Yeah, I'll bet it was nice. But, I want to ride it more than polish it. Looking good is important, looking great is for (my opinion) the posers and show-bikes. At this point in my life (kids in college, still working very hard, have enough house chores), I'm not looking for another continuous project that goes on and on.
On Apr 11, 7:30 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > I have seen a Suzuki GS750 that the owner had spent hours and hours > sanding the clear coat off and then polishing and polishing, > including the front forks, every nook and cranny. The whole bike > looked chromed. > > On Apr 11, 2011, at 9:56 PM, ewun wrote: > > > > > Hey, thanks Graham. I was figuring it was going to be an 'all or > > nothing'. I'll probably try tackling the flat side covers as they're > > easy, the fork legs - I'll just keep them as clean as I can....for > > now. > > > Guess I was looking for the 'miracle ointment' that would polish both > > the clear and the aluminum at the same time! > > > Cheers! > > > Eric > > > On Apr 11, 5:59 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Eric, I have a 2002 Nighthawk 750 also. Mine doesn't have the > >> corrosion yours has but I have and have had other bikes that do. You > >> can't do much about the alluminum that has the clear coat other than > >> sand it off and shine the alluminum. I have done that on bikes and > >> it can come up like chrome. Flat pieces like some of the engine side > >> covers are relatively easy to do but others aren't. I did the valve > >> cover on a CB650 Nighthawk, just sanded the top and the beveled edge > >> and it turned out great. If you have all the buffing tools to get in > >> the crevices, it would be easier. Some Kawasakis of the 80's don't > >> have the clear coat and the alluminum polishes up pristine. Graham > > >> On Apr 11, 2011, at 8:48 PM, Eric Wun wrote: > > >>> Question for all the NH Experts here (just got mine a week or so > >>> back). 2002 750 Nighthawk (yeah!) > > >>> How do you clean and polish and with what - the front fork legs, > >>> engine side covers and engine top casings? Seems there's a > >>> (plastic?) coating on the aluminum so I'm not sure I can use an > >>> aluminum/metal polish. They look pretty 'crappy' and pocked-marked > >>> from road debris, general neglect, and just 'stuff'. So, it's now > >>> - part plastic-stuff, and part bare aluminum. > > >>> Thanks, > > >>> Eric > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > >>> group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
