rust particles in your fuel.....

[marcclarke@unforgettable.com]

I have and use an ABUS 37 Quick disk lock. It is quick and easy to install on either the front or rear brake disk of my KLR650. It has enough capacity to accept a very thick braided aircraft cable when locked on the brake disk. That way I lock the bike to a stationary object such as a lamp post while securing the disk against rotation. The general guidelines for locking a motorcycle are to lock the ignition lock, use a disk lock, and to secure the motorcycle to a stationary object. http://www.lockitt.com/advise.htm I will let others on the list who have had their motorcycles stolen comment on what works and what does not. -- Marc Illsley Clarke, KLR650 A12, Loveland, Colorado, USA Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 17:23:07 -0400 From: KJ Subject: ABUS Locks Chains Anyone have an Abus 37 Quick or 39 Victory disk lock? Any suggestions on locks and locking the KLR? http://www.abus.com

[Harry C Seifert, Jr]

imperial-4776@... and ridecaptan wrote about rust and stuff in their tanks and carbs. Having just gone through this with an '88 NT650 and the c&#p they sell as gas in CA, the best way I have found to deal with this is to take your tank to a REPUTABLE radiator shop and have them chemically etch the inside of the tank to clean it and then coat the inside with Kreem or a similar product...unfortunately, the corrosion was so bad in the Hawk's tank that I had to buy a new one. Glad my wife loves me. anyway, if your are using a fuel with ethanol, MTBE or another oxygenate, filling you tank to the top WILL NOT prevent the corrosion from occuring. all oxygenates are alcohol based and therefore hydrophilic. they absorb water like crazy. the water corrodes the inside of your nice, new uncoated tank...voila, you gots lots of rust. i have found that for over winter storage, gumout, stp and several other companies make a fuel stabilizer that works well. Of course, if you choose to thumb your nose at the EPA and use VP, Trick or other racing fuels, 103 or better octane leaded gasolines, you won't have this problem either. And besides, the leaded stuff smells like gas oughta smell. If I'm out and about, I'll fill up with premium from a clean looking, high volume gas station and top off the bike with Trick or VP when I get home. I try to run a 50/50 mix of pump and race gas. My plugs are the right color and the mileage doesn't suffer. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]