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roofman
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yes..classic FM and sitting for 2 hours doing this has done more for my soul than the whole of Christmas holidaysSuccess!
How very satisfying.
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In Scotland we salt our roads in winter which makes things worse. I noticed they were rusty after just 1 day despite washing the salt of the bike. I will not be using it much until the weather improves, my 1955 Matchless does not have many nice shiney bits to get damaged, so I will be using it for short trips for now. Will report back on the success or otherwise.I always thought that was a fact of life
- with my Guzzis, all I have to do is drive through fog - well, more proverbially - and they're rusty again.
When they had been braked clean again, then, with the next bit of rain, at first you could see every single drop on the discs becoming rusty, until they were completely wet and therefore completely rusty ...
... to quote the British author of the great, funny book "French Revolutions", after he had been given a GDR racing bike as a child:
"Until then I hadn't understood rust as a process that you could actually watch."
Well, if they were rusty, then they also got clean again when braking - I never saw the need to do anything about it .... however, I also didn't have a bike as new as yours ... yet. or any such new vehicle, for that matter ....
I'm curious to hear what you report, I can hardly imagine how that would work ... Good success!
Carsten
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My discs don't really rust, sometimes get a bit under the pads but that is about it. I do remember on my VF400 they rusted like hell but you just didn't see it as they were enclosed. It basically used cast ventilated discs and they were a real PITA
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At least they worked when asked to. I once had a 500 Yamaha twin thing with stainless disks which required at least 200 yards of application before even thinking of any braking effect in the rain.My discs don't really rust, sometimes get a bit under the pads but that is about it. I do remember on my VF400 they rusted like hell but you just didn't see it as they were enclosed. It basically used cast ventilated discs and they were a real PITA
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Give it a wash you mucky sod or I'll have to reject the warranty when it does corrode.
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Hood
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It has now been washed but it may be in that state for a week or two if the weather is not kind
It gets used so yes it gets dirty, it is not a garage queen even though it may be an African oneyou mean you left your pride and joy sitting dirty for a week
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I did reject a corrosion warranty on a Goldwing that was ridden in the snow and left for6 months unused. Customer requested a return visit and turned out to be a body guard for a sheik in the middle east and was like a mountain. I stood my ground and thankfully he accepted it. I thought my last day had come.It has now been washed but it may be in that state for a week or two if the weather is not kind
It gets used so yes it gets dirty, it is not a garage queen even though it may be an African one
MSc today,the combo drill/tap are discounted heavily,as are their work trousers,but their on back order.
Anyone else use these just for the tap? I don’t like the anticipation of suddenly changing to low box just before the tap starts cutting.
Anyone else use these just for the tap? I don’t like the anticipation of suddenly changing to low box just before the tap starts cutting.
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My preferred taps are YG Prime powdered metal. They stand up well for me.
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cheers, looks like decent prices too, will get some to try.
Will see if I can find them easily enough over here... still too dear to get anything from uk, hopefully the brexshit will eventually sort itself out... lost a lot of my previous suppliers - simply way too costly, even if the prices are commesurate initially when you get humped with transport & import duties, it soon prices them out of the market.....
looks like decent prices too, will get some to try.Will see if I can find them easily enough over here... still too dear to get anything from uk, hopefully the brexshit will eventually sort itself out... lost a lot of my previous suppliers - simply way too costly, even if the prices are commesurate initially when you get humped with transport & import duties, it soon prices them out of the market.....
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Had to take my Lid in to Infinity Motorcykes York ( good guys) to have the visor adjusted, while I was there, this came home with me.
Not had to buy a satnav for at least 5yrs, and the Garmin Nuvi I had on the bike had stood up well to the weather it wasn't designed for. However on the trip home last week, I got fedup of it telling my I was in some city in China. Thought it was time to set free some months. With discount £310. expensive but has loads of features I might get round to using some day
Not had to buy a satnav for at least 5yrs, and the Garmin Nuvi I had on the bike had stood up well to the weather it wasn't designed for. However on the trip home last week, I got fedup of it telling my I was in some city in China. Thought it was time to set free some months
. With discount £310. expensive but has loads of features I might get round to using some day 