CBR 1000F "Hurricane" 1987-1996 CBR 1000F

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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 03:35 PM
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A mate of mine did his in BBQ paint from B&Q ... matt black and VHT ... looks ok too!
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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Thanks for all the great ideas guy's
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 04:40 PM
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Here's one --- give her a blow job -------- I did ------took an air blaster gun to it today
and blew all the bit's of insects and sand and crap right out of the radiator

Looks a lot better
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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Hee hee! Sprock gives ********
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 04:50 PM
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LOL ..........I was waiting for that arsehole
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Sprock
LOL ..........I was waiting for that arsehole
Leave my **** out of this you sicko
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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while you're in there, check the engine mounting points for surface rust as well. Those lower ones should be flaking the paint off by now
 
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 01:53 PM
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I was just going through mine last night Malbo ......all clean .........guess I don't do as much rainy day riding as you do
 
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 02:25 PM
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Oops sorry, double post, delay on the internet connection.
 

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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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Mine looks like a frigging swan has flown into it. Thankfully it's still black. Any ideas for getting rid of swan guts and hard to remove feathers?
 
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