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Re: Gen 1 v Gen 2 - tony_d123 - 04-12-12
Those wheels look fantastic as they are! Would definitely keep the black, nice contrast to all the silver.
Re: Gen 1 v Gen 2 - Falcon 269 - 05-12-12
(04-12-12, 06:47 PM)tony_d123 link Wrote: Black always looks good (IMO), lighter colours look great until they have been covered in chain oil a few times and you have to keep cleaning them. Are you a serial cleaner?
A good powder coat finish makes cleaning so easy, much easier than the stock black-painted wheels. Literally a wipe with a rag and a drop of WD40 to clean off the cack and leave them gleaming.
Re: Gen 1 v Gen 2 - bigbluebear - 05-12-12
I generally wash the bike after each run out but the rims need properly cleaned with autosol otherwise they will tarnish and degrade pretty quickly. I normally don't ride in the wet and only when I get caught out and the bike goes away during the winter months....the threat of salt corrosion would ruin the bikes condition. My mate has Triumph Speed Triple 1050 and he put it away last winter without cleaning it properly after the roads were gritted.....the damage has completely ruined it.
I love the silver/black combination but I have seen a striking metallic type silver colour that would make the wheels stand out and look really good against the silver on the bike.....there would still be enough black. I have also thought about powder coating the spokes gloss black and the whole of the rims silver to keep the contrast.
I have also seen the other bikes with the side panels and airbox cover painted to match and that is another additional option I am considering.....but then that maybe just too much.
Re: Gen 1 v Gen 2 - Grandma - 09-12-12
(23-11-12, 03:43 PM)PaulSmith link Wrote: [quote author=Grandma link=topic=5153.msg46719#msg46719 date=1353506612]
... as the back wheel locked up and sent the bike into a snake...
What locked the wheel up? Was it your luggage, bearing failure, chain, gearbox or engine?
[/quote]Sorry not been on for a while due to nasty chest infection which even prevented me from riding bike...I was too wobbly!
[/size][/color]It was the luggage slipping that locked the back wheel, despite frequent checks by me, the Police who stopped to check I was O.K said they have come across a few of the model doing the same!
[/size][/color]Have used the same luggage on several bikes for many years and 1,000's of miles, including Gen 1 Fazer 1000 and never had it move before :\
Re: Gen 1 v Gen 2 - durchy - 11-12-12
Have had two Gen 2s, one was 2008, which I changed for 2009 model with ABS. Have since done 12K miles without problems apart from seat, which I agree is murderous after a couple of hours-have gel pad fitted, but still not too good!
Previous to those two bikes I had Fazer FZS 600 for 6 years, and sometimes wonder if the FZ1 is that much better!
By the way, I think Bigbluebears bike looked good, and also block paving was very impressive job!
Re: Gen 1 v Gen 2 - pitternator - 11-12-12
if his bike is that clean...I wager he regularly steam cleans his blocks too!
I have blockpaving front and back and its murder in the winter , needs regular pressure washing to keep anything like clean. Maybe a dearer block would stay clean longer ....
Re: Gen 1 v Gen 2 - bigbluebear - 11-12-12
Pressure wash them every Spring and only when its raining otherwise I'm out on the bike, anything to get me out the house and keeps me off the naughty step.