Fairing and Fork Boots

[garysieben_imp]

Installed Puig naked fairing and Kawi 650 Fork Boots...fairing takes just enough air off my chest.
Continental Conti-Go's work real well out to the edges.
:biker:

 

[Lord Popgun]

Looking good Gary! Gaiters really set it off.

 

[Rocky_imp]

Nice job and a nice look. Your bike looks great

Last year I finally got around to doing the same thing, only I used Triumph gaiters as they were easier to get around here.
I went for the Marlin screen and it works great for me since I'm short.
Now I'm just waiting for some decent spring weather up here in the far northeast. Probably not a worry for you way down there.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Nice job and a nice look. Your bike looks great

Last year I finally got around to doing the same thing, only I used Triumph gaiters as they were easier to get around here.
I went for the Marlin screen and it works great for me since I'm short.
Now I'm just waiting for some decent spring weather up here in the far northeast. Probably not a worry for you way down there.

So familiar lookin' ...



Today is oil change day.

 

[Rocky_imp]

Nice job and a nice look. Your bike looks great

Last year I finally got around to doing the same thing, only I used Triumph gaiters as they were easier to get around here.
I went for the Marlin screen and it works great for me since I'm short.
Now I'm just waiting for some decent spring weather up here in the far northeast. Probably not a worry for you way down there.

So familiar lookin' ...



Today is oil change day.

So familiar lookin' ...



Today is oil change day.
I do seem to see a family resemblance

 

[Frulk_imp]

Good looking bikes all around...Strong Work Gentlemen!

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Good looking bikes all around...Strong Work Gentlemen!

Thank you Frulk.



I would like to add that the headers I cleaned up, mentioned last week (?) in a post, are shown in the photo. I used Yoshimura STAIN-Magic. Total time was just under an hour.

 

[Cormanus]

And very shiny they are too. Good work..

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

And very shiny they are too. Good work..

Thanks Cormanus.

You know I am on "the other side" of toned headers. :-/ I can't quite let it go, ... yet.

In the meantime, it looks great!

- - -

Nobody commented on the RLETs. They managed to hang-on throughout the long dire winter that just passed.

 

[Haggard Rider_imp]

My headers are now back to where they were before cleaning them such a short while ago.

Think I'll be a tad more circumspect in future.

Ho hum.

 

[Frulk_imp]

Haggard,

When I was younger I spent hours and hours 'DETAILING' my cars. Crazy stuff like dipping Q-tips into Armor All and polishing the vent louvers.

These days I 'CLEAN' them (but not to that extent). My headers have a tarnished bronze look that lets people know I ride the CB more than I 'detail' it. I'm OK with that.

However, if I ever find somebody that comes highly recommended and does bike 'detailing' on my carport I'll drop the money to have it done.

 

[Cormanus]

I had a cat once. It used to stand in a puddle and lift its right front foot and lick it clean and dry. Then it would put it back and the puddle and repeat the process with its left front foot. And again with its left rear foot. And again with its right rear foot. Then it would lift its right front foot, see a drip fall of it and look thoroughly perplexed as if saying, ‘but I’ve dried you already’.

So it is with trying to keep the headers clean on a 2010-2016 standard CB1100.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

My headers are now back to where they were before cleaning them such a short while ago.

Think I'll be a tad more circumspect in future.

Ho hum.

I had a cat once. It used to stand in a puddle and lift its right front foot and lick it clean and dry. Then it would put it back and the puddle and repeat the process with its left front foot. And again with its left rear foot. And again with its right rear foot. Then it would lift its right front foot, see a drip fall of it and look thoroughly perplexed as if saying, ‘but I’ve dried you already’.

So it is with trying to keep the headers clean on a 2010-2016 standard CB1100.

Cute story Cormanus.

Maybe something in the water?

My headers stay clean for about 12 months. If it was much less, I would have a new chrome exhaust system already, or sold the CB. I have no patience cleaning something that has no staying power.

Alternatively, I tap into the power of Cormanus and look away.

 

[Houtman_imp]

Perhaps some spilled Fosters lager and the cat liked it a lot !

 

[Cormanus]

I’m not actually a big cat fan, but I’d be surprised if many of them were overwhelmed by Foster’s Lager.

