Forums › Start your Engine › All About TDM v
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today?

arthurbikemad
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today?
6044
425205
  • 9 Vote(s) - 3.78 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Closed 
Threaded Mode
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today?

paul047

Junior Member
**
Posts:
21
Threads:
4
Joined:
Jan 2022
Reputation:
0
I used a product called SCALE_X  which is part phosphoric acid.  Used it with green Scotchbrite, miracles! Then metal polish for the shine.   Today I've been chasing electric gremlins on my Beemer, now ready to sell. Shan't miss it.......

Find

Trevini

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
1,909
Threads:
77
Joined:
Nov 2010
Reputation:
0
Took the niners for an mot and picked up a nail in the rear tyre on the way there. It passed though. What is it about new tyres that attract sharp objects to spoil your day?

Find

Snowbird

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
1,621
Threads:
86
Joined:
Jun 2019
Reputation:
0
Unlucky Trev, I'll be getting paranoid about my new boots now.

Current toys: '99 XT600E, 2000 4TX, '82 Princess 30DS (where the username comes from), No longer a '03 Fazer thou.

Save the planet, it's the only one with beer!
Find

Trevini

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
1,909
Threads:
77
Joined:
Nov 2010
Reputation:
0
It is what it is, but It's happened to three vehicles either fairly soon after new boots or purchase in the case of one of them. All within about 1k miles. All easily sorted though.

Find

alanfavell

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
4,553
Threads:
713
Joined:
Nov 2010
Reputation:
0
Quote:I used a product called SCALE_X  which is part phosphoric acid.  Used it with green Scotchbrite, miracles! Then metal polish for the shine.   Today I've been chasing electric gremlins on my Beemer, now ready to sell. Shan't miss it.......

Ahh the Scale-X trick Tongue
<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;">Single-handedly reviving the Wave.



<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;"> 

<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;">2008 reg. Black TDM 900 ABS



 

 

 
Find

dablik

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
11,140
Threads:
284
Joined:
Jan 2010
Reputation:
0
Unlucky Trev, had this with less than a 100 miles on a rear, punctured by some sort of industrial staple, 2 holes too wide apart furra safe patch, so new tyre, grrr

Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.



Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead   Gone to Heaven 
 Confusedorry:
 

 

1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space   Smile Sorted and on the Road Mick  Tongue  Tongue it's the bike that Jack built  Wink Gone to Heaven  Wub
 


 
Find

poppykle

Member
***
Posts:
89
Threads:
6
Joined:
Jan 2016
Reputation:
0
Quote:Ahh the Scale-X trick Tongue

Looking for some way to get the pipes on my 9'er back to silver. They are "shiny" as I have polished them but the stain remains.  Started reading up on stainless steel and Harpic etc but I am worried about the effect of the acid on the metal.  I have used muriatic acid (aka hydrochloric acid) to strip chrome off parts and stainless steel has a chrome component.  Could anyone alleviate my concerns?   Is Scale-X a safer altenative?
Find

Snowbird

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
1,621
Threads:
86
Joined:
Jun 2019
Reputation:
0
When I fitted a franke stainless steel sink the instructions said not to use bleach on it (never looked into why), it's been bleached many times and not yet corroded or spontaneously combusted, I'd be more worried about acid products on stainless, that said a lot of boaty types use oxalic acid to clean stains from just about everything, I've not used it myself so can't tell you anything more useful.
Current toys: '99 XT600E, 2000 4TX, '82 Princess 30DS (where the username comes from), No longer a '03 Fazer thou.

Save the planet, it's the only one with beer!
Find

Trevini

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
1,909
Threads:
77
Joined:
Nov 2010
Reputation:
0
Just a thought. How about dishwasher tablets in a dilute solution? I’ve not tried it on stainless exhausts, but they’re pretty good at stain removal on most metal things.

Find

bjorge

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
1,936
Threads:
83
Joined:
May 2006
Reputation:
0
Quote:When I fitted a franke stainless steel sink the instructions said not to use bleach on it (never looked into why), it's been bleached many times and not yet corroded or spontaneously combusted, I'd be more worried about acid products on stainless, that said a lot of boaty types use oxalic acid to clean stains from just about everything, I've not used it myself so can't tell you anything more useful.
 

Just found https://www.finishing.com/102/09.shtml the other day - this site has a lot of discussions on stainless steel exhaust cleaning
Bjørge
Find

fixitsan

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
4,875
Threads:
132
Joined:
Dec 2015
Reputation:
0
Quote:Looking for some way to get the pipes on my 9'er back to silver. They are "shiny" as I have polished them but the stain remains.  Started reading up on stainless steel and Harpic etc but I am worried about the effect of the acid on the metal.  I have used muriatic acid (aka hydrochloric acid) to strip chrome off parts and stainless steel has a chrome component.  Could anyone alleviate my concerns?   Is Scale-X a safer altenative?

Scale-X ingredients here

https://upload.interconchemical.com/uplo...ale_x.html

 

Water + phosphoric acid + surfactant (wetting agent, as used in shower gels)

 

Phosphoric acid is cheap and readily available, you could probably use citric acid too. I know citric acid works well to clear out corossion, because the day after a put some in my central heating system it ate through what was left of the cast iron heat exchanger in my 25 year old boiler, and so started dripping , and then dribbling. It was about to go anyway, but citric acid finished it off !
<p style="text-align:center;">Ohlins, PC3, fuel cut defeat, +4deg timing, 17" front wheel.
Find

Studley Ramrod

Administrator
*******
Posts:
19,582
Threads:
854
Joined:
Oct 2007
Reputation:
0
Quote:Ahh the Scale-X trick Tongue
Lol Very good.

