Kawasaki 1400 GTR

Off Topic => General Discussion => Topic started by: Winston Smith on March 06, 2013, 11:23:05 PM

Title: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Winston Smith on March 06, 2013, 11:23:05 PM
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r183/Hoody_photo/seawaysfeb_zps97e47c16.jpg)
Cracking ride out via Seaways and on to Scarborough - however - Couldn't believe the amount of salt that had clung to the bike after a dry ride.

(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r183/Hoody_photo/leafblower1_zps7fe30798.jpg)

(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r183/Hoody_photo/leafblower2_zps3ba8de16.jpg)
Leafblower to blow any traces of salty water after rinse-muc off-rinse-shampoo-rinse and finally a good leathering off!
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r183/Hoody_photo/leafblower3_zps3b0a9198.jpg)
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Lonewolf on March 07, 2013, 02:21:28 AM
That's a hell of a leaf blower you have there!
It's been a while since I've been to Seaways I must return and have one of their breakfasts again soon.
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: O.C. on March 07, 2013, 07:30:14 AM
That's a lovely shiny bike Chris and the colour looks great  :yes: if I bring my bike round will ya wash it for me  :whistling:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Rusty on March 07, 2013, 08:51:12 AM
Winny .. Stop posting pictures like that ... I have 3 years before I can join the ranks of NARPO !  :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Silverback on March 07, 2013, 10:05:37 AM
Quote from: Rusty on March 07, 2013, 08:51:12 AM
Winny .. Stop posting pictures like that ... I have 3 years before I can join the ranks of NARPO !  :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:


I agree, 7 for me....  :-(
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Lonewolf on March 07, 2013, 12:04:48 PM
And 6 for me  :banana:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Rusty on March 07, 2013, 02:49:46 PM
Don't worry Chaps ... The time will fly by and all will end happily ever after .... Starting at the point you withdraw some of your lump sum and hand it over to the bike dealer !!!  :mfr_lol:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Winston Smith on March 07, 2013, 08:04:47 PM
Quote from: Rusty on March 07, 2013, 02:49:46 PM
Don't worry Chaps ... The time will fly by and all will end happily ever after .... Starting at the point you withdraw some of your lump sum and hand it over to the bike dealer !!!  :mfr_lol:

:punk: :punk: :punk:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Bryn on March 07, 2013, 09:06:00 PM
Quote from: Lonewolf on March 07, 2013, 12:04:48 PM
And 6 for me  :banana:

12 months ago  :popcorn:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: 100milesaway on March 07, 2013, 09:10:36 PM
11 weeks in :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :balloon: :balloon: :balloon: :balloon:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Winston Smith on March 07, 2013, 10:06:58 PM
260
DAYS
23
HOURS
6
MINUTES
4
SECONDS

(Oh - and that's Minus!!)
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Kwikasfuki on March 08, 2013, 01:19:04 PM
The way this  :censored: Government is  :censored: going i'll be  :censored: working till the day i  :censored: die.

What a bunch of  :censored: :censored:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: 100milesaway on March 08, 2013, 01:46:13 PM
Asif, you wont be anywhere near as bitter when you get another bike :banana: :yes:.
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: 2kwacks on March 08, 2013, 03:17:29 PM
Rusty.. I've always used a leaf blower to dry my bikes off :yes: incidentally when myself and my mate was touring italy last year :smiley: I got talking to an atalian guy who had a set of akrapovic triple port exhausts on his 1600gt and must admit they look the dogs bollocks :yes:
see for your self :wink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnLt0vvwabs
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Winston Smith on March 08, 2013, 09:34:28 PM
They're a BMW approved accessory at £1800.00!

Price aside, I don't like them - I prefer the standard GT ones.  The GTL has a chrome finish to them, which I don't like as much as the brush stainless on mine.

The standard ones sound awesome in any case!
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: O.C. on March 09, 2013, 07:31:42 AM
Quote from: Winston Smith on March 08, 2013, 09:34:28 PM
They're a BMW approved accessory at £1800.00!

Price aside, I don't like them - I prefer the standard GT ones.  The GTL has a chrome finish to them, which I don't like as much as the brush stainless on mine.

The standard ones sound awesome in any case!

:stupid:.. they don't look as good on the Beemer as the Akras on Daves' ZZR

I wish I still had the Akrapovic can that I had on my early GTR  :yes:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Debs on March 09, 2013, 12:26:30 PM
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on March 08, 2013, 01:19:04 PM
The way this  :censored: Government is  :censored: going i'll be  :censored: working till the day i  :censored: die.

What a bunch of  :censored: :censored:

:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Rusty on March 09, 2013, 07:46:47 PM
Oh yea baby those Akros do sound lovely but I prefer the standard pipes on the K1600 but love them on your ZZR .... It's a funny world !  :mfr_lol:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: 2kwacks on March 09, 2013, 08:41:19 PM
Quote from: Rusty on March 09, 2013, 07:46:47 PM
Oh yea baby those Akros do sound lovely but I prefer the standard pipes on the K1600 but love them on your ZZR .... It's a funny world !  :mfr_lol:
that's because the standard zzr1441 exhausts are butt ugly and over sized to house the secondary cats thats inside each exhausts which only adds to the excessive weight they are :yes: but the standard b.m.w exhausts look in proportion to the bike and the triple ports had style and that aggressive  :cool: look :smiley:
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Winston Smith on March 09, 2013, 08:45:26 PM
And they sound fantastic in 3rd nailing it!!
Title: Re: Cleaning the salt off!
Post by: Rusty on March 18, 2013, 04:03:39 PM
Talking of cleaning bikes etc .. just ordered an Atom Motorcycle Dryer from "Performance Motorcare Products" in Staffs .... they were out of stock a few weeks ago so I left them an E mail ... they just got back to me which I thought was good sales business so they indeed got a sale for their customer service efficiency !
The Gtr will never have been cleaner or DRYER when that arrives !!! :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: