What did you do in your garage today..?

[mimico_polak]

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Multistrada 950 or K1300GT.

j/k

Dunno yet, depends on what I can get for the 650.

I'm pricing it at $22,995... That should net me enough to buy the bikes I am looking at...

If it doesn't sell at that price, then I guess I am getting a Grom.

Awesome! See ya at the Stupidly overpriced thread….

Remember:
- never dropped
- female owned
- I know what I got so don’t lowball me

 

[Wingboy]

Does that do rust?

I used Lime Away. Worked well, but I still had to scrub like a mofo.

23% hydrochloric acid toilet cleaner will make it's look like new.

 

[Lightcycle]

23% hydrochloric acid toilet cleaner will make it's look like new.

Lime Away active ingredients:

https://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/1103-LIMEAWAYLimeCalciumRustToiletBowlCleaner/

• HYDROCHLORIC ACID.
• PEG-2 HYDROGENATED TALLOW AMINE.
• ACID YELLOW 23 (UNCERTIFIED FD&C YELLOW NO. 5)
• BENZENESULFONIC ACID, ((4-(BIS(4-((SULFOPHENYL)AMINO)PHENYL)METHYLENE)-2,5-CYCLOHEXADIEN-1-
• PEG-8 TALLOW AMINE.
• ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES (C12-15)
• METHYL SALICYLATE.

I may have passed out a couple of times in the garage from the fumes.

I was flat on my back for four hours, but three of those hours I might have been unconscious...

 

[Wingboy]

With the high percentage stuff, you'll be done in a few min.

 

[Lightcycle]

With the high percentage stuff, you'll be done in a few min.

Are you talking about the rust or my life?

 

[Wingboy]

Thread 'Exhaust cleanup' Exhaust cleanup

 

[Lightcycle]

Thread 'Exhaust cleanup' Exhaust cleanup

Oh snap, that looks really good.

You took your headers off though, I was lazy and scrubbed them while they were on the bike.

Probably made more work for myself in the end...

 

[Wingboy]

Sounds perfect. Easy to install?

Yes. Just need patience to find the two wires. A good clean power source and the high beam trigger wire.

 

[mimico_polak]

Brought this mofo home. Much more stable than the Trailer-In-A-Bag.

Now I just need some ramps.

 

[Mad Mike]

23% hydrochloric acid toilet cleaner will make it's look like new.

Or take them off and send them for electro polish. We fab a lot of stainless at work, electro polishing is dirt cheap and the come out looking like chrome.

 

[Low rider]

CBR1000RR New rad and tighten steering head bearings.

 

[matthew]

I added air to my tires.

 

[mimico_polak]

Bought these ramps at CT on discount. Steel folding ramps. How the eff do you guys get the bike up there?? My dad and I had trouble!

Also…is it a big worry if there’s 2-3” of back and forth movement when driving?

 

[Wingboy]

Bought these ramps at CT on discount. Steel folding ramps. How the eff do you guys get the bike up there?? My dad and I had trouble!

Also…is it a big worry if there’s 2-3” of back and forth movement when driving?
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#1 You need a wheel chock.
#2 The front tie down points aren't far enough forward.

Getting it up.....a bit at a time works. You didn't drop it doing something stupid. WIN.
Edit. What's the tie down at the very front for?

 

[Lightcycle]

Bought these ramps at CT on discount. Steel folding ramps. How the eff do you guys get the bike up there?? My dad and I had trouble!

Also…is it a big worry if there’s 2-3” of back and forth movement when driving?
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Are you riding the bike up the ramp?

Easier to walk beside it with the bike in gear and then ease out the clutch with a bit of throttle to let the bike's engine pull it up the ramp.

I got these wheel chocks at FortNine:

https://fortnine.ca/en/bikemaster-wheel-chock

 

[Lightcycle]

#2 The front tie down points aren't far enough forward.

This. You need more forward tension pulling the motorcycle forward. Attaching the tie downs higher, maybe at the bar ends, also gives more stability, something like this:



Canyon dancers might also help:

https://fortnine.ca/en/bikemaster-bar-harness

 

[mimico_polak]

Thanks @Wingboy and @Lightcycle.

No wheel chock ah the CT in Wasaga so couldn’t get it at the same time as the ramps. Will find one this week. Any recommendations?

I pushed it up the ramp with my dad. No work by the engine. Will try next time with someone on the side so it doesn’t collapse on me.

Should I leave it in N and let it move back and forth or put in gear? I can put the front tie off points without a chock as there’s nothing hold it from rolling except the board.

I put another strap holding the front tire to the floor of the trailer. Still moving slightly.

 

[Lightcycle]

Thanks @Wingboy and @Lightcycle.

No wheel chock ah the CT in Wasaga so couldn’t get it at the same time as the ramps. Will find one this week. Any recommendations?

I pushed it up the ramp with my dad. No work by the engine. Will try next time with someone on the side so it doesn’t collapse on me.

Should I leave it in N and let it move back and forth or put in gear? I can put the front tie off points without a chock as there’s nothing hold it from rolling except the board.

I edited my post above with a link to the FortNine ones, but they seem to be out of stock.

Leave the bike in first.

 

[mimico_polak]

I edited my post above with a link to the FortNine ones, but they seem to be out of stock.

Leave the bike in first.

Almost wondering if it would’ve better to just build an 8ft ramp out of plywood to make the angle lower when going up. But just threw out the boxes for the ramps.

 

[GreyGhost]

Almost wondering if it would’ve better to just build an 8ft ramp out of plywood to make the angle lower when going up. But just threw out the boxes for the ramps.

You have an X, it will be fine with some practice.

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