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What's wrong with this bike in the picture

Discussion in 'Motorcycle Tech Talk' started by hotroadking, Oct 10, 2013.

  1. Lucifer

    Lucifer Well-Known Member

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    LOL.... And yours is a flat black bare bones bike...


    :jawdrop:...For that kinda coin she'd have to be smokin' hot in a string bikini and give you a little polishin' too;)
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    The guy only does 1 bike a day. Cleans every single inch including things you don't even see, like in between floorboards and inserts, underneath chassis. The bike REALLY looks like the day it was new.
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    3 1/2 miles of dirt and gravel to get out of my place. My bike is never clean for more than a very few hours. Usually one evening and the next morning as I hit the blacktop, it's a pig again. Real hard to get excited to clean it. Got a mostly white bike for that reason. But the blue shows the dust real bad.
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    Just the other day I repainted my scooter. A rattle can of flat black, some masking off here and there and . . . shazam . . . bike looks new again LMAO.
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    A guy up here loves to detail bikes, he can take something thats been outside for years and make it look better than new. Wheels come off, fenders come off, he is crazy meticulous and his own personal bike collection is usually spotless. He usually spends a day a bike, sometimes more. I don't think he does it in a bikini, but he is well north of $150 for a full on detail job. People keep coming back, so I guess rich folk must need ways to spend their money.
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    Some folks just like things to be like new,
    $150 is good for the economy right? He gets to buy
    more bike stuff and they get a clean ride.
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    All the power to him:D...You do good work,people don't mind paying your rate if they get what they pay for;)...and if they put miles on in the Maritime provinces,they need cleanin' often:D
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    Yes, I've heard Canadian and Alaskan roads are rather primitive LOL.
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    LOL ...I meant it rains quite a bit here...so if they ride much their bikes will get wet and dirty....
    We do have roads that are in pretty rough shape too...You'd take quite a pounding on a hardtail....

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    Yup...Did the AlCan Hwy. back in the early 70's by cage with my folks...There was no pavement back then...I believe most of it is paved today...Mud, rocks, rain, moose, damn trucks, bears and more moose...I think I would only attempt it on a BMW 1200 GS...I know people have done it on a Harley but just would not trust one on that sort of adventure...I would also have to shape up...I imagine the physical demands would be very demanding...Wish I had the $$...I would love to try it...
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    Darn Marc55 we did the Alcan back in 69 in Army trucks , what a ride ,A jeep with trailer, 2 1/2 , Dodge D100 pick-up ,

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