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burnt plastic on pipe
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:18 pm
by Robert
Somehow the bolts became loose on my aftermarket slip-on. Anyway the
can melted the side plastic piece and it looks pretty bad. Anyone with
a similar experience and knows how to remove this burnt on plastic?
Robert
burnt plastic on pipe
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:45 pm
by D Critchley
Have you considered warming it up again and wiping with coarse cloth
like a clean old potato bag?
Can't hurt the situation.
DC
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burnt plastic on pipe
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:16 am
by Mike Frey
The burnt plastic is polypropylene, for which there are no
solvents that you would want to mess with. If you leave it
alone, it will eventually melt and burn off to nothing but a
stain, but it takes a while and it smells!
I'd suggest running the bike to soften the plastic (or heat
it with a Bernzomatic torch) and use a copper or brass brush
or "Brillo" type pad - which is available in the kitchen
cleaner section of many stores and use that to wipe the rest
of it off.
----- Original Message -----
From: robert
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Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 11:18 PM
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Burnt plastic on pipe
Somehow the bolts became loose on my aftermarket slip-on.
Anyway the
can melted the side plastic piece and it looks pretty bad.
Anyone with
a similar experience and knows how to remove this burnt on
plastic?
Robert
burnt plastic on pipe
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:39 am
by J Fortner
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 10:18 PM, robert wrote:
> Somehow the bolts became loose on my aftermarket slip-on. Anyway the
> can melted the side plastic piece and it looks pretty bad. Anyone with
> a similar experience and knows how to remove this burnt on plastic?
>
> Robert
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Loctite blue thread locker is your friend Robert. Good luck with the
plastic removal.
JF
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2008 klr 650 for sale (green).
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:14 am
by telemark06
10 000 km
Synthetic oil since 3000 km
Magentic drain plug
Stainless oil filter
Aftermaket Jardine muffler
Jet kit and mods done to carb. Runs perfectly. Same as it did as new.
Knock off K & N air filter
Three 1" holes drilled into dirty side of air box
Checked valve clearances at 5000 km they were at the top of the spec.
Brand new Avon Distanza rear tire. Spare distanza for rear with 5000
km of life left in it.
Stock front tire.
Aluminum saddle boxes with bags.
Tank bags, extra tubes, $60 worth of patches, tire irons axle wrench.
Rear sprocket is one tooth smaller front is one tooth bigger. Bike
cruises at 120 km/hr around 45-4600 RPM. 50 Mpg.
130 km/hr 48-4900 RPM 45 Mpg. $56 of gas will get you around 800 km.
Mods done to the seat. It is far more comfortable not quite as perfect
looking as stock.
Water proof "Fammz" pants and "Himalaya" jacket Both black with grey
and silver accents. Helmet. I am 5'11 160 lbs. A person 6'0" could
easyly wear the gear.
I'm in Jasper Alberta. Fly to Edmonton ride the bus to Jasper pick the
bike up and ride to Alaska. Nothing is broken or needs to be fixed.
Kcowan@...