what have you done to your "bike" today

[bigtwinthing]

looked at my yellow bike, and realised it badly needs a clean, oh and my pressure washer packed up yesterday, 3mths out of warranty, I won't buy another Clarke washer....

marcher are doing a K4 with 5 year warranty for £180 at Homebase. Thats the water cooled one with an inverter. I have one its ace and with 5 years thats a bargain.

[VTRDaz]

Only had it a week, so gave it a good once over as it's not on road until next month.
Next job is a bloody good clean - any recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???

Daz

[MacV2]

Only had it a week, so gave it a good once over as it's not on road until next month.
Next job is a bloody good clean - any recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???

Daz

Strip 'em off & apart, lashings of brake cleaner & a scrubbing brush.

As you have them apart pull the pistons out, clean them,check them...check the seals.

Bung the the split callipers in a ultra sonic cleaner if you have one.

Rebuild, bolt on, fresh fluid, jobs a good 'un.

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After...

[Watty]

Only had it a week, so gave it a good once over as it's not on road until next month.
Next job is a bloody good clean - any recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???

Daz

Strip 'em off & apart, lashings of brake cleaner & a scrubbing brush.

As you have them apart pull the pistons out, clean them,check them...check the seals.

Bung the the split callipers in a ultra sonic cleaner if you have one.

Rebuild, bolt on, fresh fluid, jobs a good 'un.

Maybe bleed em too Mac! If you want to stop that is

[chric]

wore my kevlar hoodie and forgot wallet had to put £2 in petrol all i had in my jeans
still i looked well hard in it and every one turned round at js with the noise of the cans

[MacV2]

Only had it a week, so gave it a good once over as it's not on road until next month.
Next job is a bloody good clean - any recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???

Daz

Strip 'em off & apart, lashings of brake cleaner & a scrubbing brush.

As you have them apart pull the pistons out, clean them,check them...check the seals.

Bung the the split callipers in a ultra sonic cleaner if you have one.

Rebuild, bolt on, fresh fluid, jobs a good 'un.

Maybe bleed em too Mac! If you want to stop that is

Fresh fluid requires a bleed through...surly not even a teal monkey would just pour a bit in the res & walk away thinking ''that'll do...''

[Watty]

You're flirting again Mac

[MacV2]

You're flirting again Mac

X's

[VTRDark]

any recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???

Bilt Hamber Auto-wheel
http://www.bilthamber.com/car-cleaning- ... -wheel-110

Great stuff but a bit pricey. Otherwise Surfex-HD is great for all general cleaning.degreasing. Just don;t ever use it neat. 50/50 - 60/40 with water is strong enough.
http://www.bilthamber.com/car-cleaning- ... /surfex-hd

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[chric]

its good much much lower carl like 10-1
20-1

[bigtwinthing]

Only had it a week, so gave it a good once over as it's not on road until next month.
Next job is a bloody good clean - any recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???

Daz

Strip 'em off & apart, lashings of brake cleaner & a scrubbing brush.

As you have them apart pull the pistons out, clean them,check them...check the seals.

Bung the the split callipers in a ultra sonic cleaner if you have one.

Rebuild, bolt on, fresh fluid, jobs a good 'un.

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After...

they look great. Brasso is great to polish the pistons up with.

[kev64]

As your cleaning you need to free up them pistons,I just used some Halfords Brake cleaner, didn't split calipers, just got each piston working, I fitted a little block of wood to stop 2 pistons moving,
freed the other two up, and like has been said, lashings of brake cleaner,and a tooth brush, hopefully your pistons aren't pitted to bad

[Pete.L]

Fitted some Metzler M7s front and rear.
They felt really strange when first leaving the garage but after a few miles to warm up and a quick click of the front compression and rebound they feel great. Can't wait to find out how they feel on a warm day, I've been pretty impressed already

Pete.l

[Virt]

Fitted some Metzler M7s front and rear.
They felt really strange when first leaving the garage but after a few miles to warm up and a quick click of the front compression and rebound they feel great. Can't wait to find out how they feel on a warm day, I've been pretty impressed already

Pete.l

They're amazing. Best tyre I've used, fitting a new rear one on Saturday! Wouldn't trust anything else at the moment

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[kev64]

Swapped carbs again
Removed rear wheel for powder coating
started cleaning swing arm