Royal Enfield Classic 350 | Polishing the Engine Casings | Please read description |

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WARNING ....... Possible sleep inducing video, alert !!!
Unless of course you are the proud owner of a Royal Enfield Classic 350, with polished alloy engine casings and fork legs.... then, this video might just be of some interest to you (he say's with fingers crossed) !
I only decided to record this, part way through cleaning, and literally just grabbed the camera, and hit the record button. So, no fancy set up with perfect lighting on offer here. Hopefully the content will keep you gripped to your seat........yes I jest, but I have been asked here on KZbin, and other social media platform's, how I keep on top of the alloy bits, so I thought I would share what has worked for me for the past 45+ years.
Please don’t forget, use OOOO grade wire wool 😉
Hopefully you will stay beyond where I say my goodbye's. I was originally going to end it there, but you wouldn't have seen the finished cases.
In late Spring, I will polish up even more, but as Winter is still here (yes, officially it is Spring, but someone forgot to tell the weather that), I will be covering the cases with "Rocket" (I mention this in the video) again, to protect them.
Total time to do both sides, including the forks, is about 2 hours.
If you manage to stay awake until the end, then you really do need to get out more 😉, but I thank you for doing so anyway !

[@chrisweeks6973]

Good one, Ian! I've used Autosol since 1963, when I bought my new Jawa 250. The bike was left outside my barracks 24-7 all year round and used on my 75-mile-each-way commute, day/night in all seasons and weathers. I refurbished a pair of scruffy Suzuki VL250's a couple of years ago, used the liquid form of Autosol, applied with Grade 0000 steel wool. The product both shines and protects the casings and the chrome and I would highly recommend it, black hands notwithstanding! Being in the military, I was used to that from polishing brasses, bayonets, etc.; we used Brasso to remove any tarnish stains and Duraglit to give a light polish once the item was clean. 👍

[@ReRiderChi]

I appreciate your content as I navigate riding my own Classic.

[@petejones1957]

Agree with you about the rear spokes, that's the only part of the bike I'd have any reason to criticise. The rear spokes on mine were pitted from day one, totally different from the front for some reason, which after 2 years are still pristine. Autosol is brilliant, use it for "fettling" old pen knives and chisels, etc as well as the bike. Keep the "shiny side" up!

[@peterwillis4239]

"Marvellous" as someone would say!! 👍

[@itsallrc-interceptor650]

Great idea👍I'd never have thought of using wire wool and a piece of bamboo,brilliant 🖖

[@melfzs]

I use Autosol myself Ian, but a tube lasts me ages now , as I've got the Classic in Gunmetal grey with the black engine, I used to get fed up of polishing my Interceptor through the winter so I coated it with Bilt Hamber wax coating until spring. The only alloy I've got to polish now is my fork legs ! 😆

[@thesilverfoxtravels6653]

Autosol..! Been around since the Arc sank..! best thing for polishing metal. Thankfully my covers are painted but I agree with you about the spokes, nothing seems to work on them. Toyed with the idea of replacing them with powder coated ones but really expensive. 👍

[@tomstockell9481]

Great minds think alike - I did mine with Autosol on Wednesday, always does the trick

[@enfield7123]

I found metal polish and baking tinfoil works really well

[@mrgrizzlyrides]

Nice one fella. I’ve been using Solly Autosol since 1978 too. Must admit the wire wool is a new one for me; but, hey, it works, coz ur casing look great and the bikes done two winters, so your defo doin ur it right.

[@paulholmes1682]

Good to see a man happy in his work, top job 👍 I used to be a mould maker and you would be amazed at the polish achievable with diamond compounds 😎But I'm pleased to say I didn't have to buy them!!

[@esrider7765]

Looks great, good job

[@SOLOMOTOUK]

Turned very well nice one 👍🏍️

[@davelawton9520]

No substitution for good old fashioned elbow grease, job done !

[@birchwoodbiker]

Ian as Ali G would say it's going to need a lot a lot of polishing 🤣🤣🤣 looks great I use the same polish for all my ali and chrome

[@mikehatswell3961]

Looking good, but yet another reason why I bought a meteor 😂 after you have used the wire wool, try the solvol on newspaper, not shiny paper but good old fashion newspaper, it seems to put some depth into it, not ridiculous shiny but some depth to the finish, all the best buddy 👍

[@crumblymal8479]

Can't beat the old Autosol Ian it's the best way that I've always found and Clem looks mighty fine on it ,I reckon the best thing with spokes is have them replaced with stainless ones at the end of the day but I would guess that's somewhat expensive unless your Henry Cole 😂👌👍

[@GapBahnDirk]

I also use Autosol Ian, on a cloth. For around the engine bolts, I have found that Autosol on a toothbrush works well. I have upgraded to Hitchcock's SS engine bolts. it is all definitely worth the effort, in fact I enjoy cleaning and polishing my bikes! I wear gloves.

[@MsDenver2]

I’ve always done the same as you but not with zero wire wool so I’ll buy some of that. Once I’ve done what you do I always spray some WD40 on a cloth and wipe over where I polished and I always found this helps protect the casings till next polish. I think the answer to the the bolts area is to buy stainless steel bolts but of course they are expensive and need to be torqued to right setting? As for the spokes well I’m thinking of buying a set of alloy wheels as they look very good? I have to say how good you keep Clementine, it’s a shout to your hard work after successive winters 👍😊

[@WyreForestBiker]

Dont worry it was a good watch ...it made me want to buy you a bike lift though ! 😊