04-15-2019, 11:05 PM
Autosol and an old sock or t-shirt. Like GUNK degreaser, bikers have been using Autosol for more than 60 years. Wear nitrate gloves as anything this nasty can't be good for your skin. It also turns the sock black.
Draw a line of Autosol down the header and spread it with the sock. Leave it sit for a few minutes. Wrap the sock around the header, twice if it is long enough. Grab the ends of the sock and rotate it back and forth around the header, moving it slowly up and down as you do.
Learned this when I bought my first 650cc BSA Lightning in 1967. Never found anything else that would remove the blue and toasted bugs as well.
Draw a line of Autosol down the header and spread it with the sock. Leave it sit for a few minutes. Wrap the sock around the header, twice if it is long enough. Grab the ends of the sock and rotate it back and forth around the header, moving it slowly up and down as you do.
Learned this when I bought my first 650cc BSA Lightning in 1967. Never found anything else that would remove the blue and toasted bugs as well.