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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 04:05 PM
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Angry Anyone seen this
I cam out to wash my bike, pulled her out of the garage and wtf?? Ants! And the white things are eggs.

Had to pull the gauges our and shake 'em out. Looks like I'll need a new Air Temp gauge. How can I keep 'em out!?!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/prezwhiskers/6093939257

What a freakin' pain in the ***.

Anyone ever seen this before?

-Whiskers
 
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 04:10 PM
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I havent ever seen that before except in moist wood and in dark spaces
 
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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Terro? Sorry couldn't help it. That is weird!
 
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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Wow. You may want to crack open your fairing.

I would think that there is alot of places that would be easier to get
into then the gauges.
 
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Ants love electronics. We use well water and it's a battle to keep them out of contact points switch that runs the pressure pump.

We use ear tags for cattle that are designed to keep the bugs off. I guess any kind of pesticide surrounding the bike, that is people and pet safe would work.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by gred-04
Wow. You may want to crack open your fairing.

I would think that there is alot of places that would be easier to get
into then the gauges.
+1. It would seem that your fairing might have have been turned in to an ant farm.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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Thats why I did not get an 09. I heard that they had not got all the bugs out of that new design yet.
 
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Thats why I did not get an 09. I heard that they had not got all the bugs out of that new design yet.
Thanks I just spit out my lunch, way too funny!!!
 
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If you have those in the gauges. I would defiantly open up the fairing. Good luck. I have never seen anything like it
 
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what are you using to clean your dash....might be some ant pheromones in the cleaner
 
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