I realky appreciate your video. Im working in my dads gs750 and I'm torn between polishing it out to make it look nice , and leaving it alone so nobody will give it a second glance to steal it. .
As usual came across this whilst looking for other info, like his presentation and caddied humor, like the comment "smile on a previously grumpy looking bike"
I’ve had a number of old motorcycles and cars. I wish I had kept several of them but I’m so mechanically deficient I could never keep up on them. My old 1951 flathead Harley Davidson comes to mind. I love that bike but every time I rode it parts were falling off. I had a heckuva time trying to get friends to help me work on it. I also had a 60s Honda 305 Dream and a 1970’s /5 BMW. . I wish I still had that one! So seeing you bring these old bikes back to life it’s truly cool for me. So I’ll be staying tuned in. :)
Thanks for publishing this video. I wondered whether there was an effective way to clean the engine covers and end caps on my Suzuki GS750. I have a hard time understanding your Scottish dialect, but the video is great.
Believe me my accent is pretty soft for a Scot as I had to soften it when we came to live in England when I was 14, but thanks for persevering with the vids. Have a great Christmas. Rod
Nice work polishing up the aluminium, I love doing this myself, the end product is very rewarding. Had to polish my mothers silverware when I was a kid, later decided to use scotch brite scouring pads instead ,she was most upset, heheh. Thanks fer ur vids.
Thanks Edward. Ouch! :0) I've just posted a vid on polishing tarnished CL 350 fork legs. Who knows, you might find it useful.Your Ma might yet forgive you. :0) Best, Rod
@@rodcurrieclassics8102 tks, heh, I'm sure she got over it years ago. I'd already polished my Goldwings forks, n painted my 750 forks first, but will definitely watch ur 350 fork polishing, as u do get a very high polish as ur end result
Hi David. I use a floppy Scotchbrite wheel which is flexible enough to get between the fins. It's maybe 9' across and perhaps 1/4" thick...maybe a little less. Pop it in your battery drill and it cleans off light corrosion and general dust and spiders webs and crud that's gathered across the years. After that maybe a little metal polish. One of the bikes I sold went to a guy who really wee for it and polished gthe engine with wire wool with metal polish on it. It looked fantastic at the end -better than new-but was definitely a labour of love. Thanks for watching
Hi Rod I did this on my bikes that I have done too. Do you use jeweler’s rouge on the polishing wheels ? Once done my friend, do you recoat with clear lacquer ? Great Job
Hi there. Thanks for watching. No I haven't used the jewellers rouge but will give it a whirl. I tend not to laquer post polishing as I spend so much time getting the bloody stuff off after 40 years. With my own little CL450 you'll see in the next vid I just run round it with Autosol once a year. Takes about 20 minutes and the bike looks...well make you own mind up when you see it. Thanks again for the advice and the comment.
I realky appreciate your video. Im working in my dads gs750 and I'm torn between polishing it out to make it look nice , and leaving it alone so nobody will give it a second glance to steal it. .
Polish it. You'll smile even when its in the garage. Thanks for watching, Rod
As usual came across this whilst looking for other info, like his presentation and caddied humor, like the comment "smile on a previously grumpy looking bike"
Thanks Carl. Too kind, Sir. There's more coming if you like this kinda pain. 😀
I’ve had a number of old motorcycles and cars. I wish I had kept several of them but I’m so mechanically deficient I could never keep up on them. My old 1951 flathead Harley Davidson comes to mind. I love that bike but every time I rode it parts were falling off. I had a heckuva time trying to get friends to help me work on it. I also had a 60s Honda 305 Dream and a 1970’s /5 BMW. . I wish I still had that one! So seeing you bring these old bikes back to life it’s truly cool for me. So I’ll be staying tuned in. :)
@@rickstevens7092 I've a 305 I've been working on for the last few months Rick so will put some stuff together on that resto.
Its a lean and sexy Superhawk, not the plump Dream with the flared pants :0)
Thanks for publishing this video. I wondered whether there was an effective way to clean the engine covers and end caps on my Suzuki GS750. I have a hard time understanding your Scottish dialect, but the video is great.
Believe me my accent is pretty soft for a Scot as I had to soften it when we came to live in England when I was 14, but thanks for persevering with the vids. Have a great Christmas. Rod
Nice work polishing up the aluminium, I love doing this myself, the end product is very rewarding. Had to polish my mothers silverware when I was a kid, later decided to use scotch brite scouring pads instead ,she was most upset, heheh. Thanks fer ur vids.
Thanks Edward. Ouch! :0) I've just posted a vid on polishing tarnished CL 350 fork legs. Who knows, you might find it useful.Your Ma might yet forgive you. :0) Best, Rod
@@rodcurrieclassics8102 tks, heh, I'm sure she got over it years ago. I'd already polished my Goldwings forks, n painted my 750 forks first, but will definitely watch ur 350 fork polishing, as u do get a very high polish as ur end result
rod nice polishing it do a good job . can you tell me what you use for the engine fins keep up the good work . love videos david
Hi David. I use a floppy Scotchbrite wheel which is flexible enough to get between the fins. It's maybe 9' across and perhaps 1/4" thick...maybe a little less. Pop it in your battery drill and it cleans off light corrosion and general dust and spiders webs and crud that's gathered across the years. After that maybe a little metal polish. One of the bikes I sold went to a guy who really wee for it and polished gthe engine with wire wool with metal polish on it. It looked fantastic at the end -better than new-but was definitely a labour of love. Thanks for watching
thank you
NP. :0)
Hi Rod I did this on my bikes that I have done too. Do you use jeweler’s rouge on the polishing wheels ? Once done my friend, do you recoat with clear lacquer ? Great Job
Hi there. Thanks for watching. No I haven't used the jewellers rouge but will give it a whirl. I tend not to laquer post polishing as I spend so much time getting the bloody stuff off after 40 years. With my own little CL450 you'll see in the next vid I just run round it with Autosol once a year. Takes about 20 minutes and the bike looks...well make you own mind up when you see it. Thanks again for the advice and the comment.