Noobs and Chicks, the smell of summer in the air...

[madbikeboy]

It won't be long before I have the physique of someone hot, flapping my legs round in the wind, one handed jacket unzipping and the inevitable fight to locate the air vents on my helmet whilst sat in traffic but I'm guessing that's not the hot that you allude to eh.

You hawt.

[madbikeboy]

I'm a noob but not a fair weather rider. :0 I've so far had two long rides in the sun, the rest it was cloudy and/or raining. XD

My bike needs a clean...

Well, you can come over and clean with me. The muck gets everywhere, the spooge gets inhaled, and all the insides need scrubbing too. Nothing dirties a bike like riding in the rain.

Am I the only person who gets the bike up on paddock stands, removes the wheels, and cleans obsessively?

[Mystic13]

So you choose bikes then??

p/t

Nope. I chose the wife who loves wearing leather, has a great figure, is a wonderful person and loves bikes.

A wife who loves bikes = A lifetime of happiness.

[vifferman]

Well, you can come over and clean with me. The muck gets everywhere, the spooge gets inhaled, and all the insides need scrubbing too. Nothing dirties a bike like riding in the rain.

Indeed. The VFR is dirtier than a.... very dirty thing. I really can't remember when I last washed it, but I don't think it was this year.

Am I the only person who gets the bike up on paddock stands, removes the wheels, and cleans obsessively?

Ooh! My bike's up on the stands (well... one stand and a hydraulic jack) with the front wheel off. I was also going to take th rear one off, but then it might fall over on the wife's car, and she'd be most unhappy.
I'm not a bout to clean it obsessively (although I could've despooged the engine while the fairings were off the other day). It's having the forks done.
Again.
I'm tempted to fit the hugger while it's resting, but I dunno if I can be bothered. Maybe I'll just stick it on TardMe.

[Swoop]

It's having the forks done.
Again.

"Underwhelmed"?

[madbikeboy]

Indeed. The VFR is dirtier than a.... very dirty thing. I really can't remember when I last washed it, but I don't think it was this year.

Ooh! My bike's up on the stands (well... one stand and a hydraulic jack) with the front wheel off. I was also going to take th rear one off, but then it might fall over on the wife's car, and she'd be most unhappy.
I'm not a bout to clean it obsessively (although I could've despooged the engine while the fairings were off the other day). It's having the forks done.
Again.
I'm tempted to fit the hugger while it's resting, but I dunno if I can be bothered. Maybe I'll just stick it on TardMe.

If you don't stay on top of the cleaning, the bike disolves into nothingness. For things like fork removal, I favour a couple of tie downs/strops, suspended from the beams. It keeps the bike stable, hydraulic jacks are somehow not trustworthy (never stake your life on a small rubber o-ring worth 7 cents.

Fit the hugger. Your bike will love you for it.

[Boob Johnson]

Arrrgggg, just sold my bike, gets picked up on Saturday. Not sure when im off to Asia, could be soon, could be later. Don't want to leave a bike in storage for goodness knows how long & don't want to be without a bike!!


And summer is almost upon us.........HELP!!!

[caseye]

Clean a bike??? r u crazy.If you clean em they demand more and more till your'e cleaning the thing instead of riding it.
Get an old one and ride it forever, course it should be regularly maintained.
This way it goers first time every time.

[AllanB]

Ah scooter gals..........

[MarkH]

Talking of new riders, today I say 5 x Suzi Bergers.

You don't see that many of them however today they were all over the place.

Maybe this is a new trend?

Yeah, I started that. Got one a year ago and now everyone wants to be cool like me.

[Taz]

Ah scooter gals..........

Definately a nOOb. She's wondering "where are the handlebars again?" Duh

[Taz]

(never stake your life on a small rubber o-ring worth 7 cents.

Mine's got the 8c o-ring

[MarkH]

Definately a nOOb. She's wondering "where are the handlebars again?" Duh

Definitely - and she'll need something to hang on to when I get there!

[PrincessBandit]

Talking of new riders, today I say 5 x Suzi Bergers.

You don't see that many of them however today they were all over the place.

Maybe this is a new trend?

And it wan't insane1, 'cos you can hear his new exhaust from 2km away.

Yes, you certainly can hear him from a long way off.

Gotta watch those burgers - they keep saying "resistance is futile"; I'm seeing them everywhere too. Balu will be happy to know for once he was ahead of the pack.....! He's still working on me to change to a 400, but I just turn my ears off and smile and nod and look blank.

[PrincessBandit]

Mostly rain huh? It's mostly BUGS here....

I cleaned the bike last weekend (now that's rare!). Two rides later the bug spooge all over the front is again two feet thick...may as well have saved myself the effort...

Ditto for my helmet visor. Ewwwww. But better than smack in the face huh.