The late, great George Formby was also a bike-mad Lancastrian, though whether he spent much time cleaning them is uknown. With song titles to his credit as "The Window Cleaner" and "Chinese laundry Blues" one might suppose he was not averse to a bit of spit 'n' polish.
I have been using slightly more aggressive solvents than saliva during the last few days to remove the layers of grime coating the parts of my XT500 - carb cleaner on...err...the carburettor, brake cleaner on the drums (drum brakes - yikes!) and good ol' Gunk on the oily bits.
Now, the 30-year-old carb looks almost as good as the day it left the Mikuni factory, the brake linings have been revealed to be in great shape as are the brake shoes and the ally wheelrims (which have been re-laced with aftermarket stainless steel spokes) look OK, too.
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