What did you do to your other vehicle

[SSGT_B]

You’ve all done more than me. I cleaned my wheels Not sure the previous owner ever did. The rear wheel still needs more love. Have to get it up on a jack to clean more. Last pic was taken pre-rear when clean

[Bumblebee]

You’ve all done more than me. I cleaned my wheels Not sure the previous owner ever did. The rear wheel still needs more love. Have to get it up on a jack to clean more. Last pic was taken pre-rear when clean

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Always a labor of love though...I enjoy grabbing a rag (sometimes a toothbrush) and going over the bike...

[SSGT_B]

Always a labor of love though...I enjoy grabbing a rag (sometimes a toothbrush) and going over the bike...

Yessir. Got some rain in our forecast finally so she sits in the garage but gets wiped down when I get home from work…lol

Wife said it’s the Busa all over again Still waiting for my train horns to get here anyways.

[ottafish]

Bought myself a project car a month or so ago. First one in 5 or so years. This makes car 36.
2010 xc90 V8.
Interesting thing is the engine is mounted east-west, rather than the normal nth-Sth.
Work in progress.

[mabupa]

You’ve all done more than me. I cleaned my wheels Not sure the previous owner ever did. The rear wheel still needs more love. Have to get it up on a jack to clean more. Last pic was taken pre-rear when clean

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Is it just my bike or others feel like wheels look like crap after just one ride.?

[Bumblebee]

Bought myself a project car a month or so ago. First one in 5 or so years. This makes car 36.
2010 xc90 V8.
Interesting thing is the engine is mounted east-west, rather than the normal nth-Sth.
Work in progress.

Car 36? That's a lot of cars....

For some reason I never got into cars/trucks....I do mod them a little while owning them but tend to own them for a long (er) time than most. The truck I had before this one I owned for 11 yrs and I've had this one for 6 so far with zero plans to replace it...

I kind of did the same thing with motorcycles only I never sold them so accumulated quite a few...it got to be a real hassle owning them all so I went down to just one....and I am glad I did that.

I had been mulling the idea lately of getting out of bikes and into a classic '50s or early '60s pick up truck-short bed, bubble fender sort of rig....or an early '60s Chev as I liked those alot as well...

[Bumblebee]

Is it just my bike or others feel like wheels look like crap after just one ride.?

Not just you, dust gets on the back rim each and every time I ride..I think the aerodynamics push it there...

[sixpack577]

Is it just my bike or others feel like wheels look like crap after just one ride.?

It's all the pits in the casting, and peaks and valleys in the paint as result.
It's a rough finish that dirt sticks to easily.

[sixpack577]

Car 36? That's a lot of cars....

For some reason I never got into cars/trucks....I do mod them a little while owning them but tend to own them for a long (er) time than most. The truck I had before this one I owned for 11 yrs and I've had this one for 6 so far with zero plans to replace it...

I kind of did the same thing with motorcycles only I never sold them so accumulated quite a few...it got to be a real hassle owning them all so I went down to just one....and I am glad I did that.

I had been mulling the idea lately of getting out of bikes and into a classic '50s or early '60s pick up truck-short bed, bubble fender sort of rig....or an early '60s Chev as I liked those alot as well...

Booooooooooooooooo!!!!
That's a terrible idea, lol

[Bumblebee]

Booooooooooooooooo!!!!
That's a terrible idea, lol

Maybe, maybe not....it's getting so it's hard to enjoy a bike like the Hayabusa anymore...

With all the cops and rough roads and crappy weather, I get to wonder how much longer I can ride this thing and not be frustrated by it.

Here in the province I live, they changed the street racing laws, if you get caught going 40kms/hr over the limit of 80 kms/hr or below or going 50kms/hr in a 110 kms/hr zone, you get your vehicle impounded, your license taken and then off to court where you can lose your license for a year and up to a $10k fine...

As we know these bikes accelerate very, very quickly and going over these speeds is a very gentle flick of the wrist.

[mabupa]

It's all the pits in the casting, and peaks and valleys in the paint as result.
It's a rough finish that dirt sticks to easily.

That’s what I thought too and then got the nice OZ piega wheels anodized black and still same problem. I think @Bumblebee is right, the air flow Draws it to the wheels.

[Bumblebee]

That’s what I thought too and then got the nice OZ piega wheels anodized black and still same problem. I think @Bumblebee is right, the air flow Draws it to the wheels.

What?

Did someone actually say I was right about something...?

I better go write this down in my diary....

[sixpack577]

That’s what I thought too and then got the nice OZ piega wheels anodized black and still same problem. I think @Bumblebee is right, the air flow Draws it to the wheels.

It does, but some of the fancy waxes and coatings do help.
And I know that for a fact!
Because I've seen it on wheels from people who actually clean their bikes!
Me? I have no idea, I hate cleaning motorcycles, lmao!

What?

Did someone actually say I was right about something...?

I better go write this down in my diary....

No, just a typo, it's the on-set of old age old man...you better go get that checked out

[Bumblebee]

No, just a typo, it's the on-set of old age old man...you better go get that checked out

You're probably that guy that hands out pencils for Halloween too....

[sixpack577]

You're probably that guy that hands out pencils for Halloween too....

Hahahaha!!!
Lmao!!

[mabupa]

It does, but some of the fancy waxes and coatings do help.
And I know that for a fact!
Because I've seen it on wheels from people who actually clean their bikes!
Me? I have no idea, I hate cleaning motorcycles, lmao!

No, just a typo, it's the on-set of old age old man...you better go get that checked out

I just coated the busa with that turtle wax brand ceramic wax, so we’ll see how dirty the wheels get.

[Bumblebee]

I just coated the busa with that turtle wax brand ceramic wax, so we’ll see how dirty the wheels get.

They'll get dirty....I use wax on my rims and they get dust on them each and every ride...the front isn't so bad

[mabupa]

They'll get dirty....I use wax on my rims and they get dust on them each and every ride...the front isn't so bad

[Bumblebee]

The joys of motorcycle ownership I guess...

[sixpack577]

I just ride dirty...