Richmond Va chatter - Page 1447

Hack · 03-16-2013, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by H14

You got a nephew in the scouts or something?

Lurker.

Michhub · 03-16-2013, 05:18 PM

I tell you what...ddlewis was quickest on the thermarest...

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Hack · 03-16-2013, 05:31 PM

No problem. Thanks anyway Mike. I will be faster when you mention the Honda.

Jeff Munn · 03-16-2013, 06:11 PM

Beaubier on a Yamaha won the Daytona 200 today. But the big news was that two, not one but two, women finished in the top 10. Wow. That is great.

Daytona 200 results

jeff

jgiacobbe · 03-16-2013, 07:00 PM

Pulled the exhaust of the WR to clean it up. The header looked to be covered in dirt and rusting. I had plans for cleaning and then painting it with height temp header paint. I was surprised as I cleaned all the caked on dirt to discover it must be made of stainless.

I'm thinking I'll still finish cleaning it up and paint it. The parts back from the header has several sections of the finish rubbed off by sand dirt and mud from the rear tire.

BrendaP · 03-16-2013, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by H14

You got a nephew in the scouts or something?

You must have forgotten about the rent a tent venture.

Hack · 03-16-2013, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BrendaP

You must have forgotten about the rent a tent venture.

Eddy Alvarez · 03-17-2013, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Munn

Beaubier on a Yamaha won the Daytona 200 today. But the big news was that two, not one but two, women finished in the top 10. Wow. That is great.

Daytona 200 results

jeff

LOL! Jeff...We were going to watch the 200 this afternoon on Speed Channel! Why did I log on this morning!? I should have known better! LOL! Oh well, it should still be fun to watch.

Jeff Munn · 03-17-2013, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Eddy Alvarez

LOL! Jeff...We were going to watch the 200 this afternoon on Speed Channel! Why did I log on this morning!? I should have known better! LOL! Oh well, it should still be fun to watch.

Ooops. My bad. Sorry Dude.

jeff

MADSTROM · 03-17-2013, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by jgiacobbe

Pulled the exhaust of the WR to clean it up. The header looked to be covered in dirt and rusting. I had plans for cleaning and then painting it with height temp header paint. I was surprised as I cleaned all the caked on dirt to discover it must be made of stainless.

I'm thinking I'll still finish cleaning it up and paint it. The parts back from the header has several sections of the finish rubbed off by sand dirt and mud from the rear tire.

Why bother painting stainless? It's not going to rust. Just use a wire wheel or steel wool occasionally to clean the crud off.

toddzacker · 03-17-2013, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MADSTROM

Why bother painting stainless? It's not going to rust. Just use a wire wheel or steel wool occasionally to clean the crud off.

Also, as you clean stainless steel, always use Scotchbrite or a woven material, never a wire wheel. If you can find a stainless brissel wire wheel, that would work, but woven products for cleaning are best.

If you use a carbon wire wheel(a standard wire wheel), the carbon and iron from it will deposit on the surface and you will get surface rust. It does not penetrate and cause harmful corrosion, but just cause it to look bad faster.

I didn't think I would ever use my past life experiences for good...

HAPPY ST. PATTIES DAY!!!

Guy Young · 03-17-2013, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by toddzacker

Also, as you clean stainless steel, always use Scotchbrite or a woven material, never a wire wheel. If you can find a stainless brissel wire wheel, that would work, but woven products for cleaning are best.

If you use a carbon wire wheel(a standard wire wheel), the carbon and iron from it will deposit on the surface and you will get surface rust. It does not penetrate and cause harmful corrosion, but just cause it to look bad faster.

I didn't think I would ever use my past life experiences for good...

HAPPY ST. PATTIES DAY!!!

Soda-blasting also works well. Not too abrasive, but gets rid of the crud build-up and leaves a sparkling finish.

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skychs · 03-17-2013, 09:33 AM

Call me crazy but with all the talk last week about Gortex and how to treat it I decided to test my gear this morning in the pouring rain. So out I went. Before I could get to the highway my face shield fogged up and I couldn't see two cars ahead of me. Back to the house I went.

To make a long story short I gathered all the anti-fog crap I could find in the house. Motorcycle, scuba, car .... anything I had that said anti-fog. After five or six trips out and back into the rain the ONLY thing that worked was Cascade dishwashing soap. I put one drop on the tip of my finger, rubbed it into the inside of the shield and bam .... even in the pouring rain it never fogged.

In regard to the Gortex gear, everything did well. From the gloves to the boots all I had was a small wet spot on my left forearm. Since the rain didn't bead up like its supposed to do I guess its time to re-treat the Gortex. I love my Sidi Boots!

