What did you do to your bike today?

[bonio]

Washed mine too.

 

 

Can't ride it as I'm at home self-isolating before hospital tomorrow. 

[S-Westerly]

More what I didn't do. Due its first MOT tomorrow but as I'm still away obviously not going to happen. May try and get my son in law to do it when he's next up north. Otherwise I'll have to faff about with it when I get home. 

[Stu]

Rode it some more

 

I need to be careful I will get accused of being a biker soon! 

[Pie man]

2 hours ago, Stu said:

Rode it some more

 

I need to be careful I will get accused of being a biker soon! 

I went for a little ride today and shamefully I have booked a day off tomorrow - ride to North Wales all being well.  

[Stu]

1 minute ago, Pie man said:

I went for a little ride today and shamefully I have booked a day off tomorrow - ride to North Wales all being well.  

 

Sorry but if you have no pics to back any of this up then its all lies 

 

 

 

[Pie man]

Went out over to Parbold Hill for a ride, New Bumot top box on the bike. The test comes tomorrow around North Wales (North Wales in the distance) 

 

[Fish]

Passed my Mod 1 in the pissy rain  

[Zwan]

Cleaned and waxed mine, i always use turtle wax polish, it works on everything, ( except exhaust)  then just wipes over,

Booked ferry tickets for my trip to arran with the wife next month

[Joe85]

Had a ceramic protective coating applied. Sounds like a complete waste of money, so I did it anyway.

 

[Pie man]

48 minutes ago, Joe85 said:

Had a ceramic protective coating applied. Sounds like a complete waste of money, so I did it anyway.

 

I thought about it, then saw the price. 

[Gerontious]

I did consider that for the Africa Twin.. but the idea of buying a brand new bike and then not being able to ride it for a few weeks was just a tad off putting.

[Joe85]

56 minutes ago, Gerontious said:

I did consider that for the Africa Twin.. but the idea of buying a brand new bike and then not being able to ride it for a few weeks was just a tad off putting.

I want to ask why, but I’m afraid of the answer.

[Gerontious]

1 hour ago, Joe85 said:

I want to ask why, but I’m afraid of the answer.

 

 

Well.. ceramic protective coating means taking the downpipes off and sending them away. isn't that what you were on about?

[Bender]

3 minutes ago, Gerontious said:

 

 

Well.. ceramic protective coating means taking the downpipes off and sending them away. isn't that what you were on about?

I thought it was the paint protection coating? 

[Gerontious]

14 minutes ago, Bender said:

I thought it was the paint protection coating? 

 

 

well.. thats definitely not what I was thinking of.  https://www.zircotec.com/exhaust-coatings/

 

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Edited June 28, 2021 by Gerontious

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Havig got it filthy last week riding in the rain I'd washed it but hadn't got round to polising the spokes. So this morning's job was to get it onto the lift with the wheels hanging free and ACF the spokes. It's a fiddly job and I'm glad I've got the original Bobber with a single disc at the front, but it is strangely satisfying when done.

[Keeper96]

Fitted a new chain and sprockets to my tiger 955i 

[dynax]

I am hoping Xena is now fixed, the new part arrived this morning.

I cut part of the housing off with a dremel to get better access to the seal, separated the bellows from the rest of the housing without any damage, cleaned everything up and applied some silicone gasket maker and put it all back together, left it to cure for about an hour while I had some dinner.

Refitted the cover and filled with coolant and went for a ride, there seemed to be some fluid coming out but it was not running out like it did, I think it could be some residual coolant from before as it just seemed to bubble as if it was purging itself, will see how it is in a while and will take her out again later and see if all is well

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

2 hours ago, dynax said:

I am hoping Xena is now fixed, the new part arrived this morning.

I cut part of the housing off with a dremel to get better access to the seal, separated the bellows from the rest of the housing without any damage, cleaned everything up and applied some silicone gasket maker and put it all back together, left it to cure for about an hour while I had some dinner.

Refitted the cover and filled with coolant and went for a ride, there seemed to be some fluid coming out but it was not running out like it did, I think it could be some residual coolant from before as it just seemed to bubble as if it was purging itself, will see how it is in a while and will take her out again later and see if all is well

Fingers crossed....

[Joe85]

19 hours ago, Gerontious said:

 

 

Well.. ceramic protective coating means taking the downpipes off and sending them away. isn't that what you were on about?

Ah right, nah i had the paint protection added. 

 

Thought you were gonna deliver some bade news about riding it after the application; not that i matters in this shite weather. 

[Fish]

On 28/06/2021 at 18:07, Joe85 said:

Had a ceramic protective coating applied. Sounds like a complete waste of money, so I did it anyway.

 

A proper ceramic coating lasts for years. The one applied to my car the day after picking it up almost 5 years ago is just starting to lose it's protection.

[Pie man]

1 hour ago, Joe85 said:

Ah right, nah i had the paint protection added. 

 

Thought you were gonna deliver some bade news about riding it after the application; not that i matters in this shite weather. 

I don't know much about this Ceramic coating malarkey. Is it only applied to the paint work, I thought it was applied to the engine - exhaust and all other gubbins that would need cleaning. Is there any need for ACF50. I'm pretty clueless 

 

[Joe85]

Just now, Fish said:

A proper ceramic coating lasts for years. The one applied to my car the day after picking it up almost 5 years ago is just starting to lose it's protection.

That’s good news. I have to say, the bike now looks cleaner than the day I picked it up.

[Joe85]

Just now, Pie man said:

I don't know much about this Ceramic coating malarkey. Is it only applied to the paint work, I thought it was applied to the engine - exhaust and all other gubbins that would need cleaning. Is there any need for ACF50. I'm pretty clueless 

 

Yeh he coated everything that wasn’t rubber, essentially. Apparently gives it a hydrophobic coating too. Not sure how true that is, but the dealerships flogged it to me when I was at my most vulnerable - post purchase, pre-pickup.

[Pie man]

I'm going to give it a good coat of looking at, I commute all year round - if it can keep the dreaded road salt from attacking the bike it might be worth a punt. I will have to compare it to applying ACF50 each year to two bikes.