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| Posted: Sat Aug 27th, 2005 05:39 pm | 1st Post |
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I aways read with interest about things that people use to make their bike look and run better. What is your choice or choices of products that help you with making that bike look good. Such as cleaners, anti-fog, rain repeller, waxes, chrome polishs and the like. Then there are the additives like what do you use to clean the fuel system? How about oil additives. What kind of fork oil or final drive oil is best. I heard that fram Oil FIlters aren't the best for cycles. If that is so what's acceptable if you can't get a honda filter. Also where do you find this stuff and who has the best prices.
____________________ Life was a rock until my goldwing sold me. Gotta go riding so my inner biker told me. At the end of my rainbow lies my golden oldie. Some people see things as they are and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27th, 2005 07:41 pm | 2nd Post |
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bwssr, I too wondered that and after reading many posts and trying different things, I have found some that I think work pretty well. 1. I read about using Lemon Pledge for cleaning. I tried this and it really does clean well. It also cleans up the bugs on your windshield. Just spray a little on and if the bug has been there a while, allow it to soak in a minute or two and it will wipe right off. Also, it gives your bike a nice fresh lemony scent.  2. I tried the MMO route in my fuel to help clean things up a little but after running several tanks, I could not see much improvement. I read about SeaFoam on here and I went out and purchased a can of that. I started running it in my gas and wow, I can really see a dramatic improvement. Throttle response has improved, starting has improved, fuel mileage has improved. 3. I drained off 1 quart of oil and put in a 16oz. jug of MMO into my crankcase. The oil was fairly clean when I did this. I ran it for 275 miles and just changed my oil. My oil went from fairly clean to filthy in 275 miles. I don't know if it is because the MMO cleaned out a lot of crap or because of something else but I know that the oil sure got nasty looking in just 275 miles. Looked like very thin crude oil. BLACK BLACK BLACK. 4. I just recently installed a new back tire and while doing this, drained out the oil from my final drive. I poured in about 1/2 can of SeaFoam and put the plug back in. I set the final drive up on my bench and spun the shaft back and forth with my hands for about a minute. Then I picked the drive up and shook it around to make sure the SeaFoam sloshed around quite nicely inside. I then dumped out the Seafoam and the crud and crap came rolling out. I did this one more time and again got a little gunk out. After installing the final back on the bike, I filled it with the recommended Hypoid 80W gear oil. 5. As for the filter, a local bike shop (mom and pop shop, not a dealer) sells HiFlo filters. Don't know anything about them but have always used them in my bikes and never had a problem. Last edited on Sat Aug 27th, 2005 08:30 pm by Patch ____________________ Chris & April Sanders |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27th, 2005 08:11 pm | 3rd Post |
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for the aluminum areas I use a product called Mothers aluminum polish,takes a bit of elbow grease but will shine up the aluminum very well,if you are really ambitious you can bring it to almost a chrome shine. The lemon pledge works very well,easy to get and use ,I use it on all the body panels. I just did the MMO treatment on my 76 gl which was burning oil at the rate of a litre every 100 miles,put a litre of MMO ,filled the rest with regular oil and ran it 200 miles,drained it out,it looked like thin tar when i drained it,put in a fresh filter and oil and now it looks like I am going to get about a thousand miles before i have to add oil,I have gone almost 500 miles and it is not down half a litre yet. For oil filters I am using one called HIFLOFILTRO HF 401,they come with both o rings for 8 dollars canadian,i have been using them for about 3 years and had no problems I am just now trying the mmo in the gas today so am not sure how that will work yet,going to run a couple tanks through it and see
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27th, 2005 09:48 pm | 4th Post |
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Lemon Pledge for a quick shine... Like just before you enter a Show and Shine... but for a rather awesome polish .......... try Macguires polish.. Its designed for boats .. and WOW !!! could shave in the reflection... Mothers Polish for all the aluminum... along with a dremel and polishing swirler from dremel.. I've got about 60% of the 20 yo Aluminum to shine like it was chromed using these two tools .. and of course MMO in gas, and oil... as needed... and for a show look ... (gasp) after you polish all the paint,and chrome, and windshield till it "Shines like the top of the Chyrsler Building " .... then .......... use a small paper cup half full of ArmourAll, and a one inch wide paint brush.. and paint up all those rubber gaskets, and covers, and black stuff all over the bike.. like the tranny corrugated cover, and the front dash, and the left glove box cover ......, and the floorboard rubbers... not too much.. just enough for it to dry to a shiny black................. and if you have a bike lift, and only if you dare.. gotta be precise here ... scrub those raised white letters on the tires bright and clean , and apply a very very very careful coat of Tire side wall blacker to the walls only, whilst spinning tire... (Must get none on any tread parts). It will almost look too good to ride it ....... SilverDave 
