No Ride Report This Weekend

[Chrisj CMA]

Just a rain report.    SO! I waxed the bikes yesterday and today put the Cobra bike up on the lift so I could clean the wheels.  Gave them a buff and also polished the fork lowers a little.  Just did the under-cover cleaning a couple weeks ago so now the Cobra bike is ready for 2019.  







Wishing everyone in the VRCC a safe and happy New Year

[msb]

That's  too bad. .No riding here for a while, so have mine up on the jack now doing a good cleaning as well.
Sure looks pretty...what do you use to buff the fork lowers? I've tried everything and can't get anywhere close to that...probably let them go to far.

[Jess from VA]

Hey Jeff.  Do you do house-calls?  To VA?   

[Chrisj CMA]

That's  too bad. .No riding here for a while, so have mine up on the jack now doing a good cleaning as well.
Sure looks pretty...what do you use to buff the fork lowers? I've tried everything and can't get anywhere close to that...probably let them go to far.

Last year I spent more time than today with Bombs Away. Today I spent 5 minutes per side with some simple Turtle Wax all metal polish. I don’t need them like a mirror just like they are  is perfect for me.

[Chrisj CMA]

Hey Jeff.  Do you do house-calls?  To VA?   

I wish

[cookiedough]

How anyone can get the rear wheel that clean and shiny amazes me.  The front tire I can do decent, but the gunk and wear and tear over many miles is almost impossible to get the rear rim sparkling like new again.  I am happy just to get the gunk and road grime off the rims.

I tried once spending hours on the front/rear rims polishing them and got the front rim good, but the rear rim gave up could not get the spots shiny.

[Chrisj CMA]

How anyone can get the rear wheel that clean and shiny amazes me.  The front tire I can do decent, but the gunk and wear and tear over many miles is almost impossible to get the rear rim sparkling like new again.  I am happy just to get the gunk and road grime off the rims.

I tried once spending hours on the front/rear rims polishing them and got the front rim good, but the rear rim gave up could not get the spots shiny.

Lol. I tell people all the time. It's easier to keep a bike clean than it is to get a bike clean.  When I bought the bike from a bike shop in fort Lauderdale there was a the beginning of a horrible mess from salt air.  It took hrs that first week to get them like new again. Since then (17 yrs ago) I wipe them down several times a week, after almost every ride.  Maybe I don't have enough miles at only 160K. Lol