spring cleaning our bikes Roland S. + Falko

[Falko]

on Tuesday 22th of march

i rode up to Roland in Marburg for cleaning our bikes
i think i better show no pics from before...
i go direct to "during" and after:





















sorry that i had forgotten to take more pics from Rolands bike -
but i thought : if i show you Rolands bike - mine would look dirty again... oh man - his bike is like showroom clean...

[TwoWheels]

I feel exhausted looking at you cleaning your bike,at one stage while lying on your back,I bet you were thinking about a beer,a large one.It's murder trying to do work below your waist,I paid €50 to my friends son to clean my bike on Sunday,it took him 7 hours & a brilliant job,good to be young.It's a great feeling you get when it is done,I like your ,is it a panther on the fender,I need one,any ideas.

[Falko]

thx Noel
it is a bad job...
but someone has to do it
and i have more time then money

on the front fender there is a eagle
the eyes are lighted
you can buy at hein gerricke - not to expensive

[winghunter]

Falko, good job. Looks pretty nice and clean

I have a question to you : Pic number five. There is a hammer beside you. What have you done with the hammer while cleaning the bike

[TwoWheels]

Falko,how do I contact hein gerricke

[Falko]

@ Rudy : we hammered the dirt off ;D

@ Noel : via internet : www.hein-gericke.com

if probs with ordering - let me / us know

[TwoWheels]

I have looked through the whole catalogue & the eagle is not there,might be discontinued.

[Falko]

try polo instead or louis...

[winghunter]

or try to send a message to Martin - his price is cheaper and in my opinion the chrome is in a better quality anyway - all that stuff is produced in Taiwan) He carries the same stuff you want

[TwoWheels]

Thanks Rudy,I'll give him a shout.
I looked up POLO,I got ....jumpers,cars,clubs,horses,marco & a mint with the hole in it...but no eagle.. ;D ;D ;D

[Falko]

these are mopped shops
wher youi can get everything bike related :

like the gerricke url i posted before :

www.hein-gericke.com

www.polo-motorrad.de

www.louis.de

and the name Martin : belongs to a meber not very often hanging around here - cause most of the tim ehe is in his own shop - working on bikes - and sometimes on winghunters bike...- follow his threads....

[TwoWheels]

I bought an eagle here in Ireland,it took some searching,here's the link to view it & other things.


www.bikerbazaar.com/shopexd.asp?id=3338

[Falko]

hey Noel
this one looks beautiful
i think of getting me one too
send a pic when attached to the Venture

[TwoWheels]

Ok Falko,it should be here by Monday or Tuesday,I'll take a photo at different angles when it is attached.

[TwoWheels]

Falko,here are 4 pics with the eagle.

[Falko]

Noel you wont be allowed to put that on the front
here in germany
only if it would be direct broken if hit by a pedestrian

but it would be nice on the trunk..

[roland]

My Eagle is mounted on the fairing between the headlamp and the windshield. No problem with the TÜv because the fairing is plastic and the Eagle will break off if hit (and will destroy the whole fairing I presume )

[Tom_E]

Looks like Roland has the same scoot that I have. I have tossed around the idea of painting mine gold in color. Falko, sure like your scoot.
Tom

[TwoWheels]

Welcome back Tom,I have'nt heard from you since before Xmas,living in the States,you could quite easily buy the plastic bits in gold on ebay.com & change the color every year,it would be a good idea when changing the plastic bits to grease & check all your connections.

[chopper]

for that ultimate just like new shine forget about those fancy waxes and polishes you only need three things
1, bucket of warm soapey water & sponge,
2, can of mr sheen multi surface polish or any furniture polish will bring up you'r paint work like new don't get it on you'r saddle,
3,can of wd 40 will bring up you'r chrome to look like mirrors also protects against rust and pits,if you have a rust spot spray on the wd 40 leave for few minutes and rub of with a dish pad works wonders.
oh yes you will need a 4th item, a pair of sunglasses to look at you'r bike afterwards ;D ;D ;D

[chopper]

Had the harley out for a ride today,weather was good but a lot of dirt on the roads after all the rain we had.So i asked her good self to give it a clean.



Think she done a good job. ;D