RE: Cleaning your RS - 2

When I took my AvantGuard off a while ago it was all good to go behind it so I've left well alone. I have removed my exhaust system to clean it in the past (an easy task) and copper grease the engine studs but today I got on the floor with a rag and some WD40 and finished up with a brush and ACF50.

I also took off my Mudsling. The bolt had corroded into the hexagonal pillar and the hole in the guard had worn oval. A new bolt and pillar plus washers and cable ties is available from Nippy Normans. Heck of a price though. It needed a good clean up but all sorted now.

I use ACF50 a lot. I don't spray it around but apply it by brush and then wipe off the extra with a towelling cloth. The cloth is kept in a plastic bag and is re-used all the time. I go over bolt heads, and all the bits prone to corrosion like the rear wheel spool and the calliper banjo fittings. It also brings the plastics back to black nicely and I wipe over the engine casings too.

I use SDOC100 to clean and it's expensive but very effective and doesn't cause corrosion like Muc-Off. The bike at nearly 5 years old and 27,000 miles is looking very good.

Since I got back from Scotland I've been busy fitting an Autocom SPA with radios for bike to bike. I've got nearly 1,000 miles on my Metzeler Roadtec 01 SE's and they have been superb both solo and two up, in the dry and on cold, wet and gravel strewn roads.

The wife took the Motorhome up to Killin in Perthshire and I took the bike. Worked out very well with two day trips together on the bike and a walk in the hills with a wild water swim (the wife, not me).

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MOTORHOMES!

Fuck me - I've just had 2 nights in Tongue and a enjoyed a 750 mile weekend on 4 wheels and must have seen 500 motorhomes / camper vans on my journey up and back.

Many places jam packed with the beasties, even at this time of year.

I don't dislike them. Just an observation. I had one booked for this July, but that got cancelled and re-arranged for 2021.

Today I had to "educate" one or two of them along with a few cars on the single track roads with the official "pull over you stupid twat" signal. Some of the tourists don't have a fuckin' clue how to behave.

I could add a long funny tale involving a McLaren 720S along the way too

ps - sorry for digressing.

I keep the bike pretty clean. All painted surfaces are kept coated with a sealant (Wolfgang is my current choice). Wipedowns with a quick detailer happen regularly.

I am not just cleaning, though. I am also giving a full visual inspection for any new leaks, loose bolts, damage to critical components, etc. Done regularly, the process takes about five minutes.

Bike gets a full detail (fairings off) with a new sealant coating once or twice a year.