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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:33 AM
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I started my bike to let it run for a while and I was wearing a pair of fleece sweat pants and yep got to close to the pipes! and it has milted or should say welded to the heat shield what is a good way to get that crap off with ?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:36 AM
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Warm the bike up and spray some easy off oven cleaner on a rag AWAY FROM THE BIKE. Wipe the heat shields and the pants should come right off. Pardon the pun. LOL.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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Warm the bike up and spray some easy off oven cleaner on a rag AWAY FROM THE BIKE. Wipe the heat shields and the pants should come right off. Pardon the pun. LOL.
Good deal I will stop and get some today Thanks! I will keep a can handy for when I go on dates to!
 
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I have a can sitting in the garage just in case. I have used it once when my oil dipstick popped out on a long trip and oil was burned to my pipes. It worked like a charm.
 
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Ditto on the Easy Off Oven Cleaner, works great
 
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Originally Posted by DR. V-TWIN
Warm the bike up and spray some easy off oven cleaner on a rag AWAY FROM THE BIKE. Wipe the heat shields and the pants should come right off. Pardon the pun. LOL.
Thanks the easey off worked like a charm
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 10:58 AM
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Thanks the easey off worked like a charm
Glad to share what I learned here as well. I am glad it worked for you.
 
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Just remember 'ON THE RAG' , " AWAY FROM THE BIKE "... don't ask me how I know
 
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Just remember 'ON THE RAG' , " AWAY FROM THE BIKE "... don't ask me how I know
I am going to go ahead and ask why?
 
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I am going to go ahead and ask why?
Whatever is in the oven cleaner can eat away the finish on your bike, whether it be tins, engine finish,wheels or whatever. I read about it before using it myself so I came out golden, but that is why. Drew
 
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