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don't ever want to have to paint it

Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 10:52 am
by forbas2000
Hey all, Just wanted to know, what is the best way to prevent the plastic on my KLR from fading? My A17 has black side panels and i could see them fading very quick. I tried some vinyl and plastic dash protector wipes, they worked great for the seat but they left streaks on the plastic that attracted dirt like a magnet. I KNOW it's a dirt bike and supposed to be dirty, just wanted to protect my investment from the sun... Thanks, Andrew, Lloydminster Canada A17C

don't ever want to have to paint it

Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 3:07 pm
by zrod73026
Dude, your biggest investment is your own ass! Don't put slick shit on your seat, you'll fall through your ass and hang yourself! I know what you meen though, I am using black magic on mine as a protectant and it collects a lot of dust. I does stay on a long time and after a couple washings, it doesn't. Just get as much off as you can, at the time of application. Don't polish on the plastic if it's dusty though, it scratches very easily. I hope this stuff works because I've seen a ratty looking faded KLR at the pawn shop and they can't even get 1500 for it and it's an 01! Wish us luck, Rod --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "forbas2000" wrote:
> Hey all, > > Just wanted to know, what is the best way to prevent the plastic on > my KLR from fading? My A17 has black side panels and i could see > them fading very quick. I tried some vinyl and plastic dash > protector wipes, they worked great for the seat but they left
streaks
> on the plastic that attracted dirt like a magnet. > > I KNOW it's a dirt bike and supposed to be dirty, just wanted to > protect my investment from the sun... > > Thanks, > > Andrew, > Lloydminster Canada > A17C

a craft. nklr

Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 12:42 pm
by Tengai Mark Van Horn
At 2:32 AM -0400 5/26/03, Russell D. Stephan wrote:
>I don't consider my motorcycles vehicles because that is not the way they >are used under my ownership. Sure, I do tend to use them occasionally >as basic transportation, but not often. No, my machines are crafts like in >sailcraft, aircraft, spacecraft.
"Motorcraft" maybe? Nah..I dunno if I would want my ride to share the same name as poor quality automotive parts. Mark