 veeeffarr Super Spammer
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 Bendy Mrs Sensible

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I use old engine oil to clean the chain.
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 veeeffarr Super Spammer
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 mchaggis World Chat Champion

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 Posted: 18:43 - 05 Dec 2005 Post subject: Re: CG125 - Cleaning various parts/Lubing |
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Something for melted textile cooked onto exhaust (Nitromors?)
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Elbow grease. Autosol might well be useful.
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Something for cleaning the chain (Haven't cleaned it since I got it, just spray shit on it)
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Take it off and clean it with a toothbrush and WD40/ paraffin. A wire brush can be useful for rust on the outside. Old engine oil is always useful stuff for lubing, just it gets flung off pretty quickly.
| Quote: | Something for lubing cables, contacts etc I think that the bit that connects my brakes to the wheel, kickstart pivot and basically everything that hinges and moves on my bike could do with a good squirt of something (Mainly to lube, and protection from corrosion would be a bonus! |
Cables want 3 in 1 spray lube, switches want WD40, electrical contacts want some emery paper/ wire wool and then vaseline (not grease).
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Also, anyone know how to remove a CG125 Battery? Any precautions I need to take? |
Seat and sidepanel off, unscrew/ unbolt the negative terminal first, then the positive. There's a strap to hold it in. Touching the terminals/ frame is fine, so long as you don't let anything bridge them (including your hand) and short it out. Avoid removing the positive before the neutral, or you'll short it out through the frame if you're not careful.
When putting the battery back in, attach the positive first, then the neutral. ____________________ I must not be a troll...
Mmmm, Guinness
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