They do go better dont they?

[Thumper]

I had my Daytona 955i into Motohaus to get a scottoiler fitted this week, and they hadn’t quiet finished when I got back to pick the bike up. There was my pride and joy totally naked without faring or tank. Wow it was grubby with its skirt up. I am one who usually finds therapy in cleaning a bike and was horrified by all the dust, gunk and road trash that was hiding away. This morning it was a quick strip down and full clean, and my she is feeling so much better.

Am I just psycho :blip: , or do bikes really seem to go much better when they are good and sparkly all over?

I’d also be interested in knowing what sort of debris other have found squirreled (excuse the pun :sick: ) away in their bikes?

[sunhuntin]

like you, i hate a dirty bike and yes, they do run better clean.
i found when i got the inch of crap of the exhaust, there was no "wind drag" and she went so much faster. but, with the weather, theres very few decent days to get out and clean, and then shes filthy the next day.

[metric]

nice lookin' bike thumper...

edit: regarding the cleaning, tbh haven't had the time nor the inclination to do the full once-over... but will do so soon once finished studying for this semester

[Motu]

Ooooh,hello luv - I know just what you mean,like...don't you just hate when someone hangs up your washing and uses one red and one orange ( I prefer to call it peach really) peg to hang up your lemon coloured knickers....I mean helloooo,what did you learn in school? Ooops,I better be off dear,I cracked a finger nail on the silly keyboard!

Dunno,my bikes get ridden not polished.

[R6_kid]

I too have noticed a slightly better ride when everything is cleaned. Dont know if it is real or psychological, but i can say the bike did look a shit load better when i went to the effort of removing all the shit from the belly pan.

[R6_kid]

don't you just hate when someone hangs up your washing and uses one red and one orange ( I prefer to call it peach really) peg to hang up your lemon coloured knickers....

you have lemon coloured knickers? :nya:

[Ixion]

Uh, well, they're sort of yellow coloured - but it's not lemon!

For me, I turn the hose on the brutes a couple of times a year. They're work horses, not show ponies.

[R6_kid]

how do you know what colour his undies are? :sick:

[sunhuntin]

I too have noticed a slightly better ride when everything is cleaned. Dont know if it is real or psychological, but i can say the bike did look a shit load better when i went to the effort of removing all the shit from the belly pan.

the underside of the bike is a must for me...thats why its gotta be sunny for me to clean...i lie on my back under the bike and stay there for ages. the little hose for excess fuel seems to flick the drops everywhere, makes a hell of a mess!

[phantom]

One day when I wash mine ( bike not knockers ) I'll find out. Hell even during my enforced lay off I went out to the gargre and started it up but never stooped to cleaning. I have this sneeking suspicion that some parts are only held one by virtue of a healthy coating of gunge

[T.W.R]

...i lie on my back under the bike and stay there for ages. the little hose for excess fuel seems to flick the drops everywhere, makes a hell of a mess!

:killingme :killingme mental picture :gob: a boy bike getting all excited with a hair trigger at the chic laying on her back underneath.:slap:

Nah but seriously though a good clean in the hidden bits is always a good idea :yes: a small part of preventative maintenance, look after your machine & it'll look after you

[Goblin]

:laugh: Haha..mental pic of phantom cleaning his knockers:killingme and motu hangin' out his lemon coloured knickers. sunhuntin laying under her bike getting an eyefull. Gotta love this place:yes:

My bike hardly ever gets cleaned. When I pulled the old brake pads out the other day I found a flat blowfly:blink:

[sAsLEX]

Am I just psycho :blip: , or do bikes really seem to go much better when they are good and sparkly all over?


Wouldnt know.

[sunhuntin]

:killingme :killingme mental picture :gob: a boy bike getting all excited with a hair trigger at the chic laying on her back underneath.:slap:

Nah but seriously though a good clean in the hidden bits is always a good idea :yes: a small part of preventative maintenance, look after your machine & it'll look after you

lol twr...yeh, im more attractive standing than lying...then at least my boobs look like boobs...lying down they tend to disappear under my armpits....

besides, scuffys a girl bike :blip:

yeh...i once spent 3 days cleaning my parnter panhead that hadnt seen the light of day for over a year and had been about 8 years since a decent clean. even managed the excavate the set of blue LEDs he had under the saddlebags caked in a few inches of mud.

[Edbear]

For me, I turn the hose on the brutes a couple of times a year. They're work horses, not show ponies.



Your knickers...???:gob:

[Titanium]

They DO go better when nice and clean..... its a fact.

[Madness]

The ZZR has two air intake snouts under the headlight. These are covered by a mesh material that must have been specifically designed to collect Wasp's, Bee's and other such like insects. I didn't check my air filter for a while there and one or two of the said bugs made it past my airbox and into the carbies. End result = Bike broke down on a group ride due to massive flooding.

Preventative maintenance and cleaning are now two concepts I am getting my head around.