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Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Bullet with the UCE engine => Topic started by: r80rt on September 16, 2010, 04:32:29 pm

Title: Brain Bucket
Post by: r80rt on September 16, 2010, 04:32:29 pm

My cousin bought a beat up scooter and asked if I'd get it running, I found this skid lid under the seat and took it as payment for cleaning that gunky little carb. Waddaya think?

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: t120rbullet on September 16, 2010, 04:35:40 pm

Good find! Perfect match.
CJ

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: gashousegorilla on September 16, 2010, 04:38:22 pm

Cool, you'll look like a tone-up boy with that on!  Excellent match!

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: clubman on September 16, 2010, 04:42:15 pm

Great match! Btw, how come your cylinder head fins are so clean with the miles you've done? Any tips?

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: r80rt on September 16, 2010, 04:43:57 pm

I clean the bugs out now and then, other than that just soap and water when I have to :D

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: clubman on September 16, 2010, 04:51:20 pm

Cheers! I didn't remove the rubber wotsits until a couple of weeks ago so I'd never really tried to clean the fins. Took a sponge and soap and water to them after removing the rubbers but it wasn't too effective. I'll try a degreaser. Spoke to a real devoted cleaner the other week who steam cleans the fins but I won't be taking it to that length!  ;D

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: 2bikebill on September 16, 2010, 05:04:33 pm

Muc-Off make nifty brushes for getting the fins and just about everything else clean. Muc-Off cleaner itself is good, but for real greased on grease, Wurth brake&chain cleaner just blasts it off. Not very economical - a can soon runs out - but it really is nuclear powered! 
Don't breathe the vapour or you will mutate  :o

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: r80rt on September 16, 2010, 08:05:15 pm

Quote from: gashousegorilla on September 16, 2010, 04:38:22 pm

Cool, you'll look like a tone-up boy with that on!  Excellent match!

I'm too old and fat to be mistaken with a Ton up boy  :D

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: Cabo Cruz on September 16, 2010, 08:41:09 pm

Br. Dannie, you're going to look like one of our Brit Brothers when you ride with that lid on your head... good show, old chap; jolly good show!!!  :D

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: Sub on September 17, 2010, 09:03:32 pm

Its cool for pics, now get something that will actually help in a fall. :)

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: r80rt on September 17, 2010, 09:10:08 pm

Yeah, That thing is hanging on the wall of my shop.

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: meilaushi on September 18, 2010, 02:05:44 pm

Nice!  That's a classic bucket!  But always remember to wear goggles with it.  A June bug in the eye at 60 can really mess up a great ride. :(

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: r80rt on September 18, 2010, 02:33:59 pm

I never ride without eye protection.

Title: Re: Brain Bucket
Post by: qgolden on September 19, 2010, 01:45:03 pm

Jolly Good Score Mate!   And period correct.