Grim Rider
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Have to say I'm with Fanum - why go to all that effort just to garage it and ride something else? Might as well sell it and let someone get some use out of it. 
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I like a clean bike but that is taking the piss ! 
I do get that some folk enjoy cleaning cars and bikes ( my old man is one of them,I am not) I like cleaning shoes strangly enough.
I can even see the point of having it so clean that it can be an "ornament" in the house or put away as a long long term investment but i genuinely believe they should be ridden which is what i do and worry about the cleaning later
I do get that some folk enjoy cleaning cars and bikes ( my old man is one of them,I am not) I like cleaning shoes strangly enough.
I can even see the point of having it so clean that it can be an "ornament" in the house or put away as a long long term investment but i genuinely believe they should be ridden which is what i do and worry about the cleaning later
Well said - totally agree - a balance between riding and maintenance/cleaning - nothing beats riding a bike that you have serviced and know inside out
I think I'm also in the clean bike brigade. But it doesn't mean i don't ride it (i do daily, all weathers). OPs might slot into the latter category. Ahem.
But i don't get Fanum's take on it. When i come to do work on the bike i want bolts to unscrew, i don't want to be fighting with a mile of crud (which can be hiding faults/corrosion). If you look after something and i don't mean OCD level, it'll last a damned long time. I had my ST1100 for nearly 18yrs and it was well looked after and did 235k miles on it. MOT guy couldn't believe it's age each yearly visit. Sadly is owner couldn't claim the same
. If it hadn't been nicked I might still be riding it! Tho I'm secretly happy cos it meant i discovered the 1150, albeit very late !
But i don't get Fanum's take on it. When i come to do work on the bike i want bolts to unscrew, i don't want to be fighting with a mile of crud (which can be hiding faults/corrosion). If you look after something and i don't mean OCD level, it'll last a damned long time. I had my ST1100 for nearly 18yrs and it was well looked after and did 235k miles on it. MOT guy couldn't believe it's age each yearly visit. Sadly is owner couldn't claim the same
. If it hadn't been nicked I might still be riding it! Tho I'm secretly happy cos it meant i discovered the 1150, albeit very late !
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I think I'm also in the clean bike brigade. But it doesn't mean i don't ride it (i do daily, all weathers). OPs might slot into the latter category. Ahem.
But i don't get Fanum's take on it. When i come to do work on the bike i want bolts to unscrew, i don't want to be fighting with a mile of crud (which can be hiding faults/corrosion). If you look after something and i don't mean OCD level, it'll last a damned long time. I had my ST1100 for nearly 18yrs and it was well looked after and did 235k miles on it. MOT guy couldn't believe it's age each yearly visit. Sadly is owner couldn't claim the same
There's a world of difference between looking after it whilst riding it, and
It would be a nice bike to come across in years to come when every other bike is a minger. Why not keep it in a bubble ? Who says bikes should be ridden? There are no rules . if you want to ride it ,ride it, if you don't dont. Same goes for cleaning/ serving.
Pleasure comes in many forms, if I had the space I'd have bikes in the house mostly unused just to look at��
Pleasure comes in many forms, if I had the space I'd have bikes in the house mostly unused just to look at��
iftikartaxis
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Clean bike
I'm one of the clean bike brigade
In fact I clean my cars just the same
Must have got it in the AA
My father in laws cars were immaculate
My dad was ex RAF ex Police he would never let us have dirty shoes
So I just love stuff clean look after it.It will look after you
Don't mind the bike getting dirty just spend 2/3 getting it clean again
I'm one of the clean bike brigade
In fact I clean my cars just the same
Must have got it in the AA
My father in laws cars were immaculate
My dad was ex RAF ex Police he would never let us have dirty shoes
So I just love stuff clean look after it.It will look after you
Don't mind the bike getting dirty just spend 2/3 getting it clean again
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I only clean my wheels on my bike when the tyres need changing bikes are there to be used I wash mine sometimes .
johnfoxllb
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Thanks for the positive comments.
It's definitely a garage queen. No point in riding it now that I've gone to these lengths (that's what my new Africa Twin will be for)
I've run out of cotton ear buds, must dash, completion photos to follow once she's had a service, to which she will be trailered.
I love ornaments!!
It's definitely a garage queen. No point in riding it now that I've gone to these lengths (that's what my new Africa Twin will be for)
I've run out of cotton ear buds, must dash, completion photos to follow once she's had a service, to which she will be trailered.
I love ornaments!!
johnfoxllb
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I pulled out of the Tracer deal, they look a bit camp, going to get the new Twinkie, a man's bike!
Totally agree with that. Riding my bike and cleaning bike. Bliss !
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That's a Mivv silencer.
Same as the one I just fitted on my bike
I got mine for £216 new from eBay (came from Italy)
I think it sounds OK without being stupidly loud
That's also a ridiculously clean garage!
I like riding my bike, but I also like cleaning it.
Rode it all winter and just finished a 3day clean, which all my bikes get once a year.
Lovely 1150, but it will be a shame to wrap it in cotton wool, ride it and clean it again next year.
Steve
Rode it all winter and just finished a 3day clean, which all my bikes get once a year.
Lovely 1150, but it will be a shame to wrap it in cotton wool, ride it and clean it again next year.
Steve
Lovely Bike John
You spent the money buying her!
You keep her how you want
Are you free for a bout a month My Garage needs sorting
...
You spent the money buying her!
You keep her how you want
Are you free for a bout a month My Garage needs sorting
...
johnfoxllb
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Lovely Bike John
You spent the money buying her!
You keep her how you want
Are you free for a bout a month My Garage needs sorting
LOL
Too busy......
Well Johnny
Hows you keeping.
You have that bike looking great i would be of the the thinking of
you buy the bike do with it what ever makes you happy and if this is your thing
well done.
Can i drop mine down to you ? it would be a bit of a challenge for you but then i am at
the other scale from you but i do try my best to keep it running right and it gets serviced
every 6000 miles
Just out of interest what did you pay to get your headers pipes polished.
cheers davey
ps the phase change jacket is great
Hows you keeping.
You have that bike looking great i would be of the the thinking of
you buy the bike do with it what ever makes you happy and if this is your thing
well done.
Can i drop mine down to you ? it would be a bit of a challenge for you but then i am at
the other scale from you but i do try my best to keep it running right and it gets serviced
every 6000 miles
Just out of interest what did you pay to get your headers pipes polished.
cheers davey
ps the phase change jacket is great
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