Cleaning & removing rust off a motorcycle?

[Warr]

Do what needs to be done. You know what that is now. Do it once and do it properly. .............

I am happy to agree with you ... to a point...

What is the goal Hotkebab has in owning the 185 ?
If it is as a project to lovingly restore to some sort of former glory .. Sure.

If it is to use as a daily commute /or a weekend fang my "Quick 'can' Fix" is most return for least effort

[FJRider]

I am happy to agree with you ... to a point...

What is the goal Hotkebab has in owning the 185 ?
If it is as a project to lovingly restore to some sort of former glory .. Sure.

If it is to use as a daily commute /or a weekend fang my "Quick 'can' Fix" is most return for least effort

Goals are funny things ... many, and varied.

Perhaps ... to practice such skills for a start. And as a (young) woman ... probably skills a little outside her current knowledge, and comfort zone ... so far.
And ... on her 185 ... not a major if it doesn't go as well as she hopes. On her NEXT bike ... it may be a different story.

And she will know HOW to do it better then ...

[Matariki]

I am happy to agree with you ... to a point...

What is the goal Hotkebab has in owning the 185 ?
If it is as a project to lovingly restore to some sort of former glory .. Sure.

The bike is a commuter, but the TS is a classic so I do want to keep it in good condition, especially considering its no longer being produced (production of the model stopped in 2005).
And Its something that I might as well learn how to do. In the future I would like to have a go at restoring a an older bike, but not until I've got some experience. Doing this is part of gaining experience. But I do want to make sure that I'm doing it correctly.

[Akzle]

Car wash (without wax or polish) - Armour All Car Wash should be fine (I think)
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CRC 5.56 or CRC Marine 66

feel free to edit.

1) i would not think armorall appropriate. check the bottle though. dishwashing liquid will do.
2) 556 is for little girls. and even if you are a little girl. buy 66. (556 is shyte. for many reasons.)
3) we do.

Doing this is part of gaining experience. But I do want to make sure that I'm doing it correctly.

i have a memory of the haines manual i'm now looking at. for my truck, but does explain in quite some good detail, how to go about what you want to go about. (painting....) you should get one.

i also have an old TS haines, on account of i had an old TS. it's somewhere. i might sell it to you. for 500$.

[Matariki]

1) i would not think armorall appropriate. check the bottle though. dishwashing liquid will do.
2) 556 is for little girls. and even if you are a little girl. buy 66. (556 is shyte. for many reasons.)
3) we do.



i have a memory of the haines manual i'm now looking at. for my truck, but does explain in quite some good detail, how to go about what you want to go about. (painting....) you should get one.

i also have an old TS haines, on account of i had an old TS. it's somewhere. i might sell it to you. for 500$.

I've got a hynnes manual, but it doesn't cover painting or rust removal. It only recommends that I use soapy water (but that could be anything), I heard that dish washing liquid wasn't very good for painted surfaces (breaks down the wax or something, unless that's a good thing in my case?). I'll get some 66 since most of you are recommending it.

[ducatilover]

I'm not far up the road if you're wanting to ride it somewhere and I can have a proper look if needed. (you can clean my 600 too...ahem)

[Matariki]

I'm not far up the road if you're wanting to ride it somewhere and I can have a proper look if needed. (you can clean my 600 too...ahem)

Manawatu is little bit too far for me to come out sorry, I haven't ridden on the road for a while, so I'm not very confident about my riding abilities. I'm still recovering from a major accident that I had with my last motorcycle, which happened in may last year (a driver of a mobility van pulled out in front of me at an intersection without looking, we collided head on, I ended up completely shattering the bones in my lower left leg, which ended up being reconstructed, then I contracted necrotizing fasciitis which has left me with perment nerve damage ). Its going to be a while before I pluck up the courage again to ride out in the road (yet alone through masterton where the incident happened). So for now, I'm happy riding around the yard and tinkering around with it in garage.

Soon I intend to go for a quite ride around Greytown with my parents out in front of me. This is part of the reason why I would like my motorcycle to be nice and tidy, I suppose for me its a sense of renewal (starting over again; new bike, first ride around the town on it), If that makes any sense.

[ducatilover]

Ouchies Nerve damage is never fun, I can relate
Good on you for wanting a tip-top bike though
I'm near Eketahuna (sort of Manawatu-ish)