OCD and motorcycle ownership.

[ScottT]

I saw this for sale recently on ebay, note the reg number ODC, would that bother your OCD?

[Andi_Archer]

Well if you were OCD that tyre would do you head in :laugh:

[micksea]

first thing I thought :laugh:

[-Ralph-]

I used to just go to my local car wash staffed by illegals and chuck them a tenner to clean the bike while I had a brew and a sandwich from the burger van on the same industrial estate. No hard work involved, no need to put waterproofs on to stop my jeans from getting soaked and best of all no mud to clear away.

You know what most of them use to clean alloy wheels? Brick acid.

[-Ralph-]

For me depends on the vehicle.

My Tiger is 3 years old, gets washed about 4 times a year (every 2500-3000 miles) and two of those are before winter for ACF50 treatment and after winter to take all the crud off. Other than chain lubing or dire need like a brake caliper seizing, it only sees a spanner once every 12000 when it goes to a Triumph specialist for servicing. If it got stolen I'd submit an insurance claim.

My Daytona is 10 years old and doesn't look much different to the day it left the showroom. It never needs much cleaning because I don't ride it on wet roads, so its gets dusty at worst, in which case it gets cleaned, polished, and shined up with a WD40 soaked rag. It is mechanically spot on and no expense is spared on maintenance. I get as much pleasure out of maintaining it as I do riding it. It's now sitting on paddock stands in the garage, shining like a new pin, fully prepped for winter storage, under a cover and connected to an optimate. If it got stolen I'd be devistated.

My Toyota Avensis bodywork looks like its been through world war 3, it gets serviced every 10,000 and never looked at otherwise. It gets cleaned by the local asylum seekers when my wife decides shes fed up of driving around in a shed. If somebody stole it they'd do me a favour as the insurance company doesn't know about all the bodywork damage and the payout would be more than its worth.

My Mercedes E250 Cabriolet gets washed at least once a fortnight, polished about once a quarter, fully detailed once a year, there's not a scratch on it, kept garaged, and it's currently having the wheels refurbed by Mercedes after I threatened them with small claims court because they refused to sort discolouration of the paintwork under warranty. It has a private plate on it and in 5 years time it will still look like a brand new car, because of the way I look after it and because if anything gets damaged I'll get it sorted. If it got stolen, I wouldm't be a devistated as the Daytona as I haven't had it and looked after it for that long, or been to as many places with it, but I wouldn't be happy.

So OCD? If its one of my toys yes, if its a workhorse vehicle for transport needs, no.

I get as much pleasure on a Saturday afternoon from looking after the toys as I do driving and riding them, they are a hobby.

[-Ralph-]

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[AndyB]

I used to just go to my local car wash staffed by illegals and chuck them a tenner to clean the bike while I had a brew and a sandwich from the burger van on the same industrial estate. No hard work involved, no need to put waterproofs on to stop my jeans from getting soaked and best of all no mud to clear away.

You know what most of them use to clean alloy wheels? Brick acid.

They use soap and a jet wash to clean my spoked wheels.

I've only got one bike with alloy wheels and it's a Laverda Montjuic so unless I put it into a ditch it's never going off reading.

[petecam]

Well if you were OCD that tyre would do you head in :laugh:

Ha yes and the fact its on carpet in the house by the looks of it. I just want to move it and hoover...I have house OCD as well :silly:

[Andi_Archer]

What...... you dont have a plush carpet in your Garage like the rest of us!!! :woohoo:

[motorbike]

i have got it ...clean my bike with a toothbrush sometimes...the bikes keep nice but i am sure i would be happier if i didnt bother so much