[slattmattery]

I recently got my tires changed out for the first time in my bikes life (bought it last year with the stock tires from 2001), and the guy I changed them with commented on my tires "dude, you know that they're supposed to be silver, right?"

I neglected cleaning them because I always figured that getting all that grime off of the wheels would take hours and would more than likely be back in a couple of months. But then he got out some WD-40 and sprayed in onto a paper towel; he had this result in about 4 seconds.

My turn.

Then I got all excited about my bike actually looking good, so I threw this together in anticipation of my trackday coming up later this month. I used a shoebox, a banged up SVN headlight I bought here awhile back, and a bit of paint.

Oh, and for the record... Chocolate milk > bacon. :nana:

 

[orangegilly]

BS!

BACON > All

 

[LithiumSky]

The spray I use to lube/clean my chain is pretty good at cleaning rims too. I was cleaning my chain, spraying it and a little fell on the rim...so I wiped it off and that thing was clean lol...so I cleaned them with that.

 

[Lost1888]

WD is some good stuff.

 

[kmziegelbauer]

That reminds me that I have to do the same thing. Clean and lube chain. Tomorrow

 

[pne]

they make you run numbers in your trackdays?

 

[slattmattery]

they make you run numbers in your trackdays?

No, but I feel like having a number is going to add at least 5 or 6 HP, in addition to making me look like a total badass.

 

[pne]

until the racer who is actually registered for that number sees you and b!tch slaps yo ass.

 

[slattmattery]

until the racer who is actually registered for that number sees you and b!tch slaps yo ass.

That, or we have an epic race/duel out on the track! Winner gets to keep the number... AND THE PINK SLIP TO THE BIKE!

So we know what happened if I come back from my trackday without my bike.

 

[koalaKid]

"let us celebrate this momentous day with the addition of chocolate to milk."

mmmm chocolate milk.

 

[SDRider]

Oooh, a chocolate milk haver...:thumbsup:

 

[Oh My Sack!]

GEEEBUS! What amazes me is you let your bike get that frikin' dirty! :lmao:

 

[slattmattery]

GEEEBUS! What amazes me is you let your bike get that frikin' dirty! :lmao:

The bike in general stays relatively clean, I just started to fear the buildup on the rear tire, and never anticipated it would be SO easy to clean.

....

 

[dunelly]

tip #2
use a rag vs paper towels
you'll save a lot of paper + rags are washable and free (use old shirts)

 

[MagpieTear]

you're going to cause Nex to have an aneurysm with those pictures you know... now that they're degrimed, after your next wash, a little bit of pledge on the rims will make future cleanings that much easier.

 

[Zuki]

WD40 is awesome. Use it all the time to clean the chain, wheels etc.

 

[Currently]

You can get the same cleaning results with kerosene.

Put some in a can, use a paintbrush to apply it, let it soak a minute and wipe off.

 

[RedRaptor22]

I use castrol superclean on my rims and the bottom of my engine, wet it with water, squirt on the super clean and let it sit, rinse it off before it gets a chance to dry. That stuff can be kinda dangerous on some kinds of paint though, and it will take the skin off your hands if you get it on you and let it stay there.

 

[Nexus242]

Seeing rims like that makes me cry out in pain!!

 

[Nexus242]

BS!

BACON > All

I see your little cripsy bacon and raise you with my longer limp bacon!!

;D