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Derbi—The Red Power: Resources
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:39 am
by toratora
kaldis12 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:53 pm
Do you just keep your bikes outside on the street?
I don’t have a garage. For a while I was renting a storage unit, but I had to give that up last year.
Berkeley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:44 am
jkv357 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:29 am
Dam tora - if it ain't dumbass drivers trying to park it's the wind knocking over your bikes!
Nowhere protected that you could keep it? Doesn't take up much room...
wow!! again. this would do my nut in! I would just park them in the living room and deal with the miss's complaining lol!
In life we are faced with many challenges. I have tried to bring bikes up the stairs previously, and it’s just beyond my ability.
Re: Derbi—The Red Power
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:32 pm
by kaldis12
Arent you afraid that someone is gonna steal your bikes or something? If i would have left my bike outside for like an hour it would have been disappeared.
Derbi—The Red Power: Concerns
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:39 pm
by toratora
It is of course a concern so I do what I can which includes locks, alarms, pagers, surveillance systems, etc., and good insurance. Outside of that the choice would be not to have bikes, and what kind of a choice is that really? Even if you have a garage though they can still get your bikes. Parking on the street has other hazards like idiots running them over, the wind tossing them around, rain and fog causing oxidation. Those things are usually a bigger concern.
Re: Derbi—The Red Power
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:56 am
by kaldis12
Wish you good luck
Derbi—The Red Power: Stumped
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:39 pm
by toratora
Derbi—The Red Power: Engine Cobbling
Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 11:39 pm
by toratora
Derbi—The Red Power: Lots of Effort, Very little Progress
Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 9:39 pm
by toratora
Re: Derbi—The Red Power
Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 6:31 am
by Berkeley
Would sand blasting be any good,?even just getting a small portable kit instead of sending it away?
Re: Derbi—The Red Power
Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 10:26 am
by jkv357
Berkeley wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 6:31 am
Would sand blasting be any good,?even just getting a small portable kit instead of sending it away?
I can answer that one...
Media blasting with the appropriate media (not sand), after chemically stripping any thick or strong coating, is the way to go to remove any remaining coating and corrosion. That takes complete disassembly of the engine and removal of all seals/bearings etc. The chances of getting media inside the engine is too great to risk any type of blasting when assembled. Walnut Shells is the only thing I've seen recommended for assembled engines, but that's going to be more of a moderate cleaning than stripping and isn't going to remove any corrosion.
I've done complete engines (RD350, HD Twin Cams, Mazda Rotary) that were completely disassembled without any issues - there's just a lot of masking required.
I had a new customer come in the other day that said he had talked to me a year ago about blasting a complete assembled cycle engine, and I declined. He had it blasted elsewhere, and after running for a short time found blasting media in the oil. He junked the engine.
Jay
www.apexcustomcoating.com
Re: Derbi—The Red Power
Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 9:06 pm
by Berkeley
Ok cool...good to know.
How about laser removal?
https://youtu.be/ACGSzBXKONo
This seems to remove all unwanted surface finishes.. quite expensive but there must be companies renting this out?
Anyway just an idea.