Tank Slap - Motorcycle Forum

I've booked the bike in with the guy in Hinckley as he's available this Saturday morning.

I hate washing my bike nearly as much as polishing it and I'm very lazy. So if I ever need any tips I always ask a lazy person that doesn't like doing something.

I cleaned my bike about 4 times a year when I was commuting on it every day in London rain or shine, plus salt. But every time I cleaned it I covered it in any spray that contained PTFE.

I now own a collection of triumph parts with not a spot of rust or fur. Every fairing bolt looks like it came out of the factory last week and the bike lived outside for 3 years of it's 10 years (tragically cut short) life.

Cannot recommend the stuff enough, it's magic

TonyB wrote:I hate cleaning my bike. I don't even do a normal clean. That's what Eastern European run car washes are for

I felt sooooo smug riding off after getting my bike cleaned by a car wash... until I saw what that chemical crap does to your metal work ARGHH!

Epic. Fail.

Yea that doesn't surprise me when I booked mine in this year I had to book it well in advance. He is a busy man doing all that!! Least you got a booking so quick. Show us some before and after pics Kwacky. Are you staying with him while he washes your bike? When I had mine done with SBS I felt a bit odd staying so I decided to take the missus and walked around the park while he pampered my vehicle

Fireblade_Ro wrote:

TonyB wrote:I hate cleaning my bike. I don't even do a normal clean. That's what Eastern European run car washes are for

I felt sooooo smug riding off after getting my bike cleaned by a car wash... until I saw what that chemical crap does to your metal work ARGHH!

Epic. Fail.

Honestly, I never had any metal fur up or corroded. I have a cloth saturated with acf50 in a sarnie bag under my bike seat that gets wiped over the metal that's not lacquered

I asked him how good his tea was.

He came round to my house to do mine

He does mobile valet but I've not got the room.

Kwacky wrote:I asked him how good his tea was.

Absolutely class!! [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES]

Cleaned, dried and covered in ACF50

Looks great.

He's a really nice bloke and clear knows what he's doing. As he explained it, the washing is needed to get the ACF50 on there so it can do its job. He took his time to explain the process and what it entailed then gave me a run down on how to look after the bike when I wash it.

Looks awesome and now you have peace of mind with the acf50

Oh, super shiny...

Looks good mate

So if you clean it, does it remove any of the coating?

He gives you advice about how to look after it.

That looks to be a top job of cleaning done there.

D6 wrote:So if you clean it, does it remove any of the coating?

Is that ever going to be an issue for you

Looks great Kwacky. Definitely worth the money in my opinion as you know it's done properly and that ACF50 coating won't come off now for a fair few months!!

The process in full (not my bike)

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