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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ribbert on June 22, 2015, 09:51:20 AM

Title: My "Highway Weary Bike"
Post by: ribbert on June 22, 2015, 09:51:20 AM
Quote from: X-Ray on June 08, 2015, 07:54:21 AM

Again Noel, you bike is waaayyyy to shiny and lustrous,  :good2:


Ray, this is for you. This is after about 3000km's, 300km's of dirt roads and 300 floodways in the Outback.

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/546/19049218102_df0b02d9ca_c.jpg)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BJ1gE6QEQW_8XqlMb6E16E7s77RqolV9CNqtPZzpZOl0=w1266-h949-no)a

The mud's nothing, but the dust has penetrated every microscopic pore on the bike. I don't think it will ever come clean again.

Noel
Title: Re: My "Highway Weary Bike"
Post by: Firehawk068 on June 22, 2015, 10:59:31 AM
Good Grief!
You need a "Fenda-Extenda" if you're gonna ride like that!  :good:
Title: Re: My "Highway Weary Bike"
Post by: roverfj1200 on June 22, 2015, 03:10:07 PM
 :good2: :good2: :good2: :good2:
Title: Re: My "Highway Weary Bike"
Post by: racerrad8 on June 23, 2015, 04:45:52 PM
Quote from: ribbert on June 22, 2015, 09:51:20 AM

The mud's nothing, but the dust has penetrated every microscopic pore on the bike. I don't think it will ever come clean again.

Noel

Thus the reason the RPM shock comes with the protective cover...you do have it installed correct?

Randy - RPM
Title: Re: My "Highway Weary Bike"
Post by: ribbert on June 23, 2015, 04:56:55 PM
Quote from: racerrad8 on June 23, 2015, 04:45:52 PM
Quote from: ribbert on June 22, 2015, 09:51:20 AM

The mud's nothing, but the dust has penetrated every microscopic pore on the bike. I don't think it will ever come clean again.

Noel

Thus the reason the RPM shock comes with the protective cover...you do have it installed correct?

Randy - RPM



Yes, I believe so.

Noel
Title: Re: My "Highway Weary Bike"
Post by: pdxfj on June 23, 2015, 05:14:41 PM
Just ride it through a small river like Randy did.. that will wash most of it off...   :wacko2:
Title: Re: My "Highway Weary Bike"
Post by: FJ_Hooligan on June 23, 2015, 07:26:28 PM
So, speaking of Noel's incredibly clear windscreen....

Has anyone ever tried one of those fine polish plastic headlight restoration kits on their windscreen?
Title: Re: My "Highway Weary Bike"
Post by: FJmonkey on June 23, 2015, 07:27:51 PM
Quote from: FJ_Hooligan on June 23, 2015, 07:26:28 PM
So, speaking of Noel's incredibly clear windscreen....

Has anyone ever tried one of those fine polish plastic headlight restoration kits on their windscreen?

Send then to Noel for a free polish, the post might be a killer....
Title: Re: My "Highway Weary Bike"
Post by: ribbert on June 24, 2015, 09:53:22 AM
Quote from: FJ_Hooligan on June 23, 2015, 07:26:28 PM
So, speaking of Noel's incredibly clear windscreen....

Has anyone ever tried one of those fine polish plastic headlight restoration kits on their windscreen?

Once! The owner supplied the kit for me to fix a headlight cover.

A brief version of what I have detailed at length before, they are all just abrasive pastes and liquids and expensive by volume. Car paint products offer a far greater range of grades, are cheaper and IMO, work better.

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3736/12379135054_7494f95406_c.jpg)

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/12378826943_0f8ba1be8a_c.jpg)


Noel