Once a year, i can get the bike as clean as i'd like it to be.

Spent about 12 hours cleaning, painting, scrubbing, polishing etc...

Repainted header pipes
Cleaned and restored the end can
Repainted the forks
Fully cleaned the front brake discs
Serviced the brakes
Repainted the stands
Replaced loads of bolts with nice shiny high tensile marine-grade alternatives (front discs, rear sprocket etc...)
LOTS of silicone and cleaning.

And then it rained and snowed on the way home for exactly the amount of time it took from the shop to my house. Exactly. #britishsummer

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As the saying goes, No good deed goes unpunished. Looks really nice though! Looks showroom new.

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we love her ...

Beautiful, and yeah, this weather is a bit odd!