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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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...........where I didn't even know rust could grow!!!!!!!

Rode the bike to a PGR Mission the other day here in PA. WhenI got home I spent almost three hours washing the bike to remove all(So I thought)the de-icer they use on the roads up here.

Luckily its all "surface" corrosion, and I can knock it off using polish, but man, that stuff gets everywhere.[:@]

 
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 12:24 PM
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what's "de-icer" [sm=escape.gif]
 
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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what's "de-icer" [sm=escape.gif]
I think "de-icer" must refer to something like when you make a Rum & Coke and the ice melts if you don't drink it fast enough. [sm=biker.gif]
 
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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what's "de-icer" [sm=escape.gif]
In a lot of states its salt based, it will rust anything if not cleaned and neutralized.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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I got rust...........
You're old, get over it.[sm=joke.gif]
 
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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When you decide to ride in the snow belt you better have a pressure washer to reach all the nooks and cranies that have that brine solution hiding waiting to corroid your baby[:@]
 
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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HEY! Watch the'OLD'!comments or I'll throw one of my tennis ***** at ya from my walker! And ya all know we older guys need BOTH *****


Respect to all.....
 
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 02:13 PM
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HEY! Watch the'OLD'!comments or I'll throw one of my tennis ***** at ya from my walker! And ya all know we older guys need BOTH *****


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Pffft......this coming from an ole man with loose nuts![sm=icon_rofl.gif]
 
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...........where I didn't even know rust could grow!!!!!!!

Rode the bike to a PGR Mission the other day here in PA. WhenI got home I spent almost three hours washing the bike to remove all(So I thought)the de-icer they use on the roads up here.

Luckily its all "surface" corrosion, and I can knock it off using polish, but man, that stuff gets everywhere.[:@]
That stuff is a Calcium chloride based brine that will not only play pac-man with your chrome and aluminum if unchecked. It is hell on electrical connections if it has a chance to make its way into them. Since the states who use it have started there has been more cars with electrical problems due to being exposed to that crap, such is the price we pay when everyone expects to drive 70mph in the winter. My bike gets parked in the winter and doesn't come out until all the snow is melted and we have some good cleansing rains.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 03:27 PM
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MAN, and i thought i had it bad with all the slippin and sliding on the gravel they drop all over theroads in Colorado...guess it beats rust
 
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