The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

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The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

08 Apr 2011 14:41 - 08 Apr 2011 14:54
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start the bike up with the oil cap off..

Actually lets make this a post about all the knuckle head things u have done..

also i have sat there all night trying to figure out the new old bike i just picked up would let the rear tire spin while it was in gear.. finally i realized the bike didnt have a chain!


**opps is it possible to delete or move this is the proper section** not sure how it ended up in ENGINE..

as you can tell im always goofing something up
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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

08 Apr 2011 15:07
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get drunk and mad because your help didnt show up and proceed to spend an hour trying to pull motor out wrong side of frame even though youve pulled motors out the right side of frame too many times to count in the past!
now who would do something stupid like that? :laugh:
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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

08 Apr 2011 15:22
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Don't park it out in the rain.
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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

08 Apr 2011 16:07
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Don't park it out in the rain? Hell...that's how my father used to wash his Harley...when it got cleaned. Most times he would just roll it out into a rain and let it sit. Once in awhile he would get out there with soap and a bucket and use some suds on it and then let the rain rinse it off. Presto! Sorta clean Harley! Simple!!!:P :dry:
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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

08 Apr 2011 17:39
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I installed a front brake pad backwards... then wondered why it kept squeeking.

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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

08 Apr 2011 17:48 - 22 Jan 2013 01:15
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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

08 Apr 2011 18:26
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plummen, your killing me with the pulling motor out the wrong side of the bike. been there.

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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

08 Apr 2011 21:14
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in his defense i hear told the guy did have 6-7 margaritas in him at the time ! :whistle: :woohoo:
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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

08 Apr 2011 23:56
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wireman wrote: in his defense i hear told the guy did have 6-7 margaritas in him at the time ! :whistle: :woohoo:

Strawberry?

I can just hear it now. "Where's that goddamn prybar? This f'n motor is comin' out if I have to pull it out with the tractor!"
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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

09 Apr 2011 00:23
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yeah i vaguely remember lots of explissive words being tossed around at the time,of course they were strawberry like theres any other kind! :woohoo:
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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

09 Apr 2011 09:15
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Built an "A" frame out of aluminum tubing for the top of truck camper (cover with tarp for snow protection). Had to try the new MIG, so laid the bottom rectangle section out on the garage floor, then proceeded to weld it together around one of the support posts!!! :laugh: :laugh:

BTW, my bike is rustproofed also... B)
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Re: The best way to rust proof your bike. idiot?

09 Apr 2011 09:22
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leave a old plug wrench in the tube part of the rim/tire put the bike back together...polish everything real nice..check.re-check the tire pressure...(dont want to ride with the wrong psi do we) then go for a nice ride and race a sports car onto the packed freeway in rush hour....what did i win???


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