Farkling in reverse
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Farkling in reverse
I know this is a little unusual -- possibly heretical
-- but I want to remove some PO-installed chrome stick-on bits from the cockpit of my bike, specifically the chrome bezels around the gauges and on the speaker grilles. I was able to get the piece off from around the radio just by hooking it with a curved tool and slowly prying it off, but the other things seem stuck on tighter. Has anyone else done this? If so, how? Some kind of solvent that doesn't harm the plastic?
I should explain that I suffer from a cataract condition, and until I get it fixed surgically I'm doing everything I can to avoid reflected glare. Every little bit helps. Chrome is my enemy right now in sunny CA.
-- but I want to remove some PO-installed chrome stick-on bits from the cockpit of my bike, specifically the chrome bezels around the gauges and on the speaker grilles. I was able to get the piece off from around the radio just by hooking it with a curved tool and slowly prying it off, but the other things seem stuck on tighter. Has anyone else done this? If so, how? Some kind of solvent that doesn't harm the plastic?I should explain that I suffer from a cataract condition, and until I get it fixed surgically I'm doing everything I can to avoid reflected glare. Every little bit helps. Chrome is my enemy right now in sunny CA.
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On the flat pieces you can try to run fishing line or dental floss behind them. On the curved pieces maybe you can try heating them up with a hair dryer for a bit to loosen the glue they are stuck on with. After you have all of em off, use goo-gone or wd-40 to get the gunk off. Hope this helps you man.
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This is the exact reason why you don't get extra money for the "extras" you put on a bike. When I look at a used bike and it has all those geegaws & covers I take OFF money in my offer because I'm gonna have to remove it, throw it away and source stock parts.
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I was lucky to find a pair of EOM take-off mufflers for $30 to replace the straight-pipe fishtail ear-blasters on there. Did I mention that I have tinnitus in addition to cataracts?
Anybody need some hideously loud pipes?
Anybody need some hideously loud pipes?
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Why not just put tape cut it to fit on the chrome bezels to cut the glare? Then when the eyes get fixed you can peel the tape off.
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I have done that on other bikes, Desertwolf, but the bezels are so thin that it will be tricky to get something to fit without looking completely Frankensteined, and it's a pretty tight little circle as well. I am considering wrapping the handlebars in electrical tape, similar to your suggestion.
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Will the hideously loud pipes fit my limited? Been wanting some fishtails.