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Noob--general question about care

rich montgomery

rich montgomery

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Can someone suggest tools that would fit under the seat that would be must haves? Also, best chrome polish cleaner for those pipes. I bought some Mothers Blue. There seemed at least a dozen others. Plus any other tips I may not know as a new owner as far as general care. Thanks much!!
 
Since I haven't heard a peep from anyone after 2 weeks of my first post, I'll glady keep you from the same dry streak.
I would look at what McMaster Carr has to offer, they have many of the oddball/ specialty tools I've needed before, along with some decent stainless hardware. As far as polish, I've had excellent results from a tube of Maas, especially on aluminum. It'll work on almost anything, but it does take a bit of effort. Well worth it though. If the surface is relatively clean, it will give you a deep mirror finish. It's non-abrasive, so if you are trying to get rid of rough stuff it might not work...rust, pitting etc. I've polished the case and covers on my bike, and it really surprised me how nice the results were. It's like that hot sauce commercial....'I use that *bleep* on everything!' Hope this helps.
Dan
 
Which bike?
Yes, a lot of this is well covered here, just spend a few minutes with the search feature.
As for cleaning products, I've worked extensively to develop these to offer to the community here; https://www.guzzitech.com/store/product/gt-rx-modern-cleaning-products/

Almost every chrome polish on the market is pretty good. Use a liquid based product to general cleaning. The paste types are good for deep cleaning and reviving finishes as the tend to use abrasive compounds. If you want a chrome like finish, pull them and have them professionally polished.
Hope that helps.
 
Headcase said:
Since I haven't heard a peep from anyone after 2 weeks of my first post, I'll glady keep you from the same dry streak.
I would look at what McMaster Carr has to offer, they have many of the oddball/ specialty tools I've needed before, along with some decent stainless hardware. As far as polish, I've had excellent results from a tube of Maas, especially on aluminum. It'll work on almost anything, but it does take a bit of effort. Well worth it though. If the surface is relatively clean, it will give you a deep mirror finish. It's non-abrasive, so if you are trying to get rid of rough stuff it might not work...rust, pitting etc. I've polished the case and covers on my bike, and it really surprised me how nice the results were. It's like that hot sauce commercial....'I use that *bleep* on everything!' Hope this helps.
Dan
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Excellent, thanks very much!
 
V7II. I was curious about which wrenches to keep on the bike in the pouch under the seat. I am going to get a better pouch, but which wrenches and tools are a must have for the road? thanks again!
 
There really isn't much you can do with tools on the road. Maybe some large pliers for the oil dipstick. You could always carry a bunch of tools to fix a flat, I guess. If you have a Stone with tubeless tires, you could carry a plug kit. I've had shift linkage bits come loose. See what fits there (10mm? I don't remember). You could put Locktite on some of that stuff and then not carry any tools, too.
 
rich montgomery said:
Also, best chrome polish cleaner for those pipes.
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I don't think you'll find anything that's easy. The chrome used on pipes is usually not the best and tends to be a bit rough. Dirt gets in the low spots and things start turning yellow. The only way to clean it up is polish, as you mentioned, but it's a lot of work. I've been using Simichrome for years, but I don't know if it's any better than anything else. It worked quite well on my old Scrambler, but I haven't tried it on my V7 yet.
 
+1 for semichrome, but I haven't bothered for many moons. Life is too short. That Is one reason I like cast wheels over spokes. Seems like one of those polishing balls you put on your cordless drill would be a great product.
 
Gentlemen, thanks very much. I like the credit card and phone idea. Thanks also for the tips on the pipes. I am going to shoot a beauty shot vid of my Guzzi with lots of action. If it turns out like I have planned it will be bad ass. I will be sure and share it all over. Thanks again.
 
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