The Gnu, my W800 is 1 year old today.
Only just over 5000 miles, I wish it had been more but I have been busy and I don't commute.
Ridden through Winter and plenty of rain last "Summer" too!
Kept looking OK by Mr Sheen, WD40 and an oily rag.
Fred Dibnah was right all along.
W800 - 1 year on
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Re: W800 - 1 year on
Wow, still nice and shiny!
You must like polishing bikes
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Re: W800 - 1 year on
Nah not really I don't have the time these days. Old school bike so I adopted the Fred Dibnah old school method of a wipe with an oily rag. In my case this has been a wipe with a rag soaked in WD40 to get the cack off and a wipe with a clean rag with some 10/40 afterwards.Normsthename wrote:Wow, still nice and shiny!
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Paintwork is Mr Sheened when it gets mucky.
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Re: W800 - 1 year on
I guess the oily rag creates a thin film to protect the surface, like the much more pricey ACF50 option?capitano wrote:Nah not really I don't have the time these days. Old school bike so I adopted the Fred Dibnah old school method of a wipe with an oily rag. In my case this has been a wipe with a rag soaked in WD40 to get the cack off and a wipe with a clean rag with some 10/40 afterwards.Normsthename wrote:Wow, still nice and shiny!
You must like polishing bikes
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Paintwork is Mr Sheened when it gets mucky.
Looks cracking (still) by the way.
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Re: W800 - 1 year on
Looking great Ged, a credit to you and Fred, Time to buy a flat cap and a cotton boiler suit to go with the image. I always like riding my old bike with a boiler suit on, not many old bikers/mechanics are left.
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Re: W800 - 1 year on
lovely...a PROPER roadbike..! i wipe mine with oily rag in the winter months...defo helps protect it.... i almost got the w650 before i got into scootering...
if i went back to a normal bike id go for this style....
if i went back to a normal bike id go for this style....
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Re: W800 - 1 year on
Looks showroom fresh, better than my 6 month old Burger anyway. I used to use an oily rag on my CD175s I used to commute on, worked a treat.
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Re: W800 - 1 year on
I Would have one but the footrests need to come back approx 3 "
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