Its time for some green beer.

jgiacobbe · 03-17-2013, 09:34 AM

OK, I won't bother painting it. I used a little WD40, shop towels and elbow grease to clean it up so far. Mostly I had been worried about rust because what was caked on did look like surface rust. The muffler was painted previously and has many places where there is just shiny metal now because of dirt getting kicked up by the rear wheel.

jgiacobbe · 03-17-2013, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by skychs

Call me crazy but with all the talk last week about Gortex and how to treat it I decided to test my gear this morning in the pouring rain. So out I went. Before I could get to the highway my face shield fogged up and I couldn't see two cars ahead of me. Back to the house I went.

To make a long story short I gathered all the anti-fog crap I could find in the house. Motorcycle, scuba, car .... anything I had that said anti-fog. After five or six trips out and back into the rain the ONLY thing that worked was Cascade dishwashing soap. I put one drop on the tip of my finger, rubbed it into the inside of the shield and bam .... even in the pouring rain it never fogged.

In regard to the Gortex gear, everything did well. From the gloves to the boots all I had was a small wet spot on my left forearm. Since the rain didn't bead up like its supposed to do I guess its time to re-treat the Gortex. I love my Sidi Boots!

Its time for some green beer.

Pin lock shields work.

03-16-2013, 05:18 PM	#21692
Michhub Major Medical Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Maricrapa AZ Oddometer: 3,188	I tell you what...ddlewis was quickest on the thermarest... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Mike Reinheitsgebot '07 990ADV '08 530EXCR '04 XR650L Bonsai Elephant - "Life without a 990 is no life at all!"

03-16-2013, 06:11 PM	#21694
Jeff Munn Just along for the ride.. Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Petersburg, Virginia Oddometer: 1,491	Times they are a changing Beaubier on a Yamaha won the Daytona 200 today. But the big news was that two, not one but two, women finished in the top 10. Wow. That is great. Daytona 200 results jeff __________________ Ride to challenge yourself and to expand your horizons. But be warned, once you've ridden beyond the U.S. border, you might begin to realize that the world doesn't revolve around us...... 2004 ADVRider Mileage Champion 48,350 miles Riding Central America Feb 2006 England to China Apr-Aug 2007 Central America Ride Planning and Road Wisdom

03-16-2013, 07:00 PM	#21695
jgiacobbe Skid plate tester Joined: May 2008 Location: Near Richmond VA Oddometer: 1,451	Pulled the exhaust of the WR to clean it up. The header looked to be covered in dirt and rusting. I had plans for cleaning and then painting it with height temp header paint. I was surprised as I cleaned all the caked on dirt to discover it must be made of stainless. I'm thinking I'll still finish cleaning it up and paint it. The parts back from the header has several sections of the finish rubbed off by sand dirt and mud from the rear tire. __________________ 2009 Wee-Strom, 2008 WR250R

03-17-2013, 09:33 AM	#21703
skychs chuck smith Joined: Mar 2010 Location: Glen Allen Va (N. Richmond) Oddometer: 606	Fogging Face Shield Call me crazy but with all the talk last week about Gortex and how to treat it I decided to test my gear this morning in the pouring rain. So out I went. Before I could get to the highway my face shield fogged up and I couldn't see two cars ahead of me. Back to the house I went. To make a long story short I gathered all the anti-fog crap I could find in the house. Motorcycle, scuba, car .... anything I had that said anti-fog. After five or six trips out and back into the rain the ONLY thing that worked was Cascade dishwashing soap. I put one drop on the tip of my finger, rubbed it into the inside of the shield and bam .... even in the pouring rain it never fogged. In regard to the Gortex gear, everything did well. From the gloves to the boots all I had was a small wet spot on my left forearm. Since the rain didn't bead up like its supposed to do I guess its time to re-treat the Gortex. I love my Sidi Boots! Its time for some green beer.

03-17-2013, 09:34 AM	#21704
jgiacobbe Skid plate tester Joined: May 2008 Location: Near Richmond VA Oddometer: 1,451	OK, I won't bother painting it. I used a little WD40, shop towels and elbow grease to clean it up so far. Mostly I had been worried about rust because what was caked on did look like surface rust. The muffler was painted previously and has many places where there is just shiny metal now because of dirt getting kicked up by the rear wheel. __________________ 2009 Wee-Strom, 2008 WR250R

03-16-2013, 05:31 PM	#21693
Hack . Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Va. De. Oddometer: 3,113	No problem. Thanks anyway Mike. I will be faster when you mention the Honda.

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