Naked Bikes

[Weedy]

How do those of you who ride all year round keep the pipes from corroding and getting furry during the winter?

Ta, Weedy
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[snapperslappe...]

got some gunk cleaner from wilko's of about 2 quid, after the daily commute, squirt this shit onto pipes n exposed metal, forks ect ect....and spray off with a hose. Not had any problems with the salt on either bike, but a but of rust inhibiter like w5 on paintwork/metal and grease inside frame tubing helps.............

[jimbothe]

Keep them polished up

If in regular use they shouldnt get furry,mine dont
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[Weedy]

What do you polish them with, and how often?
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[jimbothe]

Auto sol mainly but occasionally a polish in a blue bottle with a gold lid called 'mer'.

It's actually a car polish but using past experience (used to be a valeter).It actually works extremely well if polished on after auto sol and makes the finish last twice as long and doesnt make any difference regardless of how hot the pipes get i.e no bad smells or anything

i polish mine once a month,mer claims to last for up to 6 months but with the constant high temp of the pipes i just do it every month.
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[Weedy]

Excellent, thanks for that I'll stock up on some
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[jimbothe]

Im sure there are tons of different methods to use but that one works best for me.

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[G]

If I was bothered, some kind of high temp paint.

[stinkwheel]

Stainless headers for the win.

Fit and forget.

[kawakid]

I hose the bike down every day during winter and spray all over with Scottoiler preventative spray.

Its in a yellow container and a litre costs about £7.
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[alone]

Stainless headers are good.. Until you drop off a curb that's a lil higher than you thought, and punch a small hole in them (I suck)...

As for keeping the bike clean and shiny.. Why bother? Works fine caked in shite (obviously some parts need to be checked). I'd rather give it a good solid clean maybe once a year.. Not that I've ever cleaned a bike properly yet.
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[MarkJ]

[Nath]

[Kal]

[Louise]

Mine wernt too rusty/brown muck when I brought it. But I leave the engine running for a few mins till the pipes are just luke warm.
Add Autosol - Wirewool and the jobs done - took 5 mins and a lil buffing up.

[mark83]

[MarkJ]

Dunno, spraying FS365 on stuff that looks slightly corroded seems to actually get rid of the rust for me!

I think it's extreme3d who doesn't hose his bike down after a ride and just coats it in FS365 instead, and his bike is shiny! Due to the salt inhibitors I think, I'm sure he'll be along soon.

[veeeffarr]

[mark83]

Truth is, I actually like to wash my bike on a sunny sunday.

But when you get home on a cold, dark, rainy tuesday night after a bastard of a day at work, don't really wanna get my knees soggy and scrape the underside of my bikes......


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[craigs23]

Much easier on a naked bike than a faired one - less bodywork to remove to get to them.

[Nath]

Well Kal does highlight another solution: Avoid rusted downpipes by not actually having downpipes!

Suspect the 4-into-1 for the 550 would have rusted up this winter if it was on the bike, but my homemade exhaust has faired pretty well.
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