I'm about to go and clean my bike...and i want my baby GN to look as good as it can. But i was wondering...tyre shine...is it safe? if i put it on wrong is it likely to make me bin?
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Scooter boy
I'm about to go and clean my bike...and i want my baby GN to look as good as it can. But i was wondering...tyre shine...is it safe? if i put it on wrong is it likely to make me bin?
Any thoughts?
Thanks
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yes likey to bin so thats a big no
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No farking way, just wash them and leave it at that.
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be like water
not a good idea
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No.... never use tyre shine on a motorcycle tyre. Same with getting silicon spray on ya brake pads when cleaning your bike.
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BIG NO NO, try avoid anything slippery on a bike.
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Its easy enough to do - just only do the side walls.
Its actually better to use a tyre cleaner rather than a shine.
I used to do it when i had a pretty bike.
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I once looked at a bike for sale-looked wonderful with Armouralled tyres-made the poor vendor clean it all off with meths and soapy water before going for a test ride!
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No problem, I do it all the time.Originally Posted by avgas
Just do the sidewall between the rim and tread - NONE on the tread or you could end up tits-up as mentioned earlier.
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IMO. save the money you would spend on tyre shine and put it towards a new bike......new bikes are clean and probably more fun than the current one.
Hardcore Biker
Don't waste your time with the tyre shine. Save your polishing energy for looking after the rest of the bike.
Easy Biker
The spray on stuff is real slippery if you get it on the edges so don't use that but you can buy the brush on stuff that's a bit like water based paint and I use that on my bikes without any hassle except for the extra time it takes to put on including washing out the brush afterwards.
Makes the bike look pretty like this http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...5&d=1093676652
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Depends on the tyre. I dont use it on my current bike as sports bikes dont have much of a sidewall.
I used to do it all the time on my SR as it was obvious which parts of the tyre I wouldnt be riding on and I made sure I stuck to them.
Id imagine the tyre on a GN would likely fall into the latter camp.
Just spray it onto a rag then wipe it on.
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