____________________ 1985 Aspy Pinstriped Powder Blue & Matching blue Trailer. "Mathematics is the Music of the Mind" Gray-haired bikers don't get that way from pure luck. |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 5th, 2007 03:29 am | 5th Post |
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SilverDave wrote: Lemon Pledge for a quick shine... Like just before you enter a Show and Shine... but for a rather awesome polish .......... try Macguires polish.. Its designed for boats .. and WOW !!! could shave in the reflection... Hey man--could you be more specific on the armourall that you're talking about? Any particular iteration? I'm also unclear on some of the locations you mention to apply it to. Thanks.--pete
____________________ '89 YX600W [gone] '92 CB750 [gone] '03 CBR600RR [gone] '00 XL883 '99 GL1500A |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 5th, 2007 05:06 am | 6th Post |
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I've used Lemon Pledge for the past 20 years and swore by it...unitil a couple weeks ago. It works great but I found something better, it is a plexiglass cleaner called Plexus. The label on the can says it is good for painted surfaces too, so I tried it on the windshield and painted surfaces and was totally blown away with the results. It stripped off the old wax and brought out the colors in the paint like it was new. Took out the scuffs and scratches in the windshield with no effort. Don't know what is in that sh_t, but it's great. I don't sell the stuff, but wish I did...I would be rich. Bought a large aerosol can at the local Honda shop for about $10 US.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 5th, 2007 05:38 am | 7th Post |
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At my local truck dealer, I buy "Alumi-bright" by lysol. It is a concentrated cleaner that you cut with water. You brush it on with a car brush, Hose it off and it pulls all the crap out of the aluminum. than you polish it and the shine comes out like chrome.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 5th, 2007 02:58 pm | 8th Post |
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mirror glaze - 3m product used for getting scratches out of plexiglass - stuff is awesome never dull - chrome polish wadding that works well
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| Posted: Wed Sep 5th, 2007 04:42 pm | 9th Post |
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pete(r) wrote: Hey man--could you be more specific on the armourall that you're talking about? Any particular iteration? I'm also unclear on some of the locations you mention to apply it to. FYI, you're not likely to get a response from SilverDave here. This post was made over 2 years ago, and he has not posted on this forum in over a year. He's busy on a 1200 only forum these days. I assume he was talking about the original formula of ArmourALL. I've found most people, but especially old-timers, are talking about the original when they simply say ArmourAll, but will specify if it's one of their other products. John
____________________  Blue 2000 GL1500SE Bought with just under 9000 miles on 08/19/2008 also 84 Aspy 84 Interstate past 86 GL1200 Aspy 84 Standard 87 Interstate 80 Yam Midnight Special 1100 79 Suz SP400 Enduro 72 Honda SL350 81 Honda XR500 |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 5th, 2007 04:54 pm | 10th Post |
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My fluids and other stuff: Plexus - windshield (not a cheap or as easy to find as Pledge but works better) Honda Polsh and cleaner for the paint between MeGuires 26 yellow waxings. Water - wash (if I ever need soap it's Turtle Wax car wash stuff). Honda coolant - cooling system Valvoline Full Syn clutch and brake fluid Chevron DELO 400 15w-40 engine oil (currently) Walmart SuperTech 6607 oil filter Walmart (less than $3) Honda Air filter Subfilter 1/2 of foam paintbrush or Honda Honda Moly 60 grease drive line Honda Hypoid 80 differential Battery sealed CompuFire Alternator CompuFire EBC Brake Disks EBC FF series brakes Belts NAPA Plugs NGK 8's Tires Michelin Pilot GT's Audio input AudioVox FMM-100A Illuminating indicator fuses oh yes... and SeaFoam once a year in the gas at springtime. Last edited on Wed Sep 5th, 2007 04:56 pm by Rudy ____________________ Rudy RudysProducts Info: We are back! Production time is currently 1-3 business days for all in-stock items. RudysBackyard.com Info: RudysBackyard.com will cease to exist on 5/30/2012 when the domain name expires. Plastic repairs are almost always unique to the shape, location and problem. If you want useful help deciding on the best approach for a specific repair, please include sharp photos. Without these, it is difficult to advise the best way to make repairs. Dorksider # 1 |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 5th, 2007 05:35 pm | 11th Post |
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ditto on the plexus -
____________________ 77 GL1000 - forever in your debt |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 5th, 2007 07:00 pm | 12th Post |
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I have been using the lemon pledge with a micro fiber cloth after every ride and it works great I really llike how easy it is to use. makes it look like I spent a lot of time on it when I dont have to.