Quote:Looking for some way to get the pipes on my 9'er back to silver. They are "shiny" as I have polished them but the stain remains.  Started reading up on stainless steel and Harpic etc but I am worried about the effect of the acid on the metal.  I have used muriatic acid (aka hydrochloric acid) to strip chrome off parts and stainless steel has a chrome component.  Could anyone alleviate my concerns?   Is Scale-X a safer altenative?

Think I used Harpic 10x on my downpipes, Removes the staining but can leave a black residue which then needs to be polished off.
Find

drewpy

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
1,835
Threads:
131
Joined:
Aug 2016
Reputation:
0
after my ride out today, decided the brakes were wooden, renewed the fluid and they are back to stopping as the used to be.



happy days

"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"

Mods; Oil pressure switch, neoprene rear inner mudguard, scottoiler, highway pegs,  fenda extenda, 1999 carbs and airbox, Kais suspension setup, later clutch springs, LED lamps, Metmachex swingarm, Hagon Shock, Oxford heated grips, 4 way fused accessory Bus, 17" 3CV front wheel, Michellin R6 tyres, GPS speedo, 5' ignition advance.
Find

drewpy

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
1,835
Threads:
131
Joined:
Aug 2016
Reputation:
0
passed my IAM Mod3 test yesterday 



photo from Saddleworth moor

 

[Image: 278406346_5446612012016845_6369987509270860160_n.jpg]

"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"

Mods; Oil pressure switch, neoprene rear inner mudguard, scottoiler, highway pegs,  fenda extenda, 1999 carbs and airbox, Kais suspension setup, later clutch springs, LED lamps, Metmachex swingarm, Hagon Shock, Oxford heated grips, 4 way fused accessory Bus, 17" 3CV front wheel, Michellin R6 tyres, GPS speedo, 5' ignition advance.
Find

Studley Ramrod

Administrator
*******
Posts:
19,582
Threads:
854
Joined:
Oct 2007
Reputation:
0
Congratulations drewps :good:
Find

Snowbird

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
1,621
Threads:
86
Joined:
Jun 2019
Reputation:
0
Well done Drewepy. :drinks:

Current toys: '99 XT600E, 2000 4TX, '82 Princess 30DS (where the username comes from), No longer a '03 Fazer thou.

Save the planet, it's the only one with beer!
Find

drewpy

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
1,835
Threads:
131
Joined:
Aug 2016
Reputation:
0
thanks

 

Quote:Congratulations drewps :good:
 

thank you

Quote:Well done Drewepy. :drinks:
thanks

"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"

Mods; Oil pressure switch, neoprene rear inner mudguard, scottoiler, highway pegs,  fenda extenda, 1999 carbs and airbox, Kais suspension setup, later clutch springs, LED lamps, Metmachex swingarm, Hagon Shock, Oxford heated grips, 4 way fused accessory Bus, 17" 3CV front wheel, Michellin R6 tyres, GPS speedo, 5' ignition advance.
Find

fixitsan

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
4,875
Threads:
132
Joined:
Dec 2015
Reputation:
0
Fitted offset risers and rode 100 miles

 

Great improvement in riding position and feel for the front end

 

Bought from here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254683906029?...4451906388

 

[Image: 52010960695_196bbb2782_o.jpg]Risers by Chris Barron, on Flickr


Quote:passed my IAM Mod3 test yesterday 



photo from Saddleworth moor

 

[Image: 278406346_5446612012016845_6369987509270860160_n.jpg]

 

Congratulations !
<p style="text-align:center;">Ohlins, PC3, fuel cut defeat, +4deg timing, 17" front wheel.
Find

dablik

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
11,140
Threads:
284
Joined:
Jan 2010
Reputation:
0
Congrats, well done drew  :good:

Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.



Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead   Gone to Heaven 
 Confusedorry:
 

 

1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space   Smile Sorted and on the Road Mick  Tongue  Tongue it's the bike that Jack built  Wink Gone to Heaven  Wub
 


 
Find

alanfavell

Posting Freak
*****
Posts:
4,553
Threads:
713
Joined:
Nov 2010
Reputation:
0
Tyres have been on 2 years ish - rear ABS sensor was V tight but a little plus gas got it moving - normally it would be out every year minimum - damn that covid19

 

Front tyre off n new one on & balanced

 

Rear tyre as above

 

Both Bridgestone T32

 

Rear brake piston cleaned  n rear caliper mount sprayed  - looks great I fink & now fitted

 

Front caliper pistons cleaned along with the calipers

 

GPR dirty noisy smelly? silencers Lol removed and shiny mint std cans back on - sooo quiet - in ya face swiss polis - will be refurbing the GPR cans asap

 

All reassembled and toys to bed. Even did the car tyre pressures while the compressor was full.

 

Bike test ride / tyre scrub postponed due to Amazon...... Waiting Waiting Waiting

 

 

Ps, No broken fingernails - 9er rider

<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;">Single-handedly reviving the Wave.



<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;"> 

<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;">2008 reg. Black TDM 900 ABS



 

 

 
Find
Thread Closed 


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread:
4 Guest(s)