[SkooterG]

No shit. I hate cleaning my bikes. He needs to take a vacay here to this side of the pond!

 

[JoelTheMole]

 

[2017 Authority bike]

Holy Smokes, that is a detailing!
You're hired...
😎

Thank you lol a lot of the Australian mates are always asking me to detail their bikes lol.

 

[2017 Authority bike]

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Joel, I mounted my E-tag under the glove box lid and it works great.

 

[FastPappy]

Dropped It!

so, getting ready for my surgery next week and being told a 6 week recovery period where I'll be restricted from lifting anything more than 10 lbs. I thought it might mean an early end to my riding season. (cant see me dancing with the fat girl for that time and maybe beyond), and given the forecast for a snowy winter and since this year I need to store the bike outside (no garage) I decided to get it done while I am still able. So, added my seafoam, went for a short ride and topped off the tank and proceeded to ride up my drive way to a spot where I can chain it up to an iron railing. So I pull next to the railing and begin to jockey back and forth to get it into the proper position. I go to put her on the side stand and $h!!t

I forgot to put the side stand down. So you know what happens next once you go past that point of no return.

the bike goes over into the railing almost pinning my left leg in between the bike and the railing. Tried picking her up but no dice, had to call my brother in law to come over and give me a hand. Luckily (or maybe unluckily) the only damage was the left side mirror and a minor scratch on the windshield. Well I know what I'll be attacking as soon as I'm able. Has anyone replaced just the glass of the mirror?? Maybe I should've put this in the Complaint thread?

 

[_Will_]

Now Friday and almost a week after I returned from the Wall 2 Wall Ride, so thought it might be a good time to spend the morning detailing the bike. I may be stupid but I find something relaxing about doing stuff with the bike with great results that make the bikes as clean and good looking as an old bike can be.I did not take any photos of the under seat and Frame but that has also been done lol
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Agreed a it’s nice to make the bike look clean. Recently got into paint correction and coatings; did some small corrections on my wife’s car where she’d gotten a few gouges. That spiraled into me investing in an orbital polisher and pads. Along with my truck, the FJR and 1290 SDR are going to get a deep clean, polish, and multi year ceramic coating.

 

[Oblivion]

Put on 110 miles (the bike is now over 3k) over the last two days taking both of my younger girls to various car shows and bike meetups, drive-ins, rock climbing, and to Cycle Gear to try on gear/a new helmet. Seems I lose about 1 mpg carting kids around. The new tires are swell.

 

[Reserector]

The Twin sister has been taking good care of me, so it's only fair to reciprocate.
Maintenance and mods day today. I could've used a breeze. Any breeze. But I knocked quite a bit off my list despite the heat.
Mainly oil change and swap some parts from the Big Girl. (May she rest in pieces. )

The Twin now wears the all-beef custom rack with the Shad top case adapter adapted.
I finished up at dark-thirty, so no finished pics today.

Oil, filter, lube some moving parts, kick stand foot and highway peg delete. That's just in this one photo.
I STILL need to adjust the shifter for my new boots. Ran out of time.

 

[BigOgre]

Just curious, why'd you remove the kickstand foot?

 

[Reserector]

Just curious, why'd you remove the kickstand foot?

I didn't. I swapped it from the wrecked bike to this one. I can see that I worded that poorly.