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Technically Speaking => Cleaning & Polishing => Topic started by: TALLMAN on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 12:25 AM

Title: POLISHED
Post by: TALLMAN on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 12:25 AM
Did some polishing last weekend she was starting to get a bit dirty after the winter usage
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 12:29 AM
i wish i could get even close to that good a finish
my problem is im 200 feet from the north sea up on a cliff
polished anythung lasts hours here so i mostly go for powder coating to keep the finish ok .
your bike is a credit to you
:worshippy:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: TALLMAN on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 12:45 AM
Quote from: seth on Tuesday, 31 January  2017, 12:29 AM
i wish i could get eveb vlose to that good a finish
my problem is im 200 feet from the north sea up on a cliff
polished anythung lasts hours here so i mostly go for powder coating to kerp the finish ok .
your bike is a credit to you
:worshippy:
Thanks mate, luckily Ive got decent weather for at least 11 mths of the year, i did 16000 kms in 2016
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 12:57 AM
are you still down the south of france ?
planning a 2018 trip down to Mugello then over to Barcelona  and then home so will be all along the french med coast.

:cheers:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: Mrg on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 01:30 AM
yes i got the same here at broadstsairs i live  a mile from the sea front

but nice work on the bike  :onya:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: Basil Brush on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 02:03 AM
I'm four miles from the North sea. Anything metal is garaged every night.
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 02:18 AM
Well done Tallman, she's a credit to you for sure.

Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: TALLMAN on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 02:22 AM
Quote from: seth on Tuesday, 31 January  2017, 12:57 AM
are you still down the siuth of france ?
plannjng a 2018 trip down to Mugello then over to Barcelona  and then home so will be all along the french med coast.

:cheers:

yes mate on the coast near Toulon
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 02:24 AM
fantastic
hopefully meet up next year then
I'm not good at france
spend most of my European time has been Netherlands and Germany.
:cheers:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: TALLMAN on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 02:29 AM
Quote from: seth on Tuesday, 31 January  2017, 02:24 AM
fantastic
hopefully meet up next year then
I'm not good at france
spend most of my European time has been Netherlands and Germany.
:cheers:
I lived in Germany for over 10 years, and have extensively toured there as well as italy & spain
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: Mrg on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 02:41 AM
hi tallman i lived there for 12 years

were was you i was in Munster  Dusseldorf and went all over Germany France Italy Switzerland Austria  Nederland 
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 02:45 AM
Netherlands and germany my favourites
but europe is great on the bikes
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: TALLMAN on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 02:53 AM
Quote from: Mrg on Tuesday, 31 January  2017, 02:41 AM
hi tallman i lived there for 12 years

were was you i was in Munster  Dusseldorf and went all over Germany France Italy Switzerland Austria  Nederland
Osnabrück, Hannover, Vechta, Hamburg, Ex Military , then worked at BMW, Volvo  plus a few other places and jobs even married a German at one point
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: ARH on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 03:06 AM
Married a German then ended up in France?  Holy moly batman that's a combination  :lol:

Nice job on the polishing btw....
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 03:11 AM
i think when we catch up
I'll buy you a pint .

:cheers:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: Blubber on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 06:00 AM
Another clean one. Blushing.

My excuse:  I live near the coast too.
But the real problem is, cleaning it once a week isn't enough when using the 14 as a daily commuter  ( about 400 km a week)
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: TALLMAN on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 05:34 PM
Quote from: ARH on Tuesday, 31 January  2017, 03:06 AM
Married a German then ended up in France?  Holy moly batman that's a combination  :lol:

Nice job on the polishing btw....

And I'm Oz originally
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: Mrg on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 08:24 PM
a small world really it would be good to see some of you at some time .. well you could  come through dover as a crossing point  ;) I only live 30 mins away lol  :onya:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 08:30 PM
European meet up sometime

:cheers: :cheers:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: Mrg on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 08:33 PM
 :cheers: :cheers: cheers to that
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: ARH on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 08:53 PM
Quote from: seth on Wednesday, 01 February  2017, 08:30 PM
European meet up sometime

:cheers: :cheers:

That I would definitely be up for!  I do fear tho that UK based riders would have the same challenge as me... just a bit far for a couple of days   :whatever:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 08:59 PM
I love it over in europe
not keen on the french bit but thats me not them

:cheers:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: ARH on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 09:07 PM
Any time you fancy a jaunt into Austria, let me know!   :onya:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 09:21 PM
One day
I'd love visit the upside down people  :rofl2:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: ARH on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 09:26 PM
You do know that Austria is in the Norther Hemisphere right? :rofl2:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 09:32 PM
Yes wasn't reading properly sorry  :embarassed: :facepalm:
austria that high up place not upside down unless something has gone very wrong
i did pass through 2 years ago on the way to italy
it was not great weather so hope to go back and have a really good look round
we did the fernpass going south and via lictenstein on the way home

Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: Mrg on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 10:07 PM
never mind its all that thin air up Scotland that made you read :stir: :onya: it wrong seth
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 10:14 PM
I have been ill too

anyway better find a place for this or vlad will get us in trouble for highjacking the thread  :smiley-happy036:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: Mrg on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 10:18 PM
ops  :rofl2:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: seth on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 10:22 PM
Bad boy Bad boys
what they gona do when they come for you  :brainfart:
Title: Re: POLISHED
Post by: Mrg on Wednesday, 01 February 2017, 10:24 PM
ive opened a new one     don't wont mik telling me off ,,,,, still waiting for the knight hood  :onya: