I just cover the clocks when snowfoaming. I used to use muc off but find it too aggressive on metal parts. I noticed years ago the chain rusts as well. Not exactly sure what's in it but just use car shampoo now and no such issues. I acf50 all the nuts and bolts after aswell. I used autosol on some bolts and fasteners beforehand.
I run M50s and didn't like either the standard 16 m/c or the RCS17 with them, am currently happy with a 19 m/c but don't use the bike on the road. It all depends on how you want the brakes to feel and operate IMO.
I water the muc off down 50/50. Just losesns off all the dead flies and road grime before washing properly. After washing and rinsing I spray muc off bike spray or gt85 all over it then blast it off with a pet drier and finish it off with a dying towel. I clean and oil the chain every wash so never had a rusty chain That bike spray gives me a stinking headache so stopped using that now.
I use warm water and a cloth and lay it on to soften the flies. If you use a good protector the flies don't grab too bad. Even the water just beads off mine.
Yeah I’ve never really had an issue with thenpanigale to be honest and I’m pretty OCD with cleaning this bike. My blade was terrible for roadkill but the nose was really bluff on that.
The quote and posting seems to be playing up on my phone. I think you only got half my answer! I poke it down with a ruler. Anything thin and stuff enough to get down there with the cloth folded in half around it.
Yeah I read that but mine can only just get a cotton bud down. Micro fibre cloth is too thick even on its own without a ruler. I did have clocks changed so maybe my clocks are higher? Not sure.
It’s a pain in the arse to get to. I blast the water out with the pet drier and it generally doesn’t leave any water marks. Cotton buds are handy for getting into the engine casting webs where dirt builds up Also hoover all the shit out from the engine block above the swingarm pivot behind the exhaust.
Few bits changed: I started in a chilly garage (possible future project making it a bit warmer!). Even the bike was warning me it was cold! 20180114_191221 by Matt Bly, on Flickr First were the carbon fluid reservoir holders. First, the front brake: 20180114_200153 by Matt Bly, on Flickr And then the clutch: 20180114_200207 by Matt Bly, on Flickr Next was the carbon corse style short rear hugger: 20180114_203733 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180114_203745 by Matt Bly, on Flickr I then got a start on the bodywork. The easiest bit was refitting the newly refinished seat pad which was previously gloss. The painter did a great job and we went for a satin finish in the end to ensure the weave of the carbon still picked up a little reflection without being in your face glossy. Before fitting I trimmed it down to ensure that there wasn't any excess material as I remembered that when fitting the air scoops, they were quite a tight fit. 20180114_204844 by Matt Bly, on Flickr Next up was wiring the rear indicators. The hold in the tail tidy is too small for the connector to pass through and rather than butcher the tail tidy, I chose to cut a reconnect the wires. I butchered a couple of goes having never used these connectors before. You simply heat them up and the solder inside melts and completes the join of the wires which the plastic and glue seals the join making it waterproof. 20180115_145704 by Matt Bly, on Flickr After sealing it all up and taping everything with black electrical tape to hide the joins, I bolted the tail tidy on and fed the wires through a small gap on the tail unit. 20180115_155956 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180115_160008 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180115_160026 by Matt Bly, on Flickr I'm quite pleased with the fit and finish of the tail unit: 20180115_155654 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180115_155637 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180115_155602 by Matt Bly, on Flickr I stuck the seat in place and tested the lights and everything worked fine! Now I moved on to the front fairings, starting with the nose. The fit isn't 100% OEM but it's not too bad. Some of the minor things like clips are a little bit too long compared with the factory parts but nothing a dremel didn't sort. There are a few more pieces of trim to fit but there's no point until the tank is changed. I can ride the bike without them if I wanted to so I'll leave them for now. What I do need to do is order some different lengths of Dzus fasteners as I'm down to only 15 and 20mm ones. Here is the current state of the bike: Lower fairing Dzus: 20180115_175916 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180115_175951 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180115_175955 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180115_180641 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180115_180627 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180115_180700 by Matt Bly, on Flickr 20180115_181134 by Matt Bly, on Flickr
