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aladin1

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Can anyone recommend a good solvent, cleaner, degreaser to remove oil and grease from my engine parts as I continue to delve deeper into the workings of my K. I am renovating/refurbishing/doing up my bike after it was left unused by me for 5 years and as this is my first bike total strip down since 1970 I am a bit out of touch with products that are available in the UK market. In 1970 I just used to swill every thing in petrol but that's a bit dodgy I suppose.

    

Dai

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Most of those products based on citric acid are a lot better than you would suppose. I used Hein Gericke's own brew - unfortunately no longer available - but another very popular one is Muc Off. Avoid the old-style Gunk; it stinks the same but I suspect the formula has been changed because it ain't nowhere near as good as it used to be.


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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
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MucOff is good stuff but dont let it on too long. Coke is good stuff too.


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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles

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1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
    

walfish

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Jeyes Fluid will clean it off, hose with water then apply by brush and hose off after a short while, but do not leave too long on painted surfaces.
Learnt this from a mate's old man who had a bike shop in the 60's.

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Kyle10

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Try a bottle of Marvel Mystery Oil 

- Used with a scotch pad it will clean oxidation and gunk from aluminum without discoloring or staining it. In fact the metal will 'drink' up the oil, providing it with a nice gleam and real resistance to further grime buildup. 
- Dabbed or sprayed on built-up crud and left overnight will enable you to wipe of years of grease, oil and road muck buildup
- Likewise, left on rust spots overnight it will penetrate beneath the rust and allow you wipe most of it off. This works esp. well with chrome. 
- Rejuvenate dried rubber bits by soaking them in a 80% MMO/20% acetone mix. Give it overnight. I use ziplock bags. 
- Pour in the crankcase and run your engine with it until the next oil change. Do it again. A superb and safe de-crudder for rings, top end and valvetrain components

Cheap, safe and effective.


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Point-Seven-five

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+1 on Marvel Mystery  Oil.  As I recall, on of the main ingredients is Stoddard solvent.  For cleaning parts with a lot of road dirt my favorite is S-100.


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Present: 1991 K100RS "Moby Brick Too"
 
Past:
1994 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
1988 K100RS SE "Special Ed"
1994 K75S "Cheetos"
1992 K100RS "Moby Brick" R.I.P.
1982 Honda FT500
1979 Honda XR185
1977 Honda XL125
1974 Honda XL125
1972 OSSA Pioneer 250
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aladin1

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Try a bottle of Marvel Mystery Oil 

With a name like that it's got to be worth trying.

    

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