 VMU]

[Edited on 22-03-2010 by K3 VMU]

[Edited on 23-03-2010 by K3 VMU]

[Edited on 25-03-2010 by K3 VMU]

Kano

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17th Mar 10 at 22:03

Looks like you tyre shined it in the side on pic..

Ive been out on mine tonight to drop it off at work for when I drop my van off tommorow. Roads still dont give me any confidence.

K3 VMU

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17th Mar 10 at 22:15

i think the tires were still wet? because by the second pic its all dry....

yeah i am the same, the roads are giving me no confidence, still have nearly managed to get my knee down though

if my trip to singapore on saturday gets pushed back till next week then i will be going to the bike show at ingilston on sunday, but will be taking car so i can buy some goodies.

AndyCorsaSport

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Registered: 12th Feb 06
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17th Mar 10 at 22:30

quote:
Originally posted by Kano
Looks like you tyre shined it in the side on pic..

A lad at my old place did this on his scooter

down the car park, turned, on its side into the fence

K3 VMU

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17th Mar 10 at 22:43

quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport

quote:
Originally posted by Kano
Looks like you tyre shined it in the side on pic..

A lad at my old place did this on his scooter down the car park, turned, on its side into the fence

i have done something similar, had just washed it at my mums and was wanting to get it back inside before it was dark, totally forgot the tires were still wet and the roads were dry, opened it up in first and the back wheel just lit up, back end slid out but i controlled it so it came back in, staright into 2nd,then 3rd..... clean pants needed

K3 VMU

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18th Mar 10 at 11:45

attention all you car cleaners/detailers:

what do you recon wou be the best product for cleaning my bike? theres is so much nooks and crannies that are pretty much impossible to get into with a brush/sponge.

i was thinking about this snow foam stuff , then a blast with pressure washer??

talk to me

Root

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18th Mar 10 at 11:49

sponge will ruin the paint eventually, for quality, use a wash mitt to wash, application pad to apply polish, micro fibre cloth to remove polish etc.

Ant B

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18th Mar 10 at 11:59

snow foam is very good,and it does losen all the dirt so its easyer to clean but if your bike/car is well protected with wax snow foam will more or less clean the bike if the dirt isnt to stuck on to the paint.

and as said by root use a deep pile wash mitt to reduce swerl marks.

and a micro fiber dying towel to dry it

K3 VMU

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18th Mar 10 at 12:03

i use a application pad for polish, and a microfibre for taking it off, but to be honest,there aint that much painted area!!

will i get this snow foam from Halfords?

Daimo B

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18th Mar 10 at 12:16

Dude, don't wash it.

I never wash my bike anymore.

Solution: Go to Halfrauds or other material place. Get some nice soft cleaning towels.

I soak one towel, wipe the bike over of all the dirt. As your using soft damp material is shouldn't scratch (nor should you have stones physically attached to your paintwork

)

I then use the other towel thing to dry the bike off, gets rid of watermarks as well.

Then if im feeling generous, i might give it a polish. But every time I come home I wipe over the bike and it takes me all of 10 minutes total.

I used to take a sponge to it and it took me bloody ages!!!!

fir3vip3r

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Registered: 14th Jun 06
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18th Mar 10 at 12:25

Ive got a big bottle of muc off thats always been good!

K3 VMU

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18th Mar 10 at 19:09

quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
Ive got a big bottle of muc off thats always been good!

well its just so happens i went an bought this today, along with a few other muc-off stuff, very reasonably priced....

tomorow will be a day of serious cleaning, wheels off (they have to come off for new tires anyway)

pics to follow....

fir3vip3r

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18th Mar 10 at 19:12

quote:
Originally posted by K3 VMU

quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
Ive got a big bottle of muc off thats always been good!

well its just so happens i went an bought this today, along with a few other muc-off stuff, very reasonably priced....

tomorow will be a day of serious cleaning, wheels off (they have to come off for new tires anyway)

pics to follow....

it appeals to my lazy side of rinse, spray on, scrub, rinse, dry, done!

did both mine and my brothers bikes in about 30 minutes yesterday! had an ace hoon as well today! forgot what its like to have good weather

[Edited on 18-03-2010 by fir3vip3r]

K3 VMU

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19th Mar 10 at 16:57

well after roughly 4 hours of cleaning, its done!!

now tucked up in the new garage, will hopefully get pics up tonigt, got a good blast on it today aswell before i cleaned it, coming towards the traffic cops above the speed limit hanging of the side was the highlight, once i had picked it back up the throttle got pinned, then got to my garage and started cleaning

sand-eel

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19th Mar 10 at 17:12

quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
Ive got a big bottle of muc off thats always been good!

Got that in the shed.

K3 VMU

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19th Mar 10 at 19:11

TODAYS EVENTS:

well took my bike from where i kept it over winter (my uncles farm) down to my new garage.

first stop was to give it a wash to get all the mud etc off (yes mud!! i had to take it through my uncles and it was a bit muddy)

bought a few products yesterday, and set about cleaning it. started off with a good pressure wash to blast all the shit off, then used a degreaser on all the parts that grease/grime get on,and gave it a scrub with this flexi brush thing i had, worked ace. then once rinsed, used the big bottle of spray and covered whole bike in it, then using my new mit thingy and clean water in a bucket cleaned it off. next was the wheels, then rinsed the whole thing, chamiosed dry, then took it to garage where it got put on its stands and used the spray prtoectant stuff and sprayed all the parts (except paintwork) then used the carnuba wax stuff and waxed all paintwork.

looking extremely clean now (like it usually is)

And the finished product, cant really see how well it looks in this pic, but ahwell

next plan is to get the wheels off (more cleaning, and tires getting fitted)

bike show at edinburgh on sunday

hope you guys like

Graham88

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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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19th Mar 10 at 19:54

Sweet, need to give mine a proper clean it's still got the same dirt from the last ride in August

K3 VMU

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19th Mar 10 at 20:30

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
it's still got the same dirt from the last ride in August

i feel bad if i have been out racing on my quad and i leave it for 1 day!!!!!!!!!!

Graham88

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19th Mar 10 at 20:42

I am a nightmare with my car, clean it if I get one spot of bird poo on, bike just gets left

K3 VMU

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19th Mar 10 at 20:54

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
I am a nightmare with my car, clean it if I get one spot of bird poo on, bike just gets left

should be the other way around

i am anal about both, but i only have the birds 206 nowadays, so i couldnt give a shit about it

Graham88

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19th Mar 10 at 20:56

All winter I've been promising to do a full wheels off clean but it's just been crappy weather all winter so never bothered. I was going to strip it down and replace a few bits but just didn't have the space as my garage is full of car parts after breaking up a car. Once I've got space she'll get a proper treatment

K3 VMU

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19th Mar 10 at 21:51

get it done, the days are nearly here when the bikes will be out in force, so get it done before its too late

Graham88

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19th Mar 10 at 22:00

Yep definetly

new brake pads to fit and bring on the first ride of the year!

mac1976

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19th Mar 10 at 22:06

the blue r1 was ma mates , got if of colin

K3 VMU

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20th Mar 10 at 20:29

quote:
Originally posted by mac1976
the blue r1 was ma mates , got if of colin

aye thats the guy, sound guy, clean bike!!

edinburgh bike show tomorrow, so gonna be an expensive day

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