Featured Don’t You Just Hate Salt!

Yep if you don't stay on top of cleaning the salt will really feck up your bike(s). Horrible stuff when it comes to bikes

 

Agreed, I remember once saying to someone who had just got their first bike; "Don't ride it once the roads have been salted." He was a panel beater and sprayer, thought he knew best and ignored my advice...Several weeks later one motorcycle with significant damage to callipers, bolts, banjo bolts and what were small stone chips ere now nice an furry.

You have to be so meticulous with washing and AC50 etc, it's just not worth it IMO.

BTW, that's far too nice for a winter hack. A high mileage Honda Deauvillie - now that's a winter hack, anything that reduces their numbers...

 

When enough time passes without riding I'll get the urge to go out in the salt and stomach the big clean up afterwards

 

Meh I don't have a hot water tap outside anyway

 

Nice monster far to good for a winter hack
not even had the tea tray removed

 

I used to ride a Yamaha rxs 100 all year round. The secret is to paint the whole bike in waxoil and leave it outside without a cover !
It really works , even after 15 years it didn't look too bad. In the spring I removed it all with white spirit.
It never failed to start because it had a kick start. Only broke down in the snow once when it was so cold and I was going so slow , the plug could.
I always promised it I would restore it after I no longer commuted on it. I spent shit loads of dosh and did it up. Such a valiant little bike deserved it . She now lives in the shed

 

I love salt have it on almost everything I even put it on buttered toast, some people think I'm weird.

 

I know, I bring a warm bucket out sometimes when doing the car to keep the hands warm... just winding you up

 

I’ve always known not to use hot water although I’ve never actually understood why?

 

Some years back I bought a Tiger 955i as a winter hack to keep the salt off my thunderbird 1600.
Trouble was I liked the Tiger so much it became my main bike and I put well over 30 k on it in just under 2 years.
Then I thought 'why not buy a nice low mileage Tiger 955i' as the old one was showing signs of poor health.
So now I have two shiny triumphs I'm afraid to use in winter.
Perhaps I need a third one?

 

@littleade fs365????

 

You wouldn’t mean this one Ade,,,,or would you



Sorry Andy

 

I just cook some chips in my air fryer for 28 mins at 200 C
Then I throw them all over the bike and the salt is attracted as if by magic to the chips.
Then I eat the chips.
Very often it takes me longer to make and eat the chips than I've been out riding but I know if I don't it'll all go sausage shaped.

 

Tucker

 

I just bought a normal leaf blower and it works great!
However, i think i'd prefer the pet one as i fire the bike up afterward to get rid of the engine and rad stuff but if you’re a cheapskate like me, then its good.

 

Got given one of these a while back, which I use for drying the bike (don't have any leaves to blow...)
Keep meaning to swap it for something a bit quieter!
Probably a bit of overkill but it does the job

https://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-produ...ol-hand-held-blowers/21522-410/BG-86-C-E.aspx