Quote from: Razgruff on 08 April 2016, 12:48:00 amI wash my bike about once or twice a year. sometimes bits get accidentally cleaned when being replaced or checked I live on a farm and have about a mile of dirt track before I get to Tarmac. so washing it is pretty much a waste of time.I did pressure wash it off the other day, so there is now a space between the exhaust manifolds and the engine block again. forgot the oil filter was down there , it's been so long since I've seen it I take a pride it the filth on my bike purely to wind up the people who spend more on trick bits and polish than they do on what they put in the petrol in the tank I don't s'pose it'd really bother you anyway but when i resprayed my engine a few years back i jetwashed it first and it literally blew the engine paint off, so i would say to others to be careful about ever using one.Plus water tends to get in places that you don't want, i remember my airhorn sounding like nails down a chalkboard for 3 days until it dried out.
I wash my bike about once or twice a year. sometimes bits get accidentally cleaned when being replaced or checked I live on a farm and have about a mile of dirt track before I get to Tarmac. so washing it is pretty much a waste of time.I did pressure wash it off the other day, so there is now a space between the exhaust manifolds and the engine block again. forgot the oil filter was down there , it's been so long since I've seen it I take a pride it the filth on my bike purely to wind up the people who spend more on trick bits and polish than they do on what they put in the petrol in the tank
Worry about engine paint
You should have seen it before I washed it
This is my unmolested, one owner, out all year round, 86000 miler. It gets out a lot in all weather
Now where did I put that tube of Autosol lets get them rear alloy peg hangers polished
Quote from: unfazed on 11 April 2016, 10:16:59 pmThis is my unmolested, one owner, out all year round, 86000 miler. It gets out a lot in all weather Looking good, shame about the colour. 86k good going. Had many issues over the years unfazed. I have to say the bike looks sharp.
Quote from: tommyardin on 12 April 2016, 09:36:18 am Now where did I put that tube of Autosol lets get them rear alloy peg hangers polishedI'm puzzling over something to do with this at the moment. All my previous Fazers, I've polished the rear peg hangers with Autosol, and they seemed to dull down very quickly again. But the current bike, I've not touched with the stuff, and the peg hangers have remained shiny and clean with just hosing off and a quick wipe with a rag. So I'm wondering if the peg hangers are lacquered in their original form, and over-zealous polishing takes that lacquer off, and maybe I just now happen to have a bike where the previous owner hasn't touched the hangers with anything more than water or a mild detergent, leaving the finish intact.
Wow the inside of that lump looks pristine unfazed, scavenge pump filter looks spotless. Wonder what mine looks like inside at 34K. Since I have owned the bike the oil has been changed along with the oil filter every 4000 miles, not sure about any previous history. The only thing I have noticed is a very slight rattle from the clutch basket and pulling in the clutch lever quietens it down (it has done this ever since I purchased the bike 3 years ago) I mentioned it to my mechanics and they said it was fairly normal and nothing to be concerned about at all, one of the mechanics rides a boxeye and he said that he replaced the whole clutch trying to stop his from rattling to no avail, his rattles worse than mine.
Quote from: Hedgetrimmer on 12 April 2016, 11:11:24 amQuote from: tommyardin on 12 April 2016, 09:36:18 am Now where did I put that tube of Autosol lets get them rear alloy peg hangers polishedI'm puzzling over something to do with this at the moment. All my previous Fazers, I've polished the rear peg hangers with Autosol, and they seemed to dull down very quickly again. But the current bike, I've not touched with the stuff, and the peg hangers have remained shiny and clean with just hosing off and a quick wipe with a rag. So I'm wondering if the peg hangers are lacquered in their original form, and over-zealous polishing takes that lacquer off, and maybe I just now happen to have a bike where the previous owner hasn't touched the hangers with anything more than water or a mild detergent, leaving the finish intact.Strange my alloy work dulls over a few weeks and needs polishing again, I don't mind doing it but would be better if I did not have to.The old Autosol brings it up well. I remember years ago it was called Solvo Autosol, and the engine cases of my BSA 650cc Super Rocket A10 used shine like chrome, my nails were always black from the mixture of alloy and Autosol, used to get most of it off fumbling with the G\F's bra strap, much to her annoyance, the discoloured bra strap not my fumbling. [size=78%] [/size]
Tommy - bad news fella. You're pristine bike has just been moved from the "pristine" category to the "in need of improvement" category. The neglect of your bike is highlighted below - the weekend is coming so we require improvement pics by Monday (cotton wool buds may help).