It certainly gets a reaction... very funny one today from a very Welsh farmer at a petrol station..
Him. What CC is that?
Me. 2.5 litres.
Him. Looking confused, No what CC is it?
Me. 2500.
Him. Looking even more confused. Two thousand five hundred... walks away shaking his head👍
My favourite area as you know Enoch.
Stuart
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OK, not strictly true that I don't venture E of the A53, just not down the Leek end. I know the yellow bits well (and have eaten at the Pack Horse in Crowdecote a couple of times).
I've just been to get the bike out of the garage and ended up doing a quick Macc-Buxton-Whaley-Macc triangle before breakfast.
Horrible weather where I am today, so the local biking TZers are safe from my haranguing messages for at least 24 hours! In fact, it's Bea's birthday tomorrow so it looks like I'm probably stuffed until Monday (when the forecast is actually a little better)!
That said, I've just bought a load of stuff for my new cleaning regime.
Step one is to hose it down and give it a good covering with this.
Step 2 is to hose it down again and the wash it thoroughly with some of this, applied with a couple of these.
Finally, a good rinse and buff followed by a proper drying off with one of these.
I'm actually quite excited about washing it
Ooh Muc-Off, there's a divisive product! For some reason BMW hate Muc-Off and will use its use as a reason to reject corrosion warranty claims yet Triumph actively recommend it.
I must say I've used Muc-Off on all my bikes for many years and have never had an issue with it.
Popped some KTech Razor shocks on the scout bobber.....
I no longer feel my entire spine crying when I hit a pothole, manhole cover, bump or slight ripple in the road.
Beautiful workmanship and a British product too which is a bonus.
Been riding an Xmax300 around the island and it’s been perfect for the roads here. The topography and coastal roads are twisting rollercoasters often set on very steep inclines. Big hearted scooters are perfect and fun 2-wheelers!
And with my son we enjoyed riding beachside at sunset -
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I’m picking my days for taking it out now...really silly but I just don’t like the thought of it getting dirty and wet.
The blade is going to take the brunt of winter - put some heated grips on it last week so it’s now got no excuse to get out in all weathers ;)
I apply SDoc100 dry and then rinse off without any agitation (apart from wheels and sump guards) so the ACF50 applied to the engine and other areas should last a few washes. However, I regularly apply ACF50 to all visible nuts and bolts using cotton buds - doesn't take long and I can see whether there is any evidence of corrosion, plus doing it this way avoids getting on areas I don't want it.
all my bikes ive used pledge furniture polish and a rag , i dont see the point in drowning a bike in water unless you have too (im talking dirt bike levels of grime).
Tony I use the Meguars shampoo conditioner you have linked above. I only started using it this year previously I baulked at more than a fiver for 2.5 L of car shampoo.
All I can say is wow, I wish I had discovered it earlier, we have two white cars and they have never looked so good. Im sold even at £18 bottle.
Steve
Since owning the Ducati, it’s always been a 2 person job to remove the rear wheel.
The nut is tightened to 230Nm and it requires the wife to sit on the bike, apply front and rear brakes whilst I use a 55mm socket with 3/4 drive breaker bar and a piece of scaffolding pole for extra leverage.
Doing the nut up is ok, 230Nm isn’t that much, but it requires around 375Nm to loosen...
Enter my new toy. A Dewalt DCF894 impact gun, it’s a beast of a gun rated at 447Nm but breakaway torque for undoing stuff is rated at a massive 813Nm.
I have this tools smaller version which is great for car lug nuts and the like, but wasn’t up to the Ducati wheel nut.
I charged the battery, fitted the socket and it spins the rear nut off in seconds. So easy.
Going to beat this week's forecast of rain from tomorrow by taking a ride out to The Original Tea Hut in Epping Forest later this morning. If anyone else fancies it ping me a quick PM
Anyone get out today?
It was glorious in the Cotswolds.