Final mods of this winter
 

Winter is coming to an end, so final fabrications are coming out of the garage!
:smilies0349:

Finished mountings on my Alpos cases, for my custom made racks:
http://www.shrani.si/f/K/fg/30Xp63kj/img3630.jpg

Fitted Barkbusters handguards and Touratech folding mirrors:
http://www.shrani.si/f/I/11z/4jZ0voAY/img3633.jpg

Finished with fabrication and fitted home custom made bash plate out of 4 mm aluminium, polished and lacked. (lost some fine shine with lack...hmmm)
http://www.shrani.si/f/2r/w2/3LgyHzf4/img3618.jpg

One more with alu side cases also.
http://www.shrani.si/f/2p/13K/rgDpCcr/img3605.jpg

I like what I did to my bike this winter. Now its time to ride it!

Okay, the pictures up there are from the beginning of the season, this is what I ended up in the end...you can imagine the rest of the bike...

I clean my bike very often, but also ride it very often in hard wet, muddy conditions.
This is the look of the rear hub I need to clean to look like new.
Any suggestions?
http://www.shrani.si/f/3p/ho/2RcI7DQz/rear-hub.png

Owners know this is aluminum hub, so its difficult to clean.
And on the picture this is already washed with high pressure steam washer, so it should be clean already, and it only gets to this point.
I know I can do something with brush and diesel, or WD40, but will not be able to remove all, to make it shine.
Thats why I am asking for ideas.
Hope I find some good ones here.

Thanks for help.

i know that problem and my way is just not to care how it looks :D
but i would care about that nut you are missing at the sprocket

Use a paint brush or a toothbrush and some paraffin. You can also do this with your chain. Just don't go near the bearings or it'll take all the grease out.

Leave it for 10 mins or so then the dirt just wipes off.

Don't forget to give it a good rinse though before lubing it up again.

Oh, that nut is misssing, because I put it off, to have it as a sample, because I will buy new ones. Since, when my chain felt off the sprocket and damaged the nuts. and hub.
Winter project is to fix it as possible.

I will try with parafin.

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As you were able to find out, I ride my Tenere quite hard during season, but in the end, I want to take care of my bike very good, so I will be able to ride her for many more seasons.

I started to dissaseble whole bike, and i ran on all kind of wear...
Damaged and dirty rear hub...
http://shrani.si/f/1Y/11g/4efxpsYp/photo1440.jpg

Bent and scratched rims
http://shrani.si/f/H/W6/In4ZUWd/photo1450.jpg

I decided to re-paint rims, so I had to remove spokes, and I also found bent spokes
http://shrani.si/f/1t/pt/2RMlRW4S/photo1500.jpg

So I decided to make a therall clean and check on the bike. In the end there was only engine and wiring on the frame...
http://shrani.si/f/24/BR/2X71ZPUv/photo1534.jpg

After dissasembling, I high pressure washed all parts for three times, cleaned it and removed all dirt from all hidden areas, that I cannot access when bike is assembled together.


Bash plate which I made last winter, took some hard hits this season, and it worked pretty well. I decided that deserves a new paint together with the rims...
http://shrani.si/f/3L/CT/4gF9cE4X/photo1536.jpg


I repaired spokes and gave them some new shiny crome.
http://shrani.si/f/3y/RY/31YJDYlr/slika-003.jpg


New color sheme of the bike is seen on the horizon :)
http://shrani.si/f/3W/z9/3Ut3uCI8/photo1680-1.jpg


Sooon I started to assemle together hub, rim and spokes...

http://shrani.si/f/2H/9y/2MjduT7r/img5598.jpg


Dissasebling rear swingarm, to change all the parts in variable swing part
http://shrani.si/f/2K/8J/3gPiTaMs/img5603.jpg

Swingarm took alot of rocky hits this season, so deserved to give her a fresh look also
http://shrani.si/f/39/25/4vKFYBl3/img5605.jpg

So I fixed the scratches and painted her.
http://shrani.si/f/2F/XS/1SNLnHja/img5608.jpg

Also put new all bearings, seals (semerings) and rods in the rear variable linkage
http://shrani.si/f/3a/YB/qz16lDI/img5595.jpg

Dissasebled front end, changes wheel bearings and seals.
http://shrani.si/f/D/13B/3SW75V6P/dsc01509.jpg

Steering head bearings are fine, so I just re greased them
http://shrani.si/f/3c/w9/3tO8tkMb/dsc01507.jpg

part two
 

Also changed woren off fork oil ( I think the suspension on this bike did in two years, what supposed to do in a lifetime )
http://shrani.si/f/2N/Ul/24y0XNZU/dsc01492.jpg
http://shrani.si/f/P/xw/3q7e0yTW/dsc01484.jpg
http://shrani.si/f/3m/s6/4BhVNGBz/dsc01505.jpg

Also put new chain, sprockets, bearings, seals in rear hub.
http://shrani.si/f/36/cR/2Rt5dsaw/dsc01510.jpg

When whole bike is dissasebled, that is a good chance to inspect all parts, clean each one individually, grease it if nessesary and that put it back on bike. That is also a great way to ket to know your bike better and become keen to fix some things on your own if nessesary.

Than it was time to start putting bike back together...
I also made a snake wire, will see how it works in the next season.
http://shrani.si/f/w/Fg/2eDzi2U3/dsc01532.jpg

Somewhere in the middle
http://shrani.si/f/y/qT/V5NHAAq/dsc01427.jpg

Bottom view
http://shrani.si/f/2f/RS/3PfheJRV/dsc01535.jpg

Almost finished
http://shrani.si/f/1r/8K/1QIbRg7/dsc01525.jpg

But the winter just started, and I still have to do tailtidy, put on customized single sided Akrapovič, make some adjustments on footpegs, try to relocate toolbox on a spot that gives weight of tools closer to the center and lower on bike, for better handling on terrain...

Impressive job, Thumbs up!

You've been working hard. Looking smart. White wheels, now there's an idea - make the bike 20Kg lighter!?