Hi John,
Have you figured out a way to mount spud-gun on a KLR, talk about
being a KiLaRista! I have shot one of those babies, and what a
hoot. That would make a great campfire toy. Personally, I would
prefer a mad-max pistol-model that you could use on a
cage...probably just end up in jail.
I built a bottle rocket canon in college and would shoot it at cars,
targeting the windshield, (7th floor dorm, constant bearing,
decreasing range) and it worked great, until the car I targeted one
night was an unmarked campus cop. When the cop-like occupants
boiled out of the car, suddenly, no one else wanted to shoot the
bottle rocket cannon, and certainly, no one wanted to be the one
holding it when the police shook down the dorm. Alas, the bottle
rocket canon met 'sudden retirement' at the hands of its imaginative
inventor, who to this day, remains jail free, but then, there is
always tomorrow.
revmaaatin. tales from the days when it was just 'maaatin'.
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "scarysharkface"
wrote:
>
> I've found that WD-40 will launch a spud nearly a quarter-mile,
and
> seems to lubricate the barrel more effectively than Aqua-Net...
>
> John
>
> --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Norloff"
> wrote:
> >
> > This is a good time to look at the Material Safety Data Sheet
> (MSDS) the WD-40 Company publishes for WD-40.
> >
> > It's mostly solvent (45-50% Stoddard's Solvent, also called
Varsol).
> > It's 15-25% light machine oil.
> > Google the CAS numbers for further info.
> >
> >
http://www.wd40.com/Brands/pdfs/msds-wd40_aerosol.us.pdf
> > Aliphatic Petroleum Distillates 45-50%
> > Petroleum Base Oil 15-25%
> >
> >
> > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> > From: "Greg Guithues"
> > Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 10:51:53 -0400
> >
> > >On 4/7/06, Bill Watson wrote:
> > >> I know there are a lot of opinions out there on this, but I
> thought I'd just report the data. The reason I wrote today? I
> finally had to adjust my factory o-ring chain for the first
time...
> at 12,000 miles!!. I've been using WD-40 as the only chain lube
> since new. I turned each adjusting nut one turn today, moving the
> rear wheel back a whopping 0.05 inch.
> > >>
> > >> Granted, I'm pretty easy on a chain - pretty unagressive
> riding - so take that for what it's worth. But I'm clearly a
convert
> at this point, it is sure cleaner than what I've used in the past
and
> I'm thrilled to have made it 12K on one chain adjustment. I'll
> continue using it as a lube and see how far I make it on the stock
> chain.
> > >>
> > >> Bill Watson
> > >> Phoenix
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >Hi Bill, everybody,
> > >
> > >I normally lurk (I don't have a KLR) but I'd like to insert a
> little
> > >tech info re WD40 and o-ring drive chains.
> > >
> > >1) WD40 is not a good lubricant, it's a cleaner. Think
Kerosene
> in a
> > >spray can. You don't want dirt/sand/grit rubbing on the moving
> parts
> > >of your chain, and WD40 cleans that stuff off well.
> > >
> > >2) The chain is internally lubricated; hence the o-rings. Lube
> stays
> > >on the bearing surfaces so long as the o-rings are intact. This
> > >should be a long time, if you keep the grit off the chain as
much
> as
> > >possible. (that's where the WD40 comes in). Spraying the
chain
> with
> > >WD40 rinses the grit off the chain, and away from the o-rings.
> > >
> > >3) The chain should last a long time if most of your riding is
> > >unaggressive. Clutch dumping wheelies and all-out hill climbs
put
> the
> > >most stress on a chain. Keep the chain clean and inspect and
> replace
> > >sprockets regularly and your chain should last a very long time.
> > >
> > >-Greg Guithues.
> > >800 miles from home, I ride a BMW
> > >Dayton, Ohio / Oklahoma City
> > >
> > >
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