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Offline Caffeinated

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No way to treat a bike!
« on: March 17, 2014, 07:47:53 AM »
Even a Harley.
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Offline Sgt Mac

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Re: No way to treat a bike!
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2014, 11:17:48 AM »
If you can afford the bike, $100 for a cover shouldn't be much of a stretch if the plan is to leave it outside.
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Offline Strawboss

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Re: No way to treat a bike!
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2014, 11:44:33 AM »
I also want to tell the folks riding around now in the northern climates that when you take a cold bike out of the cold garage and ride around in warm weather on roads covered in salt and calcium chloride, all those chemicals attack the metal especially aluminum and destroy paint and chrome if you don't hose the bike off after the ride. Snow may look bad, but its just water and will melt.
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Offline VirginiaJim

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Re: No way to treat a bike!
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2014, 12:01:14 PM »
I've actually had that happen on a bike I owned.  One reason I won't go out on roads covered with salt in good weather.  I wait for the rain to rinse them off first.
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Offline stevewfl

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Re: No way to treat a bike!
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2014, 12:11:21 PM »
ZX14s were born for riding in the salt.  check'em out at Bonneville  ;D





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Re: No way to treat a bike!
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2014, 01:31:48 PM »
Those are the homliest umbrella girls I've ever seen! :doublepuke:
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Re: No way to treat a bike!
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2014, 05:00:27 PM »
Quote from: BruceR on March 23, 2014, 01:31:48 PM
Those are the homliest umbrella girls I've ever seen! :doublepuke:

you're very mistaken if you look at those dudes as "girls"  ;D
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Offline blue14

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Re: No way to treat a bike!
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2014, 06:01:11 PM »
One of the umbrella dudes has blonde pigtails. :o
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Re: No way to treat a bike!
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2014, 06:14:56 PM »
 :rotflmao:
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Re: No way to treat a bike!
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2014, 06:20:19 PM »
yeah but still.... uhmmm nevermind
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Re: No way to treat a bike!
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2014, 06:22:08 PM »
It must be those unisex shorts.
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