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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter 05/17/19 at 17:37:03 This is what winter does to elderly LS650s.
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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #1 - 05/17/19 at 17:37:32 Yuck!
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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #2 - 05/17/19 at 17:38:19 Oops forgot inspection....
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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #3 - 05/17/19 at 17:38:50 Seriously?
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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #4 - 05/17/19 at 17:40:23 The Titanic is probably in better condition
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #5 - 05/17/19 at 19:23:21 Just like my bike, and I ride away from snow and salted roads, the small conical chips of gravel used to seal our roads have the same effect, winter or summer.
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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #6 - 05/17/19 at 19:44:03 The winter really messes things up because you ride through salt and crap but don’t dare wash the bike because you don’t want it to freeze up afterwards. Whatever coatings you put on don’t make a lick of difference and the crap Suzuki put on has a short lifespan.
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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #7 - 05/17/19 at 21:00:31 philthymike wrote on 05/17/19 at 17:37:03: This is what winter does to elderly LS650s. And all motorcycles should have Dead Kennedys stickers! Kill kill kill kill kill the poor.... https://youtu.be/zqnaHDdvh5I
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SoC Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 498 New Jersey Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #8 - 05/17/19 at 21:04:58 Aluminum and salt, not a good combination. Boat owners in any salt water usage can confirm that.
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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #9 - 05/17/19 at 21:17:03 And Fear stickers too... https://youtu.be/4ACKEGCvLtI That’s why I can’t replace my tank!
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28752 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #10 - 05/17/19 at 22:23:44 prevent corrosion, use more stickers.
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Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter
Reply #11 - 05/18/19 at 01:05:09

Is it German for The Krupps, or English for Die Krupps? As for the other sticker, I'm not sure, but it sure was a beautiful white tank. Have you considered using a portable hair drier to soften the stickers, so they can be removed by warming them and peeling them off, without hurting the paint? You could then buy an original safety sticker to replace the others.

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Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter
Reply #12 - 05/18/19 at 01:13:44

The store the body shops buy from can sell you Two Stage clear
You can get clear adhesive body panel
Protectors at parts houses.
Cut them and apply After the clear has had time to outgas.
An orbital palm sander to clean up the aluminum.
Some green scrubby pad and a spray bottle of water to put a matte finish on the aluminum,
Paint.

You ABSOLUTELY Must wear carbon filter breathing equipment.

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philthymike Serious Thumper Offline Wallowing in my own crapulence Posts: 1413 Philadelphia Area Gender:	Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter Reply #13 - 05/18/19 at 14:42:41 verslagen1 wrote on 05/17/19 at 22:23:44: prevent corrosion, use more stickers. That’s the plan
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Re: 12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter
Reply #14 - 05/18/19 at 14:45:59

jcstokes wrote on 05/18/19 at 01:05:09:

Is it German for The Krupps, or English for Die Krupps? As for the other sticker, I'm not sure, but it sure was a beautiful white tank. Have you considered using a portable hair drier to soften the stickers, so they can be removed by warming them and peeling them off, without hurting the paint? You could then buy an original safety sticker to replace the others.

Those stickers hide ugly touch up job that the previous owner attempted with a color that didn’t match.

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