____________________ 2008 GL1800 '81 GL1100 '85 BMW K100rt '91 Nighthawk 750 None of my bikes make much noise. veho illic quod tergum |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 5th, 2007 07:02 pm | 13th Post |
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Is that Delo 15w-40 oil designated for diesel and petrol engines? Kevan
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| Posted: Wed Sep 5th, 2007 11:28 pm | 14th Post |
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Delo was indeed formulated for diesel engines, but it's been proven that the stresses that diesel engines put on oil are not unlike the ones motorcycles do.
____________________ '88 GL1500 ¡Viva Los Cargadores! IBA #33900 |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 6th, 2007 05:28 pm | 15th Post |
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Sandy Eggo wrote: Delo was indeed formulated for diesel engines, but it's been proven that the stresses that diesel engines put on oil are not unlike the ones motorcycles do. Sandy, If it has been proven, and I am not argueing the point with you, why is it not a generally accepted practice of use in motorcycles. I, like yourself, am of the opinion that the stresses of a bike engine combined with the gearbox destroys oil faster than a car motor and thus an oil like Delo would be preferable for use in bike motors. But this thinking is not reflected in current biking parlance....why I ask myself? Kevan
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| Posted: Thu Sep 6th, 2007 06:47 pm | 16th Post |
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kevan wrote: Sandy Eggo wrote:Delo was indeed formulated for diesel engines, but it's been proven that the stresses that diesel engines put on oil are not unlike the ones motorcycles do. They aren't leading the pack like we are. 
____________________ Rudy RudysProducts Info: We are back! Production time is currently 1-3 business days for all in-stock items. RudysBackyard.com Info: RudysBackyard.com will cease to exist on 5/30/2012 when the domain name expires. Plastic repairs are almost always unique to the shape, location and problem. If you want useful help deciding on the best approach for a specific repair, please include sharp photos. Without these, it is difficult to advise the best way to make repairs. Dorksider # 1 |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 6th, 2007 06:59 pm | 17th Post |
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Amen, brother....
____________________ Mike I finally found out what I want to be when I grow up.........happy 1993 GL1500 Aspencade 1986 GL1200 Aspencade 1985 GL1200 Aspencade 1985 Suzuki Madura 700 1973 Honda 350CB 1965 Honda 50 http://goldwingtech.info http://GLHelpers.com http://SERRASJ.com http://smartlight.rudysproducts.com http://www.iraqwarheroes.org/ |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 6th, 2007 08:19 pm | 18th Post |
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I'm currently running the Delo as well (thanks, Rudy!) and everything seems to be just fine. Runs quiet, shifts smooth. We'll see what it looks like when it comes out.
____________________ 1998 GL1500A - Stealth Black - the sneakiest color! |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 6th, 2007 08:38 pm | 19th Post |
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Waskel wrote: I'm currently running the Delo as well (thanks, Rudy!) and everything seems to be just fine. Runs quiet, shifts smooth. We'll see what it looks like when it comes out. Oh, the double-entendres I could spin out, were I just a bit less mature! 
____________________ Cpt.Dewey Larkin Copilot Bev Clark aka "Team Clarkin" ..and 'the Black Pearl' 1997 GL1500SE w/MotorTrike Macomb, MI |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 6th, 2007 08:39 pm | 20th Post |
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Inquisitive minds want to know what you find. Not my find however, exavid put the lead on me. I just gave him a little credibility. 
____________________ Rudy RudysProducts Info: We are back! Production time is currently 1-3 business days for all in-stock items. RudysBackyard.com Info: RudysBackyard.com will cease to exist on 5/30/2012 when the domain name expires. Plastic repairs are almost always unique to the shape, location and problem. If you want useful help deciding on the best approach for a specific repair, please include sharp photos. Without these, it is difficult to advise the best way to make repairs. Dorksider # 1 |
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