 

[Lord Popgun]

GO, I’m pretty sure Fosters isn’t thought of very highly in Aussieland.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

GO, I’m pretty sure Fosters isn’t thought of very highly in Aussieland.

Foster's? I haven't had a pint of that since the '80s when Canadians were lead to believe as being the most popular lager Down Under ... probably riding on the "Crocodile Dundee" hype of the time. I actually don't know what Australians think of Fosters Lager. I find many countries of popular brews tend to put down their product as, " ... if they are dumb enough to import it, we'll export it!".

 

[peterbaron]

My headers are now back to where they were before cleaning them such a short while ago.

Think I'll be a tad more circumspect in future.

Ho hum.

I had a cat once. It used to stand in a puddle and lift its right front foot and lick it clean and dry. Then it would put it back and the puddle and repeat the process with its left front foot. And again with its left rear foot. And again with its right rear foot. Then it would lift its right front foot, see a drip fall of it and look thoroughly perplexed as if saying, ‘but I’ve dried you already’.

So it is with trying to keep the headers clean on a 2010-2016 standard CB1100.

Cute story Cormanus.

Maybe something in the water?

My headers stay clean for about 12 months. If it was much less, I would have a new chrome exhaust system already, or sold the CB. I have no patience cleaning something that has no staying power.

Alternatively, I tap into the power of Cormanus and look away.

My headers stay clean for about 12 months. .........
GO, how many kms did you clock within this 12 month period ?

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

My headers are now back to where they were before cleaning them such a short while ago.

Think I'll be a tad more circumspect in future.

Ho hum.

I had a cat once. It used to stand in a puddle and lift its right front foot and lick it clean and dry. Then it would put it back and the puddle and repeat the process with its left front foot. And again with its left rear foot. And again with its right rear foot. Then it would lift its right front foot, see a drip fall of it and look thoroughly perplexed as if saying, ‘but I’ve dried you already’.

So it is with trying to keep the headers clean on a 2010-2016 standard CB1100.

Cute story Cormanus.

Maybe something in the water?

My headers stay clean for about 12 months. If it was much less, I would have a new chrome exhaust system already, or sold the CB. I have no patience cleaning something that has no staying power.

Alternatively, I tap into the power of Cormanus and look away.

My headers stay clean for about 12 months. .........
GO, how many kms did you clock within this 12 month period ?

My headers stay clean for about 12 months. .........
GO, how many kms did you clock within this 12 month period ?
Not more than 6000.

I will add that puddles containing road salt appear to wreak the worse on the pipes. Sometimes during the summer, puddles containing "whatever weird contaminants" bring other surprises.

 

[peterbaron]

My headers are now back to where they were before cleaning them such a short while ago.

Think I'll be a tad more circumspect in future.

Ho hum.

I had a cat once. It used to stand in a puddle and lift its right front foot and lick it clean and dry. Then it would put it back and the puddle and repeat the process with its left front foot. And again with its left rear foot. And again with its right rear foot. Then it would lift its right front foot, see a drip fall of it and look thoroughly perplexed as if saying, ‘but I’ve dried you already’.

So it is with trying to keep the headers clean on a 2010-2016 standard CB1100.

Cute story Cormanus.

Maybe something in the water?

My headers stay clean for about 12 months. If it was much less, I would have a new chrome exhaust system already, or sold the CB. I have no patience cleaning something that has no staying power.

Alternatively, I tap into the power of Cormanus and look away.

My headers stay clean for about 12 months. .........
GO, how many kms did you clock within this 12 month period ?

My headers stay clean for about 12 months. .........
GO, how many kms did you clock within this 12 month period ?
Not more than 6000.

I will add that puddles containing road salt appear to wreak the worse on the pipes. Sometimes during the summer, puddles containing "whatever weird contaminants" bring other surprises.

My headers stay clean for about 12 months. .........
GO, how many kms did you clock within this 12 month period ?
Not more than 6000.

I will add that puddles containing road salt appear to wreak the worse on the pipes. Sometimes during the summer, puddles containing "whatever weird contaminants" bring other surprises.
With this kms and probably local riding + your cleaning effort = shiny pipes almost forever, good work GO