After looking at the above photo and then a bit closer, lookee what I found:
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| A piece of Takapari Road! |
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| Sparkly! |
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| Don't look too close at that reflection |
So pretty lucky really - hope that's her last lie down for a while!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Souvenirs
So today was the day to give the V-Strom a bit of a birthday so I could then check her out for damage following her little lie down the other night. Here's a few pics of her pre-clean:
After looking at the above photo and then a bit closer, lookee what I found:
And so it was time for action!
And the result:
After the was I got some polish onto those scratches on the LHS and now they look a bit better:
Other damage included a bent bar-end weight bolt (straitened it out no worries) and a broken plastic fairing push-pin (will have to pick one up). The hand guard also has some scratches (who cares) and my home-made GoPro mount on the fairing bracket got bent - I want to make a more solid one anyway...
So pretty lucky really - hope that's her last lie down for a while!
After looking at the above photo and then a bit closer, lookee what I found:
So pretty lucky really - hope that's her last lie down for a while!
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Dirty bikes are like a badge of honor aren't they?
ReplyDeleteThe bike cleaned up real nice. It is good that most of the scratches polished out. Just blame them on the "previous owner". That seems to be the trend.
Yeah, you should have seen it when I got it...
DeleteSouvenirs are awesome. Even if it is a bit rough picking them up. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat bath did wonders.
There's some souvenirs that I'd happily go without...
DeleteOh look, there is a bike under all that dirt. And the scratches are just adding to the bike's character... ;-)
ReplyDeleteI just don't want her to become too much of a character...
DeleteAs Sonja said, battle scars give the Strom character....as to washing one's ride, key action in order to detect leaks and such....
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Motorcycling is very tiring business and bikes like to lay down once in awhile, we call it napping (Tiger owners especially, call it cat napping).
ReplyDeleteI was surprised to see you use a power washer, I have the same model but would be afraid to use it on my bike for fear of peeling the paint, getting water into important electrical connections, gauge clusters and lenses.
Looks like she came out just fine and simply looks more "experienced" now.
Yeah, I'm very careful with the water blaster - I hold it well away from anything sensitive. This is the first bike I've needed a water blaster for. When I was riding dirt bikes there was no such thing...
DeleteReally enjoyed this series of blogs Andrew, a bit of adventute ah? Bet you carnt wait for the next one....
ReplyDeleteThanks Roger - you would have enjoyed the ride. Probably a bit too much of an adventure for the poor old Vee.
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