Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > How Do You Keep Your Pride and Joy Like New?

[TP]

Originally posted by JPM

Playing devil's advocate here (no harm intended)...

Say for example you were as anal as me and/or others do you think you might have spotted the problem with your brakes before the inevitable?

I don't think it's possible.

To be as anal as you I meant ... not if you're human anyway....

[JPM]

I've put once a week as I only get to ride once a week really, and usually clean it then or thereabouts

[keefer]

Originally posted by DIBBLE
Nelly cleans mine ... don't you mate ....

the rain cleans it for you

[JPM]

Originally posted by TP

If I had an 'R' and didn't ride it all that much I'd probably make more of an effort

I'll just quote you then Tony and guess what you'd be as anal as me! :P

[TP]

Originally posted by JPM

I'll just quote you then Tony and guess what you'd be as anal as me! :P

Nah, I'd never be that anal. I might just clean it a bit more often - but you wouldn't catch me taking the bloody calipers off fer crying out loud!!

I'll happily throw £20 your way to do it for me though

[keefer]

don't worry freak my callipers come of for a bath in the bucket.
and I know a few others who do it.
TBO we are always amazed at how lax some people are at keeping something clean. Lazy if you ask me

[TP]

Originally posted by keefer
don't worry freak my callipers come of for a bath in the bucket.
and I know a few others who do it.
TBO we are always amazed at how lax some people are at keeping something clean. Lazy if you ask me

Hands up - I'm lazy!

Well, I'd rather be doing other stuff to be honest. It's no big deal to not have your bike thoroughly spotless though is it?

[keefer]

Originally posted by TP

Hands up - I'm lazy!

Well, I'd rather be doing other stuff to be honest. It's no big deal to not have your bike thoroughly spotless though is it?

no doesn't really bother me either way.
just that people who don't do it always look and say yea ive got beta things to do and you must be anal.
er no just like a mint looking bike
always have always will

[desmojen]

Originally posted by DIBBLE
no point, dealer won't give you any more for it when you come to sell it and it doesn't make it any quicker ..... plus I have better things to do with my time .....

Actually, they will, and yes it does.
As for better things to do........that's up to you

[Twinfan]

Playing devil's advocate here (no harm intended)...

Say for example you were as anal as me and/or others do you think you might have spotted the problem with your brakes before the inevitable?

Harsh! Who knows eh? The thing is, there are people worse than me and Dibble who keep their bikes in a terrible state. Bikes should be designed to cope with varying levels of anal-ness...