only bad thing
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Road Warrior
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only bad thing
about V&H BS Staggered on the deluxe is that they breathe heavily on the right side rear whitewall. I normally touch it up with some spot cleaning when I finish riding just because that's the only side that's dirty....not too many deluxes around yet; so the compliments keep rolling in about the whitewalls........but boy do they sound good. I didn't know what they sounded like with the regular baffles in until last weekend when someone asked me why mine were so deep and rumbling---QUIET BAFFLES
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From: Albuquerque, NM
RE: only bad thing
I know what you mean about keeping the wide whites.....white. I have the long shots which helps, but the break dust just drives me crazy.[:@] What do use on yours to keep them white? I use Simple Green full strength and a clean white terry cloth towel.
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RE: only bad thing
I clean mine in less than 5 min total using mr clean magic eraser!
Works great, costs about 50 cents each cleaning. Pad is $1 and I get 2 uses.
Hey, do those longs go past the rear tire? I am hoping to get them soon, but I have to park on a curb with a downhill slope, and I'm always bouncing the tire off it.
Works great, costs about 50 cents each cleaning. Pad is $1 and I get 2 uses.
Hey, do those longs go past the rear tire? I am hoping to get them soon, but I have to park on a curb with a downhill slope, and I'm always bouncing the tire off it.
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RE: only bad thing
The wide white walls are hard to keep clean even without the V&H pipes. I just installed my Bigshot staggereds this weekend. Haven't had a chance to ride a lot yet due to the weather. One thing I was looking forward to was that the shorter pipes exposed more of the wheel and tire so cleanings would be easier. So I guess that's the trade off, easier to clean, just have to clean more often
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RE: only bad thing
ORIGINAL: Rhubarb
I clean mine in less than 5 min total using mr clean magic eraser!
Works great, costs about 50 cents each cleaning. Pad is $1 and I get 2 uses.
Hey, do those longs go past the rear tire? I am hoping to get them soon, but I have to park on a curb with a downhill slope, and I'm always bouncing the tire off it.
I clean mine in less than 5 min total using mr clean magic eraser!
Works great, costs about 50 cents each cleaning. Pad is $1 and I get 2 uses.
Hey, do those longs go past the rear tire? I am hoping to get them soon, but I have to park on a curb with a downhill slope, and I'm always bouncing the tire off it.
Anyway, the V&H Longshots go just past the white wall but it's enough to keep the carbon off them. Here's a link to a pic in my gallery that has a side shot so you can see the length:
https://www.hdforums.com/photo.asp?p...type=6&apage=1
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Road Warrior
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RE: only bad thing
I use bleach white----------but hell; I never thought of siimple green. I have cases of that stuff. Do you use wet cloth, rag with it---spray it on tire or on cloth, etc. I think I may try the eraser too. I've been told about that by several people. The guy who took my rear tire off so I could put the sprocket cover off used brake dust and grease remover. I guess there are a number of things that can be used.
I like the bleach white in the spray bottle because it cleans the entire tire and leaves it extremely clean---but the erasers would do better I think for the in between washings and "quick clean after a ride"
I like the bleach white in the spray bottle because it cleans the entire tire and leaves it extremely clean---but the erasers would do better I think for the in between washings and "quick clean after a ride"
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RE: only bad thing
I never saw Mr Clean products over here.
But it looks like the dish washer sponge 'scotch brite'. What do you think of using that with simple green?
We also have a product over here that's called 'foaming svinto', some kind of steel wool with some detergent on that really foams then adding water.
I used that on an old bikes VERY yellowish dirty white wall tires I helped a friend to restore. And it worked very well. I don't think that it is good to use that kind of violent scrubbing to often though.
But it looks like the dish washer sponge 'scotch brite'. What do you think of using that with simple green?
We also have a product over here that's called 'foaming svinto', some kind of steel wool with some detergent on that really foams then adding water.
I used that on an old bikes VERY yellowish dirty white wall tires I helped a friend to restore. And it worked very well. I don't think that it is good to use that kind of violent scrubbing to often though.
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RE: only bad thing
I used to use bleach white on my truck and it worked great but the fumes could kill a horse.
I just use Simple Green full strength with a damp clean cloth. If the cloth is dirty at all it will leave streaks.[:@][:@]. The Mr. Clean sounds like it might be a better option. Gotta give it a try.
BTW - Are you all using a motorcycle jack? It will save the hell out of your back, especially cleaning the spokes.
I got mine on sale at Sears for about 55 bucks. My bike is lowered about 2 inches so it's a little fun getting it on the jack to begin with. I have to drive it up on a couple of 2X4s to get the jack to slide under the bike.
I just use Simple Green full strength with a damp clean cloth. If the cloth is dirty at all it will leave streaks.[:@][:@]. The Mr. Clean sounds like it might be a better option. Gotta give it a try. BTW - Are you all using a motorcycle jack? It will save the hell out of your back, especially cleaning the spokes.
I got mine on sale at Sears for about 55 bucks. My bike is lowered about 2 inches so it's a little fun getting it on the jack to begin with. I have to drive it up on a couple of 2X4s to get the jack to slide under the bike.
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RE: only bad thing
I didn't think you rode that POS it is always so clean
ORIGINAL: Cool Dog
I used to use bleach white on my truck and it worked great but the fumes could kill a horse. I just use Simple Green full strength with a damp clean cloth. If the cloth is dirty at all it will leave streaks.[:@][:@]. The Mr. Clean sounds like it might be a better option. Gotta give it a try.
BTW - Are you all using a motorcycle jack? It will save the hell out of your back, especially cleaning the spokes. I got mine on sale at Sears for about 55 bucks. My bike is lowered about 2 inches so it's a little fun getting it on the jack to begin with. I have to drive it up on a couple of 2X4s to get the jack to slide under the bike.
I used to use bleach white on my truck and it worked great but the fumes could kill a horse.
I just use Simple Green full strength with a damp clean cloth. If the cloth is dirty at all it will leave streaks.[:@][:@]. The Mr. Clean sounds like it might be a better option. Gotta give it a try. BTW - Are you all using a motorcycle jack? It will save the hell out of your back, especially cleaning the spokes.
I got mine on sale at Sears for about 55 bucks. My bike is lowered about 2 inches so it's a little fun getting it on the jack to begin with. I have to drive it up on a couple of 2X4s to get the jack to slide under the bike.