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#1 KildareMan

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Posted 12 April 2007 - 02:18 PM

Saw the cleanest bike ever today at lunch time. Take a bow TC. Jesus that Bandit is immaculate. I felt unworthy being parked next to you. :rolleyes:

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#41 Alan

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Posted 05 June 2007 - 12:58 PM

Now I can join the clean bike brigade because I don't commute anymore

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Post icon Posted 05 June 2007 - 01:20 PM

Meet you at Sunset to compare bikes so!
TC

OH! you traitor!!! you sold your bandit.
Congrats on the Blackbird. Beautiful machine alright.
Grand for touring.
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Posted 05 June 2007 - 03:47 PM

Roadmincer, on Jun 5 2007, 01:05 PM, said:

I use Jizer, put it on, leave for 5 mins, scrub the feck outa the bike with soapy water, toothbrush come out, take the awkward rust bit out (around the head stock n stuff), half an hour doing the pipes, scrub the whole bike, back to the pipes, more jizer, get all the crap off that...

Start drying and applying the autosol to the shiney bits, let that sit...

While thats sittn, go back and grease up all the bits the jizer took the grease from, stand, gear lever, clutch lever, lube up the chain, refill the scottoiler, get her primed and going, THEN start wiping the autosol in with your fingers (heat from your hands makes it apply better, sez it on the tube...) then the LINT free cloth, off it comes and she is bootiful and gorgeous and ready to blind the crap outa anyone, haw haw,

Still have to get that derusting gel stuff Larry was telln me about, Autosol aint great tbh...

Whats Jizer???

Is it something you "whip up" yourself?

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Posted 05 June 2007 - 07:40 PM

Larry, on Jun 5 2007, 04:47 PM, said:

Whats Jizer???

Is it something you "whip up" yourself?

its a degreaser, we use it for cleaning out screw and recip compressors that fail due to burn outs......

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Posted 05 June 2007 - 08:03 PM

wigam, on Jun 5 2007, 08:40 PM, said:

its a degreaser, we use it for cleaning out screw and recip compressors that fail due to burn outs......

AAAHHHHH!!! Thanks Wigam

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Posted 05 June 2007 - 08:53 PM

Larry, on Jun 5 2007, 09:03 PM, said:

AAAHHHHH!!! Thanks Wigam :mrgreen:

Also known as 'Jaysis' fluid, coz you put it on, the stuff comes off and you go 'Jaysis'...

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Posted 05 June 2007 - 10:25 PM

TC, on Jun 5 2007, 02:20 PM, said:

Meet you at Sunset to compare bikes so!
TC

OH! you traitor!!! you sold your bandit.
Congrats on the Blackbird. Beautiful machine alright.
Grand for touring.
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Posted 05 June 2007 - 10:31 PM

Al aka Bandit, on Jun 5 2007, 11:25 PM, said:

Currently still a Bandit Owner :mrgreen:

Yeah, she blocks the 'bird in the driveway,

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Posted 06 June 2007 - 09:49 PM

Roadmincer, on Jun 5 2007, 01:05 PM, said:

Still have to get that derusting gel stuff Larry was telln me about, Autosol aint great tbh...

Do you remember the name of it?

Al

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Posted 06 June 2007 - 10:06 PM

I'd just like to say..... its on!!!
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Good... Bad.... I'm the guy with the gun.

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Posted 07 June 2007 - 08:22 AM

sutty, on Jun 6 2007, 11:06 PM, said:

I'd just like to say..... its on!!!
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Freaking took me all night that did and then he just swans out with the camera

"Feeling so good today" http://www.youtube.c...h?v=aOIJtS4gbaY

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Posted 07 June 2007 - 10:06 AM

The Bit, on Jun 7 2007, 09:22 AM, said:

Freaking took me all night that did and then he just swans out with the camera :headslap:

All this talk of cleaning bikes, I almost feel like ... maybe I'll just lie down until the feeling passes. It might fall apart if I took all that muck off! Mind you, it was bothering someone else how dirty my bike is, so he started cleaning it :lolly:

but after the drive home the only thing left sparkling was the reg plate. Wonderful! :glare:

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 02:35 PM

xlr82nil8, on Jun 6 2007, 10:49 PM, said:

Do you remember the name of it?

Al

Here you go AL.

http://www.hammerite.com/uk/products/usage...emover_gel.html

I think you can get it in Halfords.

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 09:28 PM

Ta Larry

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Posted 12 June 2007 - 08:10 AM

sutty, on Jun 6 2007, 11:06 PM, said:

I'd just like to say..... its on!!!
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That's one nice bike Sutty, apart from the pipes, the dry clutch, the maintenance costs, etc etc etc :lolly:

& as for the camera - Canon DIGITAL IXUS. Pleaseee. Did you have no money left after being skinned for the Duke?

Only jealous of the bike.

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Posted 31 July 2007 - 11:09 AM

When I first bought Max my bigget dilemma (after insurance) was what to clean him with (oh and tax). (Erm.... and the licence, etc) :weird_ti:

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Anyhoo............... I did a small bit of research into what some of my buddies clean theirs with and was kinda perturbed to find out it was washing up liquid. <_< Now for those of you who don't know (and I'm sure most of you do), there is an exorbatant (sp?) amount of salt in washing up liquid, hence it being so good at washing up - abrasive properties. And have any of you ever noticed that your hands are dry after washing up - the salt absorbing the water from your skin (so I've been told). :guns7:

So I started using Johnson's baby shampoo. And considering what that's used for there's no possibility of it being abrasive and it has good cleaning properties.

So, what do you use on your baby??

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Posted 31 July 2007 - 11:17 AM

Autosol: chrome (on a VFR ???), non painted metal parts (forks, exhaust,...)
Daz white: rims, fairing, painted metal parts
washing liquid (green/ecological thingy not fairy®): fairing, painted metal parts
Brake cleaner: brake discs, calipers, ....
Carb cleaner: any engine part
WD40: remove grease/tar (see autosol also). I try to use WD40 on small/specific areas. I find it too "greasy" to cover the bike with it. Oh and I clean the shower panel with it too :weird_ti:

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Posted 31 July 2007 - 12:12 PM

Hi Witchy

Ye should see TCs bike - spotless! Whatever he uses (sure as shootin ain't washing up liquid) it really gets the bike gleaming

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Posted 31 July 2007 - 12:16 PM

Rudy, on Jul 31 2007, 01:12 PM, said:

Hi Witchy

Ye should see TCs bike - spotless! Whatever he uses (sure as shootin ain't washing up liquid) it really gets the bike gleaming

Rudy

Like I said to you mate afte you scoffed all them Buns lol If I told you what was in them I would have to shoot you lol
Same with cleaning me bike!!!
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NEVER NEVER Use Washing Up Liquid.
NEVER!!!!

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Posted 31 July 2007 - 03:29 PM

zOU, on Jul 31 2007, 12:17 PM, said:

Zou I'm knackered just reading that!!!

TC, on Jul 31 2007, 01:16 PM, said:

Why?? (I do!)

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