Who has the cleanest motor on the board?

[JEEPRUSTY]

But you wore the kick-starter off by polishing!
You got more pics of the kawi build?

[kerrfunk]

Not mine, but I saw this bike on flickr and couldn't believe it...



Check out the album and the story here

Guy bought a Zephyr from the original owner
who "had it from new and he did just over 3K careful miles, he then moved to Worthing in 1999, gave up the riding but never gave up his love for the bike.
He polished it every Sunday, started it up for 10 minutes every other Sunday and there it stayed till I bought it from him."

[Guest]

Here is mine....probably not the cleanest on the board, BUT this bike gets a wash ( coin car wash) only once a year. Probably because I'm fortunate in having an engine that's completely leak free. With over 50,000 km, the engine paint is still factory, and so is the finish on the case covers (not been re-polished).



Other side...



The sharp blue GS1000 in post #1 belongs to Paul (doubleblue), another local GS member. His bike is really stunning in person...the pics don't really do the paint justice, IMHO....it has won prizes in local Ontario shows.

[keman]

Ahem ... I think since I sometimes spend more of my weekend fooling with my bike than I do fooling with my girlfriend... if I spent more time to keep it all spiffy clean like some of those shown... I might wake up to find a note from my girlfriend about me loving the bike more than her... Hey, at least I understand the bike.... besides, when it frustrates me, I can lock it in the garage for a week. No flowers needed.

[Zafe]

wow. those are some clean motors.

what do you all recommend as the best polisher for the cases?


other than man power hahah

[Jedz123]

And I get a giant F!

I'm always too busy ridding than cleaning or polishing...

[tkent02]

Ahem ... I think since I sometimes spend more of my weekend fooling with my bike than I do fooling with my girlfriend...

They make a pill for that.

[keman]

They make a pill for that.

I know, but she doesn't like the way the Prozac makes her feel.

[Guest]

The purple Skunk:










The 1150:









The Cooley:

[Guest]

I can say that neither of my bikes deserve to be in here, I imagine if I put in the time, alot of time, well maybe. Mine are daily drivers, not show bikes. I'm not going to sweat out going through the occaisional rain storm knowing they're getting dirty. As long as they're decent looking and rideable I'm OK with that, and also knowing I can take them up to the next level should I ever care too.
But to those of you here that have invested the time and effort, I salute you! The bikes here look awesome!

[Nessism]

My vote goes to Bruce! It's one thing to put out a clean bike after restoration, but Bruce keeps his bikes ultra clean at all times (other then when he's riding them).

[trevor]

Here is another one of mine.

[Guest]

My vote goes to Bruce! It's one thing to put out a clean bike after restoration, but Bruce keeps his bikes ultra clean at all times (other then when he's riding them).

I get 'em dirty, too!

[trevor]

Wow Bruce is that the same bike? You plowin some feilds with that bike? Is that a before or after pic and what are you using to clean your motor?

[Guest]

Wow Bruce is that the same bike? You plowin some feilds with that bike? Is that a before or after pic and what are you using to clean your motor?

That happened during a two day trip with Tom_MLC. It was after I did the initial cleaning. Here's what I started with:






I used toothbrushes and baby bottle brushes and Simple Green. I scrubbed on it for days, then polished the side covers.










I now only need to wash it down and use some Mothers on occasion for the polished stuff.