Keep that pipe in good shape

[joker650]

Keep that pipe in good shape



Step #1

Rinse all the mud off with the garden hose.

Step#2

Get yourself some Scotch Brite pad. Wifey may have some under the sink for those "overcooked" meals:br:

Be sure to wet it down.





Step#3

Scrub all that mud off that the front wheel has kicked up. Don't forget to get up by the bolts and arround the entire pipe up to the heat shiels or even right to the muffler.

Step#4

Rinse the pipe off and don't forget to run the bike after you wash it. Run it long enough to get all the moisture evaporated off the engine and exhaust system. This will prevent any rust from sneeking up on ya.




Now you have turned

THIS





Into





Now ur set for another romp in the mud:tup:



Running the engine for a while is good, but even better yet is to take it for a romp arround the block. This will allow all the water to evaporate and will ensure that your rad fins have no moisture in them that will cause them to errode .

 

[Island Hopper]

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Good stuff, I'll try that scotchbrite on the 640s twin headers.

 

[joker650]

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Island Hopper wrote:

Good stuff, I'll try that scotchbrite on the 640s twin headers.

If your pipe is chrome ot stanless scotch brite will prolly scratch it.........maybe.

 

[brad 350]

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Hey Joker, did your pipe have a build uprust etc...for a while and then turn out like that?....How often do you give er the old scrub-a-dub?



B-rad.

 

[joker650]

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brad 350 wrote:

Hey Joker, did your pipe have a build uprust etc...for a while and then turn out like that?....How often do you give er the old scrub-a-dub?



B-rad.

I usually give'r a good cleaning after every muddy ride right away. But I have seen the same results on a pipe that was left baked on for a few years. It may take a little more scrubbing thats all, and keep LOTS of water flowing as you scrub. It should turn out ok.:tup:

 

[Buck]

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This might not work on a KLR cause its painted steel and usually rusts near the cylinder head from heat. The DR has a stainless exhaust system, easy to clean, no rust.

 

[scotty905]

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00Buck wrote:

This might not work on a KLR cause its painted steel and usually rusts near the cylinder head from heat.

Tell me about it:X. I took my exhaust off the bike to clean it up while I'm waiting for parts. The exhaust header was only a year old and pretty rusted up. So I buffed it clean with a wire wheel andbought some High heat Tremclad paint and gave it a few coats and now is ready for another year of adverse weather riding conditions.

 

[joker650]

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00Buck wrote:

This might not work on a KLR cause its painted steel and usually rusts near the cylinder head from heat. The DR has a stainless exhaust system, easy to clean, no rust.

\ This is the stock pipe on my DR but it's steel with black hi-temp paint.. It is double wall also.

Try this on the KLR. I think it may work. I have done this on all my 4-strokes... even the 1980 XR200 cleans up good:tup:

 

[brad 350]

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thanks for the tip, been trying to figure out a way to clean mine up....:tup:



B-rad.

 

[Guest]

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Come over and do mine:dr: