Winter Maintenance - What you guys got planned

[Ianboydsnr]

I've acf50'd it and that's it really apart from a wash every weekend

Do you find that washing removes the acf 50?

Washing sounds a bit extreme. Pointed a hosepipe at mine this weekend and looking good now all the crud is gone (well not counting what I picked up this morning). Will do it again and top up the ACF before I go on my Christmas hols.

Having never used it before I've just invested in some ACF50 and am kind of assuming that it forms a coating so you can just hose off the dirt with fresh clean water. I imagine that if you wash the bike normally i.e. with shampoo and a sponge you will end up taking the ACF50 off.

Using ACF50 is easy, I spray some into the cap then use a brush to brush it everywhere, as spraying it via the can gets it everywhere bar where you want it, once on dirt tends to stick to it, just hose the salt of the brakes and the bike every ride, touch up bits that look clean, leave the dirty bits, as that is dirt binding to the ACF50, then in the spring clean the bike using gunk, a sponge and shampoo will have some effect, but it's slow and not as good as using the gunk or similar, I use some engine degreaser from Eurocar parts, in a 5 litre tin, but it works the same as gunk!

[solorider]

I have planned fit the Ivan's kit and sort out the carburation issue, I haven't told the wife how much the kit cost yet!! Also paint the clutch and cam covers,order a set of stick coils and do a service including check the valve clearences, but most importantly,

Find the keys which my wife and her friends lost somewhere in the house, and they can't remember where they put them.

[Ianboydsnr]

Well I plan on sorting the suspension on my gen1, already bought the front bushes, but despite the bike having done 17k miles, it will need the rear shock replaced, i don't even want to ride it before its sorted, I also need to fit heated grips, braided hoses, and a power socket for my garmin sat nav, my brother has the same gen 1, and thinks this suspension upgraditus is a waste of money and effort, boy is he going to be surprised at the difference 


I need to replace the alternator on my ural as well, nothing up with it, only it's nick named the hand grenade, because it seizes and explodes killing the engine

[Lez72]

I've already given mine the ACF50 treatment and a service so I'll be fitting the 'Venhill' front and rear brakelines the Mrs bought me for my birthday a few days ago 

[AyJay]

A chap on the ZZR14 forum did a comparison test of ACF50 in his back garden over a few months with some bare metal shelf supports he had lying around. It's certainly worth using something.


http://www.zx14r.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=4466&p=28930&hilit=acf50#p28930

[locksmith]

Winter maintenance?      Out in the cold garage?      Have a word with yourselves!