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Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 25, 2015, 10:21:10 AM Ok here is how you keep the tires clean and never have to bend your back or move your arms to keep them clean. The hardest part is for you to go to Canadian Tire and buy the following, Mr. Clean Magic eraser sponges, and Spry Nine. If you can find Scrub Daddy sponges it also helps. Then you go home with your purchases, and do the following:
Fill a med size bowl with warm water,
spray the Spray Nine all over the tires and let it soak a few mins if You have a jack this is super easy.
if no jack then you have to do the tire cleaning walk down the driveway.
After the Spray Nine has had time to work a bit the start to scrub gentle with the Mr. Clean
the really stubborn stuff will come off the white walls. You should at this point be sitting in your chair
the beer is cold and the sun is shining but of course you are in the shade.
Oh yes you have 3 boys, one for each tire and the youngest to be the gopher.
See really simple and super easy. I do this when needed but then I have to do it because I have no kids.
Posted by Donkey
- May 25, 2015, 08:55:20 AMThere's an app for that!
Posted by Donkey
- May 25, 2015, 08:41:35 AMLooks ok in the first pic I took... But it's too large to post. Have to look into how to shrink a pic on an iPhone...
Posted by Donkey
- May 25, 2015, 08:39:23 AMThanks guys... It really does look bad in the picture! Must be the angle or distortion because I'm sure I'd have seen that. I also cleaned the hub so I was all over that area... I can't be that blind. I appreciate the heads up though and will check tonight for sure.
The beauty and benefit of a forum...
Posted by pcarrell
- May 25, 2015, 08:13:21 AMThose speedo cables have a tendency to break. Replacing with a Nomad cable fixes the problem as it's a couple of inches longer.
Posted by Troll
- May 25, 2015, 07:48:11 AMWe've all seen tires MUCH worse that that...now, unless the picture is distorting it, you better address that speedo cable before it breaks....
Posted by Donkey
- May 25, 2015, 06:54:10 AMThanks for not chewing me up and spitting me out over the condition of my tires in the first pics. Problem corrected.
(No, that's not a slash on the fender... Reflection or something!)
Posted by Donkey
- May 24, 2015, 17:08:36 PMBetter shots of the new engine guard...
Posted by Donkey
- May 24, 2015, 17:01:13 PMQuote from: moosewing3 on May 23, 2015, 22:19:22 PMMakes me laugh because I have never brought a bike in for service until this one... Blew a tube and my dealer changes them for $40. I can't take my own time to beat that price....Gooseberry...
But they asked me the colour since this bike wasn't on file, and I couldn't bring myself to say anything other than GOOSEBERRY!
I looked at my receipt and it said red... How disappointing...
Posted by Donkey
- May 24, 2015, 16:56:43 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on May 23, 2015, 22:07:39 PMHmmm... 2-up seat, highway pegs, luggage rack... If I don't do it slow and smart I'll spend myself out of being able to afford the gas. But if ANY bike deserves a hand shifter, it's these...well stop drooling and try and get one......lol...
What else do you have on the go with the bike?
Posted by moosewing3
- May 23, 2015, 22:19:22 PMBe patient on the fender Donkey, I had to replace mine as I broke the back 2" in a trailering incident, took a few months but was able to find one, in Gooseberry so no painting was required. I'll throw the old broken one in with the seat if you want lol.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 23, 2015, 22:07:39 PMwell stop drooling and try and get one......lol...
What else do you have on the go with the bike?
Posted by Donkey
- May 23, 2015, 19:31:52 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on May 23, 2015, 18:28:09 PMThat's all that matters! I share the deals I got in case it helps others, but I know they can be hard to come across....got it and am happy now.
Quote from: CDNRatMan on May 23, 2015, 18:28:09 PMYes, that just RAPIDLY climbed very high on the list. When I first got my classic I had come across that and then forgot about it... wasn't the bike to do it on. THIS one is, and I was going thru the mods on this site a couple days ago and found it again... LOVE IT! I just studied the directions... drooling...Just waiting now for my Drifter shifter.........
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 23, 2015, 18:28:09 PMI had to order mine from motorsloop in Belgium, there seemed to be none anyplace for a 800.....but got it and am happy now. Just waiting now for my Drifter shifter.........
Posted by Donkey
- May 23, 2015, 17:16:42 PMQuote from: pcarrell on May 23, 2015, 15:56:04 PMYes, REALLY happy! I was watching one forever, brand new as well, but way more... $150 maybe? $200? I was still ready to pull the trigger because this in an access I really like... but I knew I didn't need it til Spring. And suddenly this one popped up! Crazy deal.That's pretty cool! Good price too!