Bike washing - R12RT

[JamesB]

Recently washed the RT. Due to time constraints, dried it & put it in the garage. (a rag made sure nothing got in the exhaust) A few days later on first ride after washing, a fair amount of water spattered up from the fork area. I am assuming it was trapped by the shrouding for the oil cooler. Is there a drain that I should check to make sure it is open? (don't want pooled water to rust the oil cooler over time) {.....and, yes...the obvious solution is to ride it more or just after washing...but this may not always be practical}

 

Thanks.

[ShovelStrokeEd]

The oil cooler is not likely to rust, its aluminum.

 

The best thing I have found for drying my bikes is a leaf blower. You get double benfits as your bike winds up dry and you can piss off your neighbors without going to the added expense of a Harley.

[JamesB]

Thanks...will try the blower.

 

"corrode" (generic) would have been better than "rust" (specific) -- but still want to make sure there isn't a clogged drain (scupper).

[ClearwaterBMW]

The best thing I have found for drying my bikes is a leaf blower. You get double benfits as your bike winds up dry and you can piss off your neighbors without going to the added expense of a Harley.

 

i LOVE the leaf blower/use it every time

 

greg

[ShovelStrokeEd]

"corrode" (generic) would have been better than "rust" (specific) -- but still want to make sure there isn't a clogged drain (scupper).

 

Please take no offense at the correction, I specialize in the picking of nits. The bike would certainly benefit from a scupper or two in that area. So long as you don't hang a spinnaker on the front of the thing in the form of some humongous windscreen. They are made for pulling forward not blocking the wind.

[FREEBEE]

The best thing I have found for drying my bikes is a leaf blower.

 

Lazy/Busy Cruiser Rider trick...Too much chrome!

[Hermes]

but still want to make sure there isn't a clogged drain (scupper).

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Zailor, zailor!

 

Thanks, Shovelