Well I was cooped up all day inside and I really wanted to get out and ride. Since I couldn't, I did the next best thing. I wheeled the bike out of the garage into the warm sunlight and proceeded to give it a good washing. It was fairly dirty and needed it. I also lubed the chain while I was at it, and then I started it and let it run for a few minutes. It probably needs a coat of wax, but at least I got to spend some time with the bike before I had to put it back in the garage. ;-) Yeah, I know.....you want some wine with the cheese? --Fullstate Me and Mah 'Priller!
I wheeled the bike out of the garage into the warm sunlight and proceeded to give it a good washing. It was fairly dirty and needed it. I also lubed the chain while I was at it, and then I started it and let it run for a few minutes. It probably needs a coat of wax, but at least I got to spend some time with the bike before I had to put it back in the garage. ;-) Yeah, I know.....you want some wine with the cheese? --Fullstate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, that was good for ya.....atleast ya got to rub around on the bike,and listen to that wonderful sound, eh! Do you use Chain Wax, hope so. Now the dumb question I have: Okay, I give up ...you called the old Bike "priller" and? bjay
YOU did NOT.. hahaha.. I hurt your feelings and you are pouting just cause I won't invite you to two up with me anymore... I'm going to Axtell this weekend for a motorcycle rodeo... LMAO.. how you like them apples, turkey.... Your friend in Irving Bill Walker
LOL.. you don't wanna know.. Ol' Fullstate has got himself one of those eyetalian Ducati's .. and he can't speak a damn word of that language.. Now I spent a lot of my service time in Japan.. at least I learned enough of that language to carry on a conversation with my Kawasaki.. Last time Fullstate and I rode, I noticed he had to wear some kind of earplugs because of translation purposes, I think.. Besides. he's lying about washing that thing today.. I hurt his feelings a little while ago.. When he first got hurt, by questionable reasons.. I graciously offered to let him two up with me and go for a ride.. Today .. I told him I was taking back my offer.. He can't two up with me anymore.. He's been pouting ever since.. He didn't wash that bike, I bet'cha..LOL Your friend in Irving Bill Walker
I don't use chain wax. I use WD-40 to clean and de-grease the chain and then I use chain lube on it. It's an o-ring chain, but I'll probably swap it with an x-ring chain when the time comes. The term " 'Priller" is good 'ol Texas drawl and slang for "Aprilia" which is what I ride. Or, if you listen to Bill, it's just that eye-talian bike. --Fullstate Me and Mah 'Priller!
BLASPHEMER!!!! I don't ride a duck. I can't afford a duck. Or rather, I can afford the duck but I can't afford to keep the duck maintained. I ride the competitor to the duck. The OTHER eye-talian bike. Last time we rode I didn't have them in!! So there....nyahhh!!! It's cleaner than your ass.....but that isn't saying much. ;-) --Fullstate Me and Mah 'Priller!
Tacky ... Tacky.... LOL.. I just cannot believe that one of my long time friends would even make such a comment.. After being threatened with "crutch whipping" and other atrocities, you would actually announce to the world that my rear end hygenics is inferior.. I can't believe you Fullstate... Go on out to California, or someplace... you have become very belligerant.. I can't help but believe that you are still "pouting" because I withdrew my offer to let you two up with me.. Your friend in Irving Bill Walker
I don't use chain wax........fullstate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I quit using chain oil...got tired of having a black back rim! I do clean with the WD stuff, but then I wax it each time I get back, when chain is hot....that's just me. bjay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This chain thing is a subject I am especially punchy about.. In July.. I threw pieces of chain all over the desert about twenty five miles east of El Paso.. sheesh.. what a feeling.. That chain was fairly new and I do service a chain.. All recommended treatments are applied.. Anyone who rides with me regularly has been exposed to my "chain fetish".. "hey guys..spray this on while I roll this puppy.. OK" That sucker commenced to fly apart with no warning and the bride and I were in the middle of nowhere, on the side of the road..Thank god for the good bikers who came by and graciously made sure that we got into El Paso where we could get that damn chain replaced.. I've got a new chain on the Green One and I still clean it and lube it with a religious ferocity.. I'm not sure it makes the difference but I'm convinced that I have to do something to that damned thing.. LOL Have a gooden.. Your friend in Irving Bill Walker
Bjay here: I have heard of that happening...never knew anybody personally that it did.But it looks like it would tear up the sprocket: cause a wreck...and so 4th? Could it have just been the chain was LOOSE? That's what I always worry about......wondering if I have it just tight enuff.......bj ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That sucker commenced to fly apart with no warning and the bride and I were in the middle of nowhere, on the side of the road..Thank god for the good bikers who came by and graciously made sure that we got into El Paso where we could get that damn chain replaced.. I've got a new chain on the Green One and I still clean it and lube it with a religious ferocity.. I'm not sure it makes the difference but I'm convinced that I have to do something to that damned thing.. LOL Have a gooden.. Your friend in Irving Bill Walker
Sorry .. can't really say.. bjay.. I serviced the bike just the day before.. and I checked the chain and carefully lubed it.. It was fine at that point.. What happened later during that trip is anybody's guess.. That was one helluva ride when she jumped naked on me, though.. I expected to have to replace that custom seat, by the time I'd crossed three lanes of pretty heavy traffic.. No matter how much it cost or how customized it is, no one in their right mind would want to ride a seat with all those holes in it.. Fortunately.. the seat was not damaged and is just fine.. Your friend in Irving Bill Walker
