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Nov 10, 2011 | 01:42 PM

#21

Shredding rubber

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From: Right about the middle

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Originally Posted by Nicky Pass

I have double front doors that lead right into the living room (which no one goes in)....all I need is a 4x8 sheet of plywood and I'm in....except for the wife. If I lived by my self......

Hehehe. I wanna put mine in my bedroom. My old lady wasn't really digging the idea though. She calls it my mistress and doesn't want her nose rubbed in it all winter too

Nov 10, 2011 | 01:48 PM

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Ron750

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From: Wisconsin, USA

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Originally Posted by Geoff

If it weren't for Yankees, y'all wouldn't have Harleys. ;-

Thanks. Great post. I get sick of all the bitching about Yankees on here. Guess Southern hospitality is disappearing.
They can keep their T shirts.

We welcome Southerners up here, in WI. There have been several threads about how much Southerners enjoyed touring WI. We definitely make better Bloody Mary's. Don't forget to ask for your Beer Chaser.

Nov 10, 2011 | 02:11 PM

#23

Krow

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From: East Coast

Some people over think this. Up here in the great white north we sometimes have our bikes laid up for 5 months or more. A battery tender and stabilizer in the fuel is about all that's needed. Cover it to keep the dust off with something that won't draw moisture and leave it - of course if your storage place is prone to critters you have to look after that. The worse thing you can do, unless you're going to ride the bike, is start it up. Sudden changes in temperature cold-hot-cold ensures condensation will form.

For years I left my bike on the concrete garage floor and now keep it in a shed with a wooden floor - both dry but unheated. Once put away it stays. I check on it every few weeks but otherwise don't touch it. Every one up here that I know does the same thing. Never have I noticed any effects of tires getting flats spots, like I've heard many say they will from sitting, nor have I heard of anyone else having that problem.

Nov 10, 2011 | 02:50 PM

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son of the hounds

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From: Idaho Panhandle

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Originally Posted by FUBAR55

What is this deicer you speak of?

Washington State uses a salt solution that is sprayed in lines on the road before frost or snow.

Washington uses Sodium Chloride (NaCl), Calcium Chloride (CaCL2), Magnesium Chloride (MgCL2) and Calcium Magnesium Acetate aka CMA.

I suspect that the stuff I was trying to wash off after going over Cascade Pass was MgCl2, but it could have been a mix of any of these salts.

If anyone knows the best way to remove it, please post as I ride in it often enough and am worried that leaving it on will lead to rust, corrosion or electrical shorts years down the road. I am looking for an ounce of prevention.

I thought with the post here that someone had a clear answer for the best way to remove salt/deicer residue from bikes.

Last edited by son of the hounds; Nov 10, 2011 at 02:54 PM.

Nov 10, 2011 | 06:45 PM

#25

ac72rat

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put two 36" goldenrods under your bike and cloth cover it up, the only system that keeps moisture and oxidation from forming in my experience nuff said!

Nov 10, 2011 | 07:35 PM

#26

Uncle Larry

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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell

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Originally Posted by Buckinfitch

just bring it in the front room, stays dry, nice to look at and an additional seat to sit on while chillin'...she'll get over it.

+1 ... Yep ... and forget about her gettin' over it ... let her clean it up and wax it !

Nov 11, 2011 | 07:43 AM

#27

classicboy

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I agree. I use a battery tender, fuel stabilizer, and get the wheels off the ground. Then I give her a good cleaning. I use a good quality cover, and check on it bi-weekly until it's time to get it ready to ride in the spring.

Dec 31, 2011 | 09:18 AM

#28

engr146

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From: Salem,MA

draining carb ?

My new to me,(2 Wks.) 95 RK seems to have a different carb,The manual shows a drain screw in rear of carb that you turn (1) full turn and empties bowl tru overflow.
this carb has a flathead large screw on bottom,would this be the drain?I don't want springs popping out, any idea which brand carb this may be,also has a 5" round chrome air filter cover.
I don't have alot of access to work on bike ,where I have it stored for winter,But need to drain tank and carb.added stabil to tank,but cannot start bike till end of March-April 1st ,I did have it running last week ,before storeing.

Last edited by engr146; Dec 31, 2011 at 09:26 AM.