an expensive day (for a student anyway)

[hazza]

well as student moneys tight but today i went wild, i got some shit from lidl in the morning and a new engine and exhaust in the afternoon and plan to drop the engine in tomorow after already taking the old one out, but this new engine is a state on the outside, what is the best thing to use to shift all the shit and oil and salt of the engine?
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3 Honda NC50's(Sold)-->'72 Puch Maxi S (Sold, want it back!)--> '90 Yamaha RXS 100 (Stolen)--> '87 Honda Cub 90(Sold) --> '95 Kawasaki Eliminator (Sold) --> '98 Bandit 600 (Sold) -->'07 SV650S (Current)

[T1z3R]

muck off is good as far as ive been told.

got an autoglym goody bag here that i picked up at the bike show but havent tried any of their stuff yet.
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duck my sick!

[RI_HA]

lol im a student, im not poor

I got 5k fi SAAS just for the banter

Soz just wanted to rub that in

[Cog Head]

get some carb cleaner, it works wonders, iv only recently discovered the magical doings of carb cleaner but i likey a loty pretty cheap too , i need some more to clean up my engine ounce iv got the replacement piston
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LukeVFR: Cog Head is a Karma whore
McGee: Hence I smell like a gimp

[hazza]

carb cleaner you say?...just so happenes the dude at the pub makes it for a living...freebies!!!...i was thinking of using the old mans dremel to get some of teh baked on shit off what you think?
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3 Honda NC50's(Sold)-->'72 Puch Maxi S (Sold, want it back!)--> '90 Yamaha RXS 100 (Stolen)--> '87 Honda Cub 90(Sold) --> '95 Kawasaki Eliminator (Sold) --> '98 Bandit 600 (Sold) -->'07 SV650S (Current)

[carlnicholson...]

Pound shop will sort you out matey, get some of their cheepo maintenance spray. Decent sized tin and all for a quid. Cleans my frame and engine a treat.
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"THOSE WHO RISK NOTHING, DO NOTHING, ACHIEVE NOTHING, BECOME NOTHING."

[mr.z]

umm engine degreaser?

stinky but works very well (because thats what its designed to do), just dont get it on anything rubber

Gunk is what i use, £5 should buy you a big load of it, enough to do several engines.
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[map]

Best stuff for cleaning bikes is brake cleaner (NOT brake fluid).
Buy it in a big can from an automotive factors and get a spray bottle (maybe get one thrown in free, like the ones used to spray plants).

You can buy spray cans of the stuff but that works out expensive. Big can, small spray bottle is the way to go.

Then just spray on and wipe off. The stuff evaporates without leaving any residue and you can use it to clean bodywork, seats, just about anything on a bike.

Should help clean up an engine. It shifts the stuff they use when they ship brake discs.

HTH
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Gibbs, what did Duckie look like when he was younger?

[Rob W]

I found paraffin was pretty good at removing caked on crap when I did my head gasket.


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TS50 > Senda 125 > ZXR400 > CB-1 > GSX-R1000 > Bandit 600 > ZXR750 H1 > GSX-R750 SRAD > '98 RR-W Fireblade > T595 Daytona > Hornet 900 > '04 Fireblade > GSX-S1000F (x2) > '23 XSR900

[8316]

Money ain't tight just because you're a student! 4.2k a year is plenty and 1.8K interest free overdraft aint bad either!


isn't enough if you want a blade by the end of the year though....
looks like its 16 weeks of pizza delivering for me!
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Now own a Fireblade!! Speed Limits? Bah!