Don't feel bad.. Mine had bubbles and I put it on at room temperature haha. That thing is STICKY. I'm just living with it looking a bit warty.
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Why for gods sake do you guys feel such a seemingly irresistible urge to glue and bolt totally obsolete and ugly things onto that elegant Italian beauty: shields, racks, gear indicators, GPS mounts, god knows what, now even warts??
:crying:If you would meet let´s say a beautiful lady in Rome, would you spray-paint and pierce her before asking her out for the night? Don´t you have any sense of shame? Ride, baby, ride!!!!
I'm still rolling with laughter. What an example! Hats off to that sentiment!Why for gods sake do you guys feel such a seemingly irresistible urge to glue and bolt totally obsolete and ugly things onto that elegant Italian beauty: shields, racks, gear indicators, GPS mounts, god knows what, now even warts??
If you would meet let´s say a beautiful lady in Rome, would you spray-paint and pierce her before asking her out for the night? Don´t you have any sense of shame? Ride, baby, ride!!!!
But @allepplew with all due respect to your very valid emotion, some folks view their rides like a girl they want to date while others prefer to pamper & take care of them like the lady of the house - the very best of accessories, spa treatments and always well turned out. IMO, nothing wrong with either approach.
Ride baby ride!
I am tinkering with her too, as you know. I just couldn´t resist. Think about it: WARTS!!!!
Cheers, totally d´accord. 0...some folks view their rides like a girl they want to date while others prefer to pamper & take care of them like the lady of the house - the very best of accessories, spa treatments and always well turned out. IMO, nothing wrong with either approach.
I am tinkering with her too, as you know. I just couldn´t resist. Think about it: WARTS!!!!
The problem is that the bike has simple lacquer paint (when I was waxing mine, my white towel turned red.) There's already swirl marks in my paint from the factory. So I wanted to protect that strip up the center with something to keep from scratching the tank. I have a friend with a brand new Royal Enfield Continental GT that suffered scratches through the paint down to metal from the bottom of the zipper on his jacket.
I'm pretty anti-farkle, but they had those 30 dollar stickers in stock, so I bought one They're easy enough to remove if you end up not liking it. But the adhesive is very strong.
I'm pretty anti-farkle, but they had those 30 dollar stickers in stock, so I bought one
They're easy enough to remove if you end up not liking it. But the adhesive is very strong.
Hi Silver, no offense please!
I just could not keep my mouth shut when you mentioned the warts!
I rubbed liquid clay on it first to clean it and then waxed it with some Meguiers NXT I had sitting around. I was surprised it isn't clearcoated. Or if it is, it's very thin. I can see myself possibly wanting to pull the tank at the end of the season and having the 'tins' all repainted some new color. Something metal flake with deep clear coating that'll be more scratch resistant.
In fact, the sticker below the gas cap with the warning not to over fill came off and I noticed the paint under there felt rougher, as if the sticker was applied and then the factory waxed the bike or something.
I also have S100 as my spray cleaner of choice and it worked pretty well the first washing of the bike
I dry all of the painted surfaces with The Absorber. I usually wipe the wheels off with WD 40 sprayed onto paper towels to get all of the grime off of them before I start to wash it.
This bike gets dirty VERY easily. It's kind of a shame since it's made for off road use, but I am so picky about keeping things clean. The rear swingarm and underseat area are really prone to getting covered in dust and chunks of mud even if you don't intend to.
In fact, the sticker below the gas cap with the warning not to over fill came off and I noticed the paint under there felt rougher, as if the sticker was applied and then the factory waxed the bike or something.
I also have S100 as my spray cleaner of choice and it worked pretty well the first washing of the bike
I dry all of the painted surfaces with The Absorber. I usually wipe the wheels off with WD 40 sprayed onto paper towels to get all of the grime off of them before I start to wash it.
This bike gets dirty VERY easily. It's kind of a shame since it's made for off road use, but I am so picky about keeping things clean. The rear swingarm and underseat area are really prone to getting covered in dust and chunks of mud even if you don't intend to.
This is it! Conclusive proof that this bike is from Thailand! Frequently requires massages.
buddy, I was your neighbour till not so long ago - based in Singapore since the late 90's. That's where I picked up most of my OCD habits around detailing & washing, given that the country washes and disinfects the entire public transport vehicles fleet everyday!
In fact I learnt about Glaze type of products from a Singpore Airlines maintenance crew who was my neighbour. They were trying out nano-silicates based glazes on their then newly acquired Airbus A380s to reduce drag resistance and save fuel in long haul flights!
I used to frequent a place called Rayong, very close to yours, for work trips.
Will certainly look you up and catch a Singha or two, when I'm there next. Till then, you are most welcome to post how-to queries on bike detailing here and I'll try to help.
Interesting, It's a small world. To go to work offshore I often mobilize from Rayong. Only 20 mins away.This is it! Conclusive proof that this bike is from Thailand! Frequently requires massages.
buddy, I was your neighbour till not so long ago - based in Singapore since the late 90's. That's where I picked up most of my OCD habits around detailing & washing, given that the country washes and disinfects the entire public transport vehicles fleet everyday!
In fact I learnt about Glaze type of products from a Singpore Airlines maintenance crew who was my neighbour. They were trying out nano-silicates based glazes on their then newly acquired Airbus A380s to reduce drag resistance and save fuel in long haul flights!
I used to frequent a place called Rayong, very close to yours, for work trips.
Will certainly look you up and catch a Singha or two, when I'm there next. Till then, you are most welcome to post how-to queries on bike detailing here and I'll try to help.
A few Singha's sounds great if you are local for sure.
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