gloss black..a love/hate affair
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truth of the matter is...unless you're bike is seriously filthy, YOU are the only one who notices that it hasn't been polished/waxed/buffed/shined.
pulled up to places where i hopped off the bike and all i wanted to do was grab some spray and wipe my tins down and people have come up to me and said nice bike man real clean, shines up nice...
pulled up to places where i hopped off the bike and all i wanted to do was grab some spray and wipe my tins down and people have come up to me and said nice bike man real clean, shines up nice...
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It's a game we play in England - when I say "we", I don't actually play because it requires a far higher level of fitness than I could ever be bothered to attain. You may be more familiar with the French game Jai Alai - which is played in Canada? Squash is a similar kind of thing where two players smash a ball against a big wall with rackets, smaller but similar to those used in tennis. Something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx-2kp5sqPg Doesn't look much 'til you try it, but believe me you need to be pretty fit to play it. A few of my friends are at quite a good level and my son plays - I've tried it once or twice but to be honest I'd rather be out riding my bike!..........My shiny black one
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Sorry to hi-jack the thread, but Panic did ask
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BTW - we had a guy here in the UK who covered a whole car (a Mini) in real denim a few years back, that looked kinda cool. I Wonder what a Harley would look like done in real denim - I'll bet someone's done it!
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truth of the matter is...unless you're bike is seriously filthy, YOU are the only one who notices that it hasn't been polished/waxed/buffed/shined.
pulled up to places where i hopped off the bike and all i wanted to do was grab some spray and wipe my tins down and people have come up to me and said nice bike man real clean, shines up nice...
pulled up to places where i hopped off the bike and all i wanted to do was grab some spray and wipe my tins down and people have come up to me and said nice bike man real clean, shines up nice...
And I can't stand looking down at a swirl filled tank on a sunny day.
I do it for me.
I keep my house up for me.
I keep my lawn up for me.
Not one to bow to others.
I have a buddy that always whines about "it's for riding, not for washing", constantly giving me a hard time about keeping my bike nice.
His house is looking shabby and his weed filled lawn don't get cut very often either.
He's doing that for him. He he!