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kurts cleaning
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2000 11:15 pm
by gdod1@yahoo.com
what the hell you going to do to this bike, with this kind of
cleaning?
Surgery ???? ( next we swab the inside of the chain links with a Q-
tip) get a life! go ride the bike..... GD
cleaning - nklr
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2000 1:45 am
by Tumu Rock
On Sat, 23 Sep 2000 14:18:36 -0600, Kurt Simpson (Editor Dual Sport News)
wrote:
I need a fast, painless way to wash it. What should I do?
Get a big bucket of warm water, buy a bottle of car wash liquid. Mix. Buy
a couple of wash mits. Hose down the bike thoroughly. Need only be careful
not to put water in the exhaust pipe hole. Start from the top and work down
rinsing often. Don't wash in direct sunlight. Rinse...lots of suds...change
water often. Rinse. When you get to
very dirty parts. Use a different wash mit so you don't bring grit to body
parts. Lots of suds, wash spokes, rims, steering arm frame. Rinse. Lots of
suds...rinse. Dry with Chamois or one of those miracle absorbers you can get
for $8 that make great adventure touring towels. Now you are 1/3 done. Now
get some good liquid or past wax with Carnuba. Wax and polish everything in
sight except your seat. Lots of clean dry white cloths for polish. Now you
are 1/2 done. Now remove your side panels and seat. Clean everything in
sight with Simple Green or WD-40 or both. All the while look for anything a
miss, loose nuts bolts, tighten everything. Look for wires. Battery
overflow in place? Anything loose take out all the way and put Loctite
blue on it and put it back in. Now you're 2/3 done. Get the bike on a stand
and by hand rotate the rear wheel spraying the chain with WD-40 and wiping
with a cloth held between the wheel and the countershaftsprocket...be
careful not to get your fingers caught in
anything. Adust your balancer chain while you're down there. Check your
chain tension. Spray some chain wax on the cleaned chain or wait until later
after it is warm. Spray all the front swingarm joints with WD-40 or Simple
Green and get in there and clean.
Do the same up under the fenders and on the underside of the bike. Lube
your sidestand. Lube your cables. Call it good.
Kurt
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Kurt,
You're single aren't you? If not I sure hope you detail your S.O. with the
same care. ;')
dat brooklyn bum
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