A little elbow grease and that old chrome and aluminium pop right back up! 🔥🔥🔥 Re: Tank treatment: Vinegar works wonders but it takes ages. Regular battery acid cut down to 25% with water does the same job in a few hours. Vinegar is however, the safest, you can forget it for a day and you will have no holes in the tank lol. Also, as soon as you are done neutralizing the acid spray any water displacing lubricant (typically WD-40) inside. This prevents the formation of flash rust and keeps the tank looking as good as possible. Also, before you ride the bike, change the brake hoses. These old hoses swell inside, when you apply the brakes the hydraulic force pushes fluid through the swollen parts, but once the pressure is released the return spring cannot provide enough force to return the piston and fluid. Nasty surprise, locked brakes on a first ride.
Curious as to what went wrong arm chair quaterbacking maybe a little fuel down the plug hole with premixed fuel before putting the tank back on. I understand the move onto a different bike strategy I've also found that having a fleet of the same bikes works best for me.
A little elbow grease and that old chrome and aluminium pop right back up! 🔥🔥🔥
Re: Tank treatment: Vinegar works wonders but it takes ages. Regular battery acid cut down to 25% with water does the same job in a few hours. Vinegar is however, the safest, you can forget it for a day and you will have no holes in the tank lol. Also, as soon as you are done neutralizing the acid spray any water displacing lubricant (typically WD-40) inside. This prevents the formation of flash rust and keeps the tank looking as good as possible.
Also, before you ride the bike, change the brake hoses. These old hoses swell inside, when you apply the brakes the hydraulic force pushes fluid through the swollen parts, but once the pressure is released the return spring cannot provide enough force to return the piston and fluid. Nasty surprise, locked brakes on a first ride.
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Man keep the bike alive.
Chrome polish looks pimpin
Curious as to what went wrong arm chair quaterbacking maybe a little fuel down the plug hole with premixed fuel before putting the tank back on. I understand the move onto a different bike strategy I've also found that having a fleet of the same bikes works best for me.
@@zachwrench In the next video, I will explain what went wrong