My first GG teardown/rebuild

[bowhunter007]

Everyone else I know has their bike torn down, for one reason or another. I spent a little time with mine, after dinner. There's still red clay hidden in places, from my last Straddeline go-around. Much like pscook's project, mine is going to the bare frame. I still have to pull the engine from the cradle, so I can start teardown & inspection to that end. It's filthy(I'm a little ashamed), even after I blasted it with my power washer. Tomorrow should see the engine out, shock/linkage/swingarm removal. Then to the fun part...scrubbing all the bits & pieces clean. The frame & swingarm are destined for a tub scrub, when the wife's at work. The "Pink CR" is on it's way to an ugly resurection. I'll deal with the cosmetics after the '03 is up & running.

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[Pepperami]

It could do with a little cleaning, lol

A good time to check the welds around the pegs and the subframe!

[GMP]

I wouldn't even consider laying a wrench on that bike unless it was a trail emergency.

[nknudsen]

My tip for cleaning= Get the heavy muck off first. Next pre soak with S-100 or (Honda brite) cleaner, wait, scrub and spray off. It does wonders to clean a bike for disassembly or detailing.

[GMP]

Straight Simple Green works great, and is cheap at Home Depot, Walmart, etc. Always grab a gallon or so when there.

[Moto7man]

Are there bikes under the those two piles of dirt?

[Coop]

I've been using "Awesome Orange" from the dollar store. Spray the whole bike, wait a few minutes, hose off. Works great and is very cheap (obviously).

[nknudsen]

Originally Posted by GMP

Straight Simple Green works great, and is cheap at Home Depot, Walmart, etc. Always grab a gallon or so when there.

In addition to Simple Green on bikes cleaned regularly. Westley's bleche wite & Jungle Jake also work nice. Keep in mind that most cleaners are corrosive and don't leave soaking overnight.

[nknudsen]

Originally Posted by Coop

I've been using "Awesome Orange" from the dollar store. Spray the whole bike, wait a few minutes, hose off. Works great and is very cheap (obviously).

That reminds me of the cleaner I use to remove the exhaust trail on the side panel of my Ski-Doo. LA's Totally Awesome, also from a dollar store. Real good bang for the buck!

[GMP]

Orange turpine, the active ingedient in all those orange cleaners, is very corrosive to aluminum. Its an extract from orange peels. My wife worked for a company awhile ago that processed it for lab use as an alternative solvent for toluene. I still have two gallons of the pure stuff at home. Its absolutely the best stuff for removing glue and spooge from plastic and will not damage it. I would not let that sit on aluminum for very long though.