Polishing

[Jrod]

I've taken all my fairings of as they are being sprayed atm. Whilst this is happeneing i'm going to pilish as much stuff as I can. Anyone got ideas of what stuff I can do ?

Done wheels, rearsets, engine casing and frame.

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[mchaggis]

If you can find a bare alloy part, polish it. It'll keep you busy and you'll not get fat, using all that elbow grease keeping it shiney.

Done the pipes, yokes or bars yet?
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[Jrod]

I ordered a carbon yoke protector but doesn't look like i'm gonna get it so I will probally do yoke soon. Bars are all hidden so not worth doing and the pipes are stainless.

[stinkwheel]

It'll all end in tears...exactly the day after you first ride it having polished everything then look in the garage and see it is all back to how it was.

You will cry even more when you realise that now you have polished it all, you are going to have to keep doing so for the rest of the time you own the bike. It will spoil your life, you will have to spend at least a full afternoon every weekend polishing bits and will avoid taking the bike out on the principle that it will need a lot of cleaning when you get back.

Take my advice, clart the whole thing with oily muck then ride it as much as you can. It will be worth damn all in three years anyway, polished or not.
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[Jrod]

The swinger and frame has been polished for months, I'm not fussed about dirt as I only clean it when I'm going anywhere the bike will be seen.

[Jrod]

O yer, matches my helmet.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/sp_a1057.jpg

[Dom_]

No fucking way, lol.

[Flip]

The 'nets biggest tart! Don't change Jordan. You're ace.

[stinkwheel]

I bet with a little photoshop work, you could tell if she took that picture whilst wearing nothng but her underwear or not.

Wise man say "Always check what you wear when take photo of shiny object."

[/letch]
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[VFR400UK]

Impressive stuff, i saw an imaculate vfr the other day, it has really made me realise how negelected mine is.

Is there anything you can put on steel to stop it discolouring?

[stinkwheel]

[mchaggis]

[Jrod]

I was wearing clothes when i took all the pics.

[the grim reaper]

I have to say though (in my opinion) , that lid is feckin awful You must be a nightmare to follow on a sunny day

I, for one, would never polish any alloy on my bike, I keep it clean-ish and maintained but that's all. Life's too short, I get little enough time to ride the damn thing, without having to polish it as well.

Cheers

Grim
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[Jrod]

I get tonnes of time to ride, so much so I can't afford the £50 a week petrol bills so I mayswell spend some of that time polishing.

[veeeffarr]

Zxr is a girl?

[Jrod]

[Yeti]

Is your Avator a pic of you then ZXR400er?
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[veeeffarr]

I'm not commenting on that!

[Yeti]

let me in on the secret then!
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[veeeffarr]

No I mean I'm not commenting on the avatar pic! I don't know whether Zxr is a girl or not!

[Yeti]

thats why i want to know!
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[lilredmachine]

same here actually.
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[The BeefMeister]

Look below her name, it says 'Page 3 Girl'...
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[Yeti]

i always thought that was because he/she was a tart when it came to bikes and tarty extras!
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