I know you have a great attachment towards your bike. The moment
a scratch appears on it, it's like we getting a cut on our body.
So follow these precautions and protect them from that nasty look.
1. Whenever you are to park your bike in a tight parking lot, make
sure you always park it on its main (centre) stand and not on its
side stand. This is because, when you park with the side stand,
your bike is easily prone to be touched by the neighbouring bike
when the person takes his/her bike out thereby getting scratched.
2. Apply a coat of Teflon periodically so as to avoid the minor
scratches (atleast).
3. Whenever possible, try avoiding very busy parking areas. When you
are not busy, park it in some free area a little far away and walk
the mile. (Good for health too..!!)
4. When the number of scratches is more, making the bike look really
bad, there is nothing to panic. There are so many spray painters in
almost all the cities. Try discussing with them on re-painting on
that particular area alone. Out of my personal experience I tell
you, it works out really well.
5. You also have spray paint in small cans at very affordable prices
(mostly, it doesn't exceed 300 bucks). If the scratched area is
very small, this would prove to be an apt solution. But, be very
careful in using them. The problem with these paints is that they
don't get adhered onto the body as you spray it. It usually clots
downward, thereby creating a mark all along the body. So, use them
on surfaces where clotting would be minimum.
6. There are more chances of your bike getting scratched during
service. Might sound odd, but true. Careless handling and lack of
space results in getting your bike scratched. So, tell them about
this issue and give it for service.
7. In traffic signals, do not try to push yourself into every single
gap. This is where most scratches happen. If it's true that you
love your bike a lot, don't attempt to do it.
8. Riders having an R15, Fazer, Karizma, Pulsar 220 and other such
bikes with side fairings need to drive carefully because it is this
part that projects outside the body. Especially, when you get down
from some other bikes and get on to this. This is when you don't
get the feel of extra projections.
9. Do not wipe your bikes with clothes other than soft ones. These
days, you get separate soft cloth to wipe bikes. Hardly, costs you
a hundred bucks. Worth the penny.
10. Last but not the least, Clean your bike regularly. Wipe it
immediately when you find come bird-droppings. This may lead to
scratches if not wiped off.
Hope you found these tips useful. Stay tuned for more such tips...
a scratch appears on it, it's like we getting a cut on our body.
So follow these precautions and protect them from that nasty look.
1. Whenever you are to park your bike in a tight parking lot, make
sure you always park it on its main (centre) stand and not on its
side stand. This is because, when you park with the side stand,
your bike is easily prone to be touched by the neighbouring bike
when the person takes his/her bike out thereby getting scratched.
2. Apply a coat of Teflon periodically so as to avoid the minor
scratches (atleast).
3. Whenever possible, try avoiding very busy parking areas. When you
are not busy, park it in some free area a little far away and walk
the mile. (Good for health too..!!)
4. When the number of scratches is more, making the bike look really
bad, there is nothing to panic. There are so many spray painters in
almost all the cities. Try discussing with them on re-painting on
that particular area alone. Out of my personal experience I tell
you, it works out really well.
5. You also have spray paint in small cans at very affordable prices
(mostly, it doesn't exceed 300 bucks). If the scratched area is
very small, this would prove to be an apt solution. But, be very
careful in using them. The problem with these paints is that they
don't get adhered onto the body as you spray it. It usually clots
downward, thereby creating a mark all along the body. So, use them
on surfaces where clotting would be minimum.
6. There are more chances of your bike getting scratched during
service. Might sound odd, but true. Careless handling and lack of
space results in getting your bike scratched. So, tell them about
this issue and give it for service.
7. In traffic signals, do not try to push yourself into every single
gap. This is where most scratches happen. If it's true that you
love your bike a lot, don't attempt to do it.
8. Riders having an R15, Fazer, Karizma, Pulsar 220 and other such
bikes with side fairings need to drive carefully because it is this
part that projects outside the body. Especially, when you get down
from some other bikes and get on to this. This is when you don't
get the feel of extra projections.
9. Do not wipe your bikes with clothes other than soft ones. These
days, you get separate soft cloth to wipe bikes. Hardly, costs you
a hundred bucks. Worth the penny.
10. Last but not the least, Clean your bike regularly. Wipe it
immediately when you find come bird-droppings. This may lead to
scratches if not wiped off.
Hope you found these tips useful. Stay tuned for more such tips...
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