New to me GS1200 Rallye - “Must Haves”

Popinman said:
ACF50 applied - far too thick again, even after warming it and applying with a hairspray type pump bottle.
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Best way to apply this stuff is with a spray gun and compressor. I can get the product to a mist which provides just the right level of coverage. For the more exposed areas i make it a slightly heavier application. That spray bottle that comes with the .95litre bottle is only good for your orchids.
 
You can use the pump bottle designed for applying S100 bike cleaner. It's an HDPE bottle with a pumping handle to pressurise it with air and nozzle designed for applying gel-consistency chemicals. It is perfect with ACF50 as the spray is a fine mist. Cheap as chips alternative to buying a compressor and every bit as good imho. Costs about £18.

Standard pump bottle supplied with bult containers is (deliberately?) wasteful and uses that horrible cheap and not very cheerful soap dispenser type of trigger. Trouble is you need two of those pressure bottles if you also want to keep on using S100! One for that and another for the ACF50. Worth it on both counts.
 
Thanks for your thoughts on ACF50. Don’t bother with the hairspray type bottles they’re crap. I’ll look at the S100 bottle as can’t really justify buying a compressor.
 
Luckily i have a small compressor, it cost me circa £90 IIRC, add some hose and couplings and that came to around £130, not bad i thought. I also paid £8 on evilbay for a HVLP spray gun and it does the ACF50 job just perfectly, really atomizes the liquid into a fine mist. Well worth the outlay im thinking.
 
I just spray some ACF 50 into a small pot and with a small paint brush and piece of cloth I just cover the parts that are likely to corrode. Can’t see the point of doing the whole bike. Years ago I paid to have it done professionally and they sprayed the whole bike including the plastics🙄. Even under the seat was treated which attracted all the crap to stick. First ride out and the bike looked a right mess. Road crap stuck to it everywhere. I don’t want my bike looking filthy dirty. Regular washing is good enough for my bike. I guess commuters that don’t get chance to wash the salt off regular would benefit from spraying more of the bike.
I have a mate and his bike is completely covered with ACF 50 and it always looks a mess. He tells me it’s as good as new underneath all the grime.
To me that’s a bit like not shagging your girlfriend so that the next bloke gets a better ride.
 
Dougie Danger said:
I just spray some ACF 50 into a small pot and with a small paint brush and piece of cloth I just cover the parts that are likely to corrode. Can’t see the point of doing the whole bike. Years ago I paid to have it done professionally and they sprayed the whole bike including the plastics��. Even under the seat was treated which attracted all the crap to stick. First ride out and the bike looked a right mess. Road crap stuck to it everywhere. I don’t want my bike looking filthy dirty. Regular washing is good enough for my bike. I guess commuters that don’t get chance to wash the salt off regular would benefit from spray more of the bike.
I have a mate and his bike is completely covered with ACF 50 and it always looks a mess. He tells me it’s as good as new underneath all the grime.
To me that’s a bit like not shagging your girlfriend so that the next bloke gets a better ride.
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I spray my entire bike and never wash it. My last GSA left me after 3 1/2 years looking as good as the day it was new, indeed the next owner wrote to me and complemented me on how well looked after it had been. So its each to their own.
 
Delboy777 said:
I spray my entire bike and never wash it. My last GSA left me after 3 1/2 years looking as good as the day it was new, indeed the next owner wrote to me and complemented me on how well looked after it had been. So its each to their own.
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Exactly
To me that’s a bit like not shagging your girlfriend so that the next bloke gets a better ride. 😂
 
Popinman said:
Cheers Dougie. Have you used this? I’m all for buying the cheaper option, but would want to be certain it can cope with the ACF50 being so thick. The one I linked specifically says for applying the gel based Sdoc. Could also be marketing bdollocks.....
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I stand the bottle in hot water for 20 mins prior to application.
 
Popinman said:
ACF50 applied - far too thick again, even after warming it and applying with a hairspray type pump bottle.
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That's what I use, but diluted 50% with brake cleaner. I get a very fine mist that seems to get in everywhere - nothing has shown signs of corrosion since I started using it this way.
 
Popinman said:
Cheers Dougie. Have you used this? I’m all for buying the cheaper option, but would want to be certain it can cope with the ACF50 being so thick. The one I linked specifically says for applying the gel based Sdoc. Could also be marketing bdollocks.....[/QUOTE

It’s the one my mate uses and I think he also warms the ACF prior to using it.
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