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Things Bikers Love (or Hate) => Bike Cleaning => Topic started by: Phmode on May 10, 2017, 08:38:26 pm
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Is it just me?
Anyone would think they were designed by a four year old....
So, how the bloody hell do you clean your front wheels?
I mean, I've got hands like a seven year old boy and wrists like a seven year old girl and I still can't get in behind the discs and particularly the ABS sensor ring to give the spokes a good sorting out.
Today I took the wheels off to get new tyres fitted and even with the wheels on the bench it was still an impossible task.
Discs covered in Auto Glym, tyres covered in WD40 and me covered in shite!
If they make wheels like some sort of Gordian Knot then they should be forced to either clean them for you for life or make a suitable brush thingy to do the job properly!
Apart from not bothering, are there any solutions, literally or metaphorically, out there?
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Muc off, jet wash, and a big glove sponge that has lots of little tails on it to get in the nooks and crannies with turtle wax wash. Make sure you stand well back to admire the finish
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If you think the cast wheels are difficult to clean you should try cleaning the forged wheels.
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I have to say Martin, I'm no fan of MucOff. I have never found anything that it cleans properly and the thought of a pressure washer jet anywhere near my wheel bearings fills me with dread. I like the idea of the nobbly mitt though 8)
When I first saw your forged wheels last year Tom, it crossed my mind that they might be a pig to clean; gotta be some downsides to the expensive stuff ;D
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On my older bikes i used to take the discs off before handing the wheel over for a new tyre.
A for cleaning
B I was paranoid that the ape behind tyre removal machine was going to catch my discs and bend them
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You do realise that the disc bolts are one use only items.
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He does now :D :D :D
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...not on his older bikes they weren't.
When I had the K12 wheels refurbed obviously everything came off and it was almost a joy to give them a really good waxing on the kitchen table 8)
Put the new discs back on and they looked lovely ;D
Two weeks later they were shite and no amount of poking and prodding could ever get all the crooks and nannies clean >:(
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Apart from not bothering...
Ah. Was going for the smartarse reply, but you got me
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I know you lot too well....
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You do realise that the disc bolts are one use only items.
Not on my 1985 Kwaka they weren't. Bit of thread lock and you're good to go ???
Yes i do is the answer i read it a while back, might have been on my Hayabusa service manual, wasn't sure that applied to all bikes, i guess it does. ::)
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Must admit I would re-use mine with thread lock.
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Cleaned mine yesterday with muck off using a soft bristled brush that bends. Took some time but it works.
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But that is an easy one . Those wheels are made in Japan , you know Japan the country with population notorious for having the smallest feet and hands worldwide.
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Why would disc bolts be use once only?
Are they stretch bolts?
or do they think their pre treated bolts are special in some way?
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Why would disc bolts be use once only?
Are they stretch bolts?
or do they think their pre treated bolts are special in some way?
Belt and braces, maybe because of the implications if one was to break because they weren't torqued correctly, maybe the BMW thread lock... I'm sure some mechanical engineering genius will tell us soon. :D
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There is no recommendation for change of bolts . They should be ok for use as many times as you like or need. They are definitely not stretched ones.
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I would reuse mine but the Reprom does say to use new screws.
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Yes it does just saw it myself . Called my mechanic and he sound surprised , looked at his manual (the one only mechanics have) and said it's ok to reuse them up to ten times.