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  • Steptoe
    Truly XSive
    • Jan 2009
    • 175
    • Thabeban,Bundaberg QLD , Australia
    #1

    Headlight clean

    a very simple,, VERY effective way to get the dust and stuff out from inside with little effort

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYVqVvJ7hPE
    never ride faster than your gaurdian angel
    can fly

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    MIDNIGHTSPECIAL
    1188cc
    4 into 1 pipes with a transac muffler,
    as the motorcycling gods intended everything else stock std

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    • davidsymons53
      Truly XSive
      • Sep 2009
      • 197
      • Peterborough, Ontario
      #2
      Good tip. Dry it with compressed air.

      David
      1981 XS1100 Special
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        • clcorbin
          XStremely XSive
          • Jan 2010
          • 495
          • Albuquerque, NM
          #3
          I rinsed mine out with denatured alcohol and it worked very well. Unlike ice/water, the alcohol doesn't leave any residue behind when it evaporates. Although I can see were swirling the ice cubes around could help dislodge stubborn particles, so perhaps a two step cleaning would do a very nice job.

          The compressed air on the alcohol at the end would have it completely dry and ready to go in a couple of seconds or less.
          -- Clint
          1979 XS1100F - bought for $500 in 1989

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            • b.walker5
              XS-XJ Guru
              • Feb 2009
              • 1745
              • Invercargill, New Zealand
              #4
              I like a couple of shots of Bundy and some coke with my ice Steptoe. Wonder how that would work as a headlight cleaner...
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                • CaptonZap
                  XS-XJ Guru
                  • Jun 2010
                  • 1748
                  • Denver
                  #5
                  Originally posted by clcorbin
                  .

                  The compressed air on the alcohol at the end would have it completely dry and ready to go in a couple of seconds or less.
                  Unless, of course, the compressor has been blowing oil, which coated the inside of the hose, waiting to be sprayed out with the air.

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                    • natemoen
                      Master of XSology
                      • May 2010
                      • 8640
                      • Fargo
                      #6
                      Originally posted by CaptonZap
                      Unless, of course, the compressor has been blowing oil, which coated the inside of the hose, waiting to be sprayed out with the air.
                      Do you speak from experience here!
                      Nathan
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                        • CaptonZap
                          XS-XJ Guru
                          • Jun 2010
                          • 1748
                          • Denver
                          #7
                          Originally posted by natemoen
                          Do you speak from experience here!

                          Yeah, but it was a spray gun, so a little more trouble to clean it off. CZ

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                            • Steptoe
                              Truly XSive
                              • Jan 2009
                              • 175
                              • Thabeban,Bundaberg QLD , Australia
                              #8
                              air finish

                              I did finish off with the air, but left it off the vid, partly cause I figured everybody would think of it themselves, and because the battery went flat

                              can't say I've heard of anybody using bundy as a cleaner,,, bloody exie way of doing it
                              never ride faster than your gaurdian angel
                              can fly

                              1981 rh 5N5
                              MIDNIGHTSPECIAL
                              1188cc
                              4 into 1 pipes with a transac muffler,
                              as the motorcycling gods intended everything else stock std

                              http://s856.photobucket.com/home/steptoexs11
                              http://steptoexs11.webs.com/
                              http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhum

                              1982 vf750 sabre

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