Warmed up, but salt!

[Stig / Major Tom]

Last 2 days the temps have risen and the heavy snow has melted!
But the roads are wet - and I know there is salt in all that moisture on the pavement.

I just have to wait for a rain to get it off the roads.
I did just apply ACF-50 to both scooters before the cold set in ( a couple hours work on my knees and back) - but I can't justify coating either one with salt from the wet roads.

I will ride if the salt is dry - then rinse scooter and blow it off afterwards.
BTW - the LIKE200i keeps its engine pretty darn clean thanks to the under pans and the rear fender hugger.(better than the Piaggio Liberty)
Patience! The snows and salt can't go on much longer.

Stig


gotta have a scooter picture

[randyo]

I have found that summer bug splats are more corrosive than winter road salt....... but maybe scooters don't go fast enough to splat bugs 

[Snoopzilla]

Last 2 days the temps have risen and the heavy snow has melted!
But the roads are wet - and I know there is salt in all that moisture on the pavement.

I just have to wait for a rain to get it off the roads.
I did just apply ACF-50 to both scooters before the cold set in ( a couple hours work on my knees and back) - but I can't justify coating either one with salt from the wet roads.

I will ride if the salt is dry - then rinse scooter and blow it off afterwards.
BTW - the LIKE200i keeps its engine pretty darn clean thanks to the under pans and the rear fender hugger.(better than the Piaggio Liberty)
Patience! The snows and salt can't go on much longer.

Stig


gotta have a scooter picture

Now that we have a house...I miss going scooting on the warmer winter days, was easy when we lived in the condo with the underground heated garage with car wash bay,  we could hose the salt off our scoots when we were done.  Don’t feel like getting my scoot rusty for a couple winter rides

[Stig / Major Tom]

Now that we have a house...I miss going scooting on the warmer winter days, was easy when we lived in the condo with the underground heated garage with car wash bay,  we could hose the salt off our scoots when we were done.  Don’t feel like getting my scoot rusty for a couple winter rides

Yep, never seen a scooter rust from bugs. Waiting for a good rain to rinse off the roads this week.
 Stig

[randyo]

Yep, never seen a scooter rust from bugs. Waiting for a good rain to rinse off the roads this week.
 Stig

aluminum fork lowers, corrodes the sh!t  on both my V-strom, and my SV650

only corrosion I have had from winter salt are the steel parts (brakes), chain & sprockets, everything else in plastic or aluminum

And cancer of the wire harness, it just creeps in from connectors, I made that mistake, the first winter I went to the darkside with a winter car tire on back , that and a studded knobby up front, blizzard (as long as plow crews keep snow to 7" or less on the road) freezing rain, no problem. That was a $2k mistake. But ACF50 works well, several seasons since, no issues

Squirt the brakes with Brakleen after every ride, clean and lube the chain.

However, I don't live in a metropolitan area, traffic is nearly non existent when roads are dry and skies are sunny, even less in bad weather. If I lived in a metropolitan area, would I ride in the conditions I ride... probably not, I hate riding there when it's dry and sunny.

Please, no rain, at this point, I prefer snow, I have enough ice under foot, it's rained too many times this winter, then the next day it's -5°f   

Cold Air = Free Horsepower