What did you do to your bike today ??

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Post by Stonesie »

Washed yesterdays bug harvest off it and gave it a good coat of wax.

Yesterday we had a good ride around the Yorkshire dales with lunch at a camp site near Muker, and a brief pit stop in Masham on the way home.

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I might polish that exhaust one day ;)
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Managed to get the garage door open (wires snapped and it fell off its runners, the other week)wedged it open, got the bike out and went for a quick spin. Got rained on, dried out all in a space of a hour lol.

Gave the bike a good clean and valet. Happy Days.
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The SX is having a full valet, ceramic sealant and XCP winter coating on it.
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Post by Cav »

Professionally or are you doing this yourself? I'd love to know which products are used :)
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Professionally.

I've no idea what he's using. I've had to get back to work.

He's got a Facebook page
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I didn't get to see what he was using. He even has the products in his van turned round so you can't see the labels. I did spot a couple of AutoBrite bottles
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Full Chain and Sprocket change, I cant believe how much crud was around the front cog! I managed to get a free chain link tool with it (AFAM) I have to say once I checked the YouTube help video it was really easy to use.

As always I do enjoy cutting the old one off....
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Got it very muddy at mx
Best I’ve ridden and felt on the ktm
Evie tried an 85 and now wants a bigger bike :(
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Took the speed or for an evening blast.

Said I'd be out for an hour... Yep hours later (bandit)

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Took the MV out for a couple of hours
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Went out for a little run, went through Windsor to filter through all the traffic :)

If anyone is wondering where all the motorcycle police are, well its Windsor, they were in packs of 6, everywhere, and at filling stations have a break.
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took me over two hours to jet wash 3 mx bikes, I still havent found a good cleaner that shifts mud but doesnt ruin parts
I need to invest in a petrol jetwash and do it at track but its more money and a big water tank to lug around !
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Perkles wrote:took me over two hours to jet wash 3 mx bikes, I still havent found a good cleaner that shifts mud but doesnt ruin parts
I need to invest in a petrol jetwash and do it at track but its more money and a big water tank to lug around !
"Hello Dragon's Den, my name is Perky"...
Must be a moneyspinner for someone, right there ^ .
Franchising a steam cleaning setup to each & every popular MX track in the country....
Who wouldn't want to cough up (£10, say) to take home a clean machine so they can spend their 3hrs relaxing with a beer.
That's £10 x how many riders per day.??
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StMarks wrote:
Perkles wrote:took me over two hours to jet wash 3 mx bikes, I still havent found a good cleaner that shifts mud but doesnt ruin parts
I need to invest in a petrol jetwash and do it at track but its more money and a big water tank to lug around !
"Hello Dragon's Den, my name is Perky"...
Must be a moneyspinner for someone, right there ^ .
Franchising a steam cleaning setup to each & every popular MX track in the country....
Who wouldn't want to cough up (£10, say) to take home a clean machine so they can spend their 3hrs relaxing with a beer.
That's £10 x how many riders per day.??
but I hate getting dirty :)
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Perkles wrote:,,but I hate getting dirty :)
Mate, I never had you down as pushing the broom.. :D
I envisaged you as selling the franchises, using your contacts to source supply of the plant etc,,,
Oh & "Ok Jones & Meaden, I'll accept your combined offer of 800k for 5% of my on-site MX cleaning franchise"
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ha ha 5% !!!!
can I shag Karen Brady as part of the deal !
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Post by C00kiemonster »

Rode it to do a few errands. Got soaked.

Rode it to see my parents. Got further soaked.

Rode it home. Dried out.

Life is back in balance. :D
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Perkles wrote:ha ha 5% !!!!
can I shag Karen Brady as part of the deal !
You wouldn't take her daughter instead??

.... that reads really badly. (facepalm) (lol)
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Spanked it in the dust on Sunday :)

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(shocked) You running on Hydrogen in that fuel tank Fkkr1s ? (clap)
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