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Bike: SL1000 Falco Join Date: Mar 2008
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Bike servicing and ACF50 protection days.
We have a couple of biker friends who offer some good services to other bikers and frequently come down and work from our place in Newbury. One does mechanical servicing and specialises in Fazers, the other provides a bike cleaning and ACF50 protection service. Both have done a lot of work for people on the www.FOC-U.co.uk, the old style Fazer forum so have a good reputation already.
Slick, the owner and operator of ALL YEAR BIKER travels all the way down from Durham to our place in Berkshire to give you an idea of his commitment. He's been riding for years and currently has a 55,000 mile, yet totally immaculate, Bandit 1200. Quote:
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Whaddaya reckon? Is this the sort of thing you'd be interested in? Further details and prices are on their respective websites and are very good for what you get! They don't charge name dealer prices and put far more attention into their work than the 'Big Boys' have time to. Last edited by Nooj; 07-08-2008 at 11:12 AM. |
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Bike: F 800 GS Join Date: Feb 2008
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Re: Bike servicing and ACF50 protection days.
Hi and thanks.
Haven't been in your neck of the woods for ages, less going to Hants (Emmsworth) or going to Thatcham. I will probably come and use the service when the 2 years grace is up on my bike. All the best Mark |
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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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Re: Bike servicing and ACF50 protection days.
Souds like the guy who get a mention in this months edition of TWO magazine.
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Re: Bike servicing and ACF50 protection days.
I'll have to ask him if it is him next time I see him.
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Re: Bike servicing and ACF50 protection days.
It was a review of the FZ1, I think the guy was called Greatorex.
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Bike: SL1000 Falco Join Date: Mar 2008
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Re: Bike servicing and ACF50 protection days.
I've asked him and he doesn't know anything about it. Looks like there will be another happening here in September if anyone's interested. As I say, he has other venues around the country he visits, one near Bristol, Molesworth near Peterborough, also Bolton. Also, if you're 60 miles or less from Darlington, he will come out to you.
BOOKING DETAILS Last edited by Nooj; 07-15-2008 at 03:44 AM. |
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Re: Bike servicing and ACF50 protection days.
Just had another visit, guys from the CB1000 forum and someone from the local IAM group all chuffed with their shiny bikes and a steady supply of bacon rolls, tea and biscuits. £45 well spent which will save them a few hundred quid in depreciation and keep the bikes alive over the winter.
I got my Fazer done after not cleaning it at all since the last time it was treated at the start of the year and I couldn't believe how well it's come up again, this stuff really DOES work! There's probably going to be another day here in about four or five weeks and of course there are other venues about the country as well. Get booking! |
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Re: Bike servicing and ACF50 protection days.
Thanks, let me know when they do and i'll pop down.
Thanks M
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Bike: SL1000 Falco Join Date: Mar 2008
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Re: Bike servicing and ACF50 protection days.
Some before and afters, remember this hasn't been cleaned since Jan/feb, there was no new corrosion anywhere and the old stuff hadn't got any worse:
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