Well i suppose it had to happen eventually...

[VicFlo]

wow steve ive been gone a for a good lil bit now i come back and your dropping bike... real glad your ok bud.

[coffeeman]

Originally Posted by baoerji9527

How to buy UGG sheepskin boots?

Spam much?

Edit: the mods here are fast! thanks for killing the SPAM.

[Bubba68CS]

Originally Posted by insolentminx

Too many people don't use their mirrors though. It's rubbish. Hopefully he'll be more awake and aware of bikes now! ... one hopes.

Since I started riding, I find myself looking in people's mirrors so I know when I'm in their blind spot...

Its baffling how terribly people adjust their mirrors. In some cases, I can be a car length or two behind their back bumper in the lane next to them, and already in their blind spot!!! <-- note: supposed to be "eek" but not showing up that way on my computer...what the heck???

One of many reasons I like my truck...BIG FREAKIN MIRRORS (that I adjust correctly and actually use)!!!

[HoopleHead]

Thanks for testing those cool looking engine guards, Steve. I'm working on getting the same ones. I rode on ice once and I'll never do it again, even though I didn't fall, my tires slipped and my heart stayed in my throat for days. Glad you're ok and the scratch on the pipes is just more "bike character".

[spitfire9]

Been gone awhile here too, and wa stressed when I read the headline of your post, Steve. Glad you and your bike made out okay. Got me thinking hard about crash guards now....

[insolentminx]

thanks for your posts.

i'm sorry i missed the Ugg boots post though. hahaha.
almost as bad as crocs...

[insolentminx]

scratches be gone!!!!

well in the first one it's slightly harder to see, but the area reflecting my face is the part which was polished. you can just about make out a few vertical and horizontal grooves right in the centre of the picture which i didn't manage to fully polish out.

and in the second pic... you can best see the part of the end-cap which is the polished part. The bit which reflects the most light. You can see fine scuff marks. It's a slightly different finish to the rest of the cap, but you really can't tell unless you're a few inches away.





i'm starting to wonder what else i can polish now!!

[jeffs99vulcan]

What are we looking for in the pics Steve?

[insolentminx]

exactly

hehe.
well in the first one it's slightly harder to see, but the area reflecting my face is the part which was polished. you can just about make out a few vertical and horizontal grooves right in the centre of the picture which i didn't manage to fully polish out.

and in the second pic... you see the part of the end-cap which reflects the most light, that's the polished part. You can see fine scuff marks. It's a slightly different finish to the rest of the cap, but you really can't tell unless you're a few inches away.

[Dethbed]

Lookin gooooood. What polish are you using?


Not that I have any chrome anymore

[jeffs99vulcan]

Cool... what part is this? I didn't think you had scratches anywhere other than your pipes?

[insolentminx]

Only the bottom pipe is scratched. That's the billet endcap for the exhaust. They plug into the end of the heatshields and make it look like the pipes are a complete pipe, whereas they're actually the exhaust pipe and a 222 degree surrounding chrome heat shield

It's a complete metal polish kit by a company called Motad. They make exhausts for sportsbikes, and obviously this is meant for getting deeper scratches out, or for polishing dull frames.




Motad

[Dethbed]

Originally Posted by insolentminx

Only the bottom pipe is scratched. That's the billet endcap for the exhaust. They plug into the end of the heatshields and make it look like the pipes are a complete pipe, whereas they're actually the exhaust pipe and a 222 degree surrounding chrome heat shield

It's a complete metal polish kit by a company called Motad. They make exhausts for sportsbikes, and obviously this is meant for getting deeper scratches out, or for polishing dull frames.


Motad

So in theroy, this stuff could make my brushed alum. frame which is dull and rough look all shiny and smooth and pretty? Hmmmmmmmmmm.

[jeffs99vulcan]

Originally Posted by insolentminx

Only the bottom pipe is scratched. That's the billet endcap for the exhaust. They plug into the end of the heatshields and make it look like the pipes are a complete pipe, whereas they're actually the exhaust pipe and a 222 degree surrounding chrome heat shield

Got it! Thanks for the info and pics!

[insolentminx]

Originally Posted by Dethbed

So in theroy, this stuff could make my brushed alum. frame which is dull and rough look all shiny and smooth and pretty? Hmmmmmmmmmm.

eeeexactly!
and it's not exactly slow laborious work either. Just need a drill.

i'm gonna have a look at my bike and see if there's anything else i want shiny and pretty

Originally Posted by jeffs99vulcan

Got it! Thanks for the info and pics!

no worries. i'll put up before and after pics when i polish off the rest of the pipe/

[Dethbed]

Originally Posted by insolentminx

eeeexactly!
and it's not exactly slow laborious work either. Just need a drill.

Well, GF gave me a tool set with a drill for my birthday. Looks like I have a winter project!

[insolentminx]

[Dethbed]

Oh yea, thanks for the help! Good luck with the rest of your polishing!

[insolentminx]

cheers Andy

good luck with your polishing too!!

[coffeeman]

Originally Posted by Dethbed

Well, GF gave me a tool set with a drill for my birthday. Looks like I have a winter project!

You gotta be really careful with aluminum. Most of it is likely hard anodized, which basically means it has a built in protective coating. It's not as thick as 3 layers of chrome. If you polish it, you'll remove the hard coating, which means it will scratch easier, and it will allow the metal to corrode and weaken more readily. I'd talk to the manufacturer of the kit before trying it.