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Old 07-08-2008, 01:19 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Bike servicing and ACF50 protection days.

Better to get it done ASAP. After your waranty is up your bike will already have two years worth of corrosion on it. It'll mean the difference of having a bike that looks two years old or two months old. This stuff was developed to protect US Navy planes against a lifetime of sea spray and salt corrosion so it really will look after the bits of your bike you can't get to.

We've recently hosted another event and have taken some pictures for your perusal to see what you get. It's very popular with the Street Triple/675 guys who obviously want to keep their bikes looking immaculate. And yes, they do ride all year round

There are other venues remember, not just our gaff. Just choose a venue close to you and as soon as that place has enough interest a date will be worked out depending on who can do when.

First off the bikes are washed...


...and de-greased.


Then rinsed off with a pressure washer, NOT near the bearings or electrics!


They are blow dried with a leaf blower.


They are then sprayed with ACF50, a very fine mist with 100psi behind it gets into all the nooks and crannies up under all the frame and bodywork and down the back of the engine where you never really get to clean. Brakes and tyres are masked off.


The smaller parts are treated by hand


A newer bike will come up factory fresh again, but even a scabby old lump like my mate's Fazer gets a drastic improvement.


It'll soon be filthy again, but the ACF50 will be forming a nice barrier between the bike and the dirt.


Through an ACF50 haze, Deefer can be seen servicing the Missus' bike.
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