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12 y/o LS650 ridden in winter (Read 360 times)
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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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05/17/19 at 17:37:32
Yuck!
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Oops forgot inspection....
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Seriously?
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The Titanic is probably in better condition
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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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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 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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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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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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05/17/19 at 22:23:44
prevent corrosion, use more stickers.
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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
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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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05/18/19 at 14:42:41
verslagen1 wrote
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prevent corrosion, use more stickers.
That’s the plan
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05/18/19 at 14:45:59
jcstokes wrote
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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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