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Post by jamesyzf on Apr 4, 2013 19:25:19 GMT
WOW! I bought a new Snow Foam Lance for my Karcher K5.700 Powerwasher and 5 Litres of Cherry Snow Foam Wax Used it today for first time, dont need any sponges to wash the bike. And what a good clean it gave the bike, i'm amazed. It is SO fun to use aswell. Best £40 I've EVER spent. Could not recommend it high enough, does great job on the alloys too Leaves a glossy finish like mad! took me 5 minutes to do that, and looks like spent ages cleaning it
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Post by dave70 on Apr 4, 2013 23:46:52 GMT
Hmmm....have been looking at the Karacher stuff over the past few days. What model have you got? EDIT: Lol...forgive me I've been drinking and just saw that you have posted the model you have
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Post by cbrsims on Apr 5, 2013 0:05:55 GMT
Afghans are sitll best
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Post by jamesyzf on Apr 5, 2013 12:14:12 GMT
Hmmm....have been looking at the Karacher stuff over the past few days. What model have you got? EDIT: Lol...forgive me I've been drinking and just saw that you have posted the model you have Yep Karcher K5.700, my dad got it for like £230, it still retails about £380 on ebay! It's amazing using the snow foam gun, as it's a wax aswell so gives a great glossy shine.
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Post by dave70 on Apr 5, 2013 20:04:36 GMT
Sounds great! Still a bit pricey though.
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Post by jamesyzf on Apr 5, 2013 22:32:00 GMT
Sounds great! Still a bit pricey though. There are much cheaper karcher models, but they are the dogs bollacks of pressure washers basically Them germans!
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Cleaning
Apr 6, 2013 16:37:29 GMT
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Post by optimised yammy on Apr 6, 2013 16:37:29 GMT
best way to clean your bike is by hand! my bike atm is on a paddock stand in my garden and I am going over it taking fairings off and bolts cleaning and oiling, greasing and respraying as I go and atm my bike is starting to gleam best idea ever but I suppose the flat rear tyre that I have may have affected the timing slightly but it just means pirellis sooner
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Post by cbrsims on Apr 7, 2013 0:58:49 GMT
i rather spend more time riding the bike than cleaning it soo much
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Cleaning
Apr 7, 2013 23:45:30 GMT
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Post by optimised yammy on Apr 7, 2013 23:45:30 GMT
So would I but I have a rear flat tyre that places refuse to plug and I dont have enough money atm ago get new tyres so I cant do much else with my bike tbh lol
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Post by cbrsims on Apr 8, 2013 11:36:55 GMT
find a place with a cheap part worn tyre
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Post by jamesyzf on Apr 8, 2013 16:51:31 GMT
A tyre shop will repair it
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Post by MRB3N on Apr 8, 2013 17:37:13 GMT
A tyre shop will repair it They plug it. Then charge you £30! You can plug it yourself and costs about a quid! If its a rip or worse damage and wont plug, then yes you need a new tyre. I know some people buy inner-tubes, but I have no experience with this.
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Post by MRB3N on Apr 8, 2013 17:40:32 GMT
Here is a plug kit. - Costs £2.19 with FREE postage. You can plug 5 punctures with this! So now you see how much a garage rips you off.
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Post by jamesyzf on Apr 8, 2013 21:23:04 GMT
A tyre shop will repair it They plug it. Then charge you £30! You can plug it yourself and costs about a quid! If its a rip or worse damage and wont plug, then yes you need a new tyre. I know some people buy inner-tubes, but I have no experience with this. I got my puncture fixed for £12. He took the tyre off, ripped out the metal shred. Funnily enough, there was liquid inside the tyre, i asked what it was and he said it was puncture sealant which yamaha obviously put there when manufacturing the bike then said that proves it doesn't work. He then plugged and also used a tyre weld inside the tyre etc. Done a great job got to stand and watch, took them about 20 minutes. would happily pay £12 again for that service to be honest! Was surprised at the price
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Post by cbrsims on Apr 8, 2013 23:36:29 GMT
Ok just to sort confusion depends on the speed rating of the tyre and were the puncture is if its on the edge or side of the tyre its ilegal to repair same with if its over a certain speed rating because if the repair fails its the garage that is liable to be sued
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