$640 of red raging high performance asian anger...

OneSickPsycho · 10-13-2011, 11:31 AM

So... I remember shit from the late 80's or early 90's... late night informercial shit... it restored plastic/vinyl/etc... you remember the informercial - guy pulls a 50 year old car out of the junkyard, wipes the shit across the dash and the plastic is as good as new...

Anything like that really exist? I wouldn't expect a miracle, but all the plastic surrouding the controls on this thing are bleached from the sun and look like absolute dogshit. Something to clean them up a bit would be nice... I've found a few options online, but wonder if anyone has any first hand experience with anything...

shmike · 10-13-2011, 11:38 AM

OneSickPsycho · 10-13-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by shmike

Yeah, but the problem with that is that you lose the markings for what all the shit does... I mean, it doesn't take a 100k mile motorcycle veteran to figure them out, but for ONSSP just starting out I'd like everything to be as obvious as possible.

shmike · 10-13-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Yeah, but the problem with that is that you lose the markings for what all the shit does... I mean, it doesn't take a 100k mile motorcycle veteran to figure them out, but for ONSSP just starting out I'd like everything to be as obvious as possible.

That makes sense.

I was thinking about the plastic surrounding the guages, not the controls.

OneSickPsycho · 10-13-2011, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by shmike

That makes sense.

I was thinking about the plastic surrounding the guages, not the controls.

No, those are remarkably unfucked... well not totally at least...

OneSickPsycho · 10-13-2011, 06:24 PM

OneSickPsycho · 10-13-2011, 06:27 PM

So the handlebars were loose... tightened them down... a-ok... noticed a fork seal's prolly blown out... no biggie...

I'll tell you what, I'm sorta diggin this little bike thing... First bike I've ever owned that I could literally pick up the ass end and move it easier than jockeying it into a small space... I mean, I *can* do it with the Tiller, but fuck that...

OneSickPsycho · 10-14-2011, 09:17 AM

Note to self: STOP LOOKING AT CL FOR 500'S

derf · 10-13-2011, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

So I derf'ed him down to $640 and rode it home.

Thanks I appreciate that.

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Originally Posted by RACER X

check out www.searchtempest.com searches all the C/L if you want it to.

I use search tempest too, its how I found the KLR up near canada

OneSickPsycho · 10-13-2011, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by derf

Thanks I appreciate that.

That was my favorite part of the whole thread...

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10-13-2011, 11:31 AM	#1
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	So... I remember shit from the late 80's or early 90's... late night informercial shit... it restored plastic/vinyl/etc... you remember the informercial - guy pulls a 50 year old car out of the junkyard, wipes the shit across the dash and the plastic is as good as new... Anything like that really exist? I wouldn't expect a miracle, but all the plastic surrouding the controls on this thing are bleached from the sun and look like absolute dogshit. Something to clean them up a bit would be nice... I've found a few options online, but wonder if anyone has any first hand experience with anything...

10-13-2011, 06:27 PM	#7
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	So the handlebars were loose... tightened them down... a-ok... noticed a fork seal's prolly blown out... no biggie... I'll tell you what, I'm sorta diggin this little bike thing... First bike I've ever owned that I could literally pick up the ass end and move it easier than jockeying it into a small space... I mean, I can do it with the Tiller, but fuck that...

10-14-2011, 09:17 AM	#8
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	Note to self: STOP LOOKING AT CL FOR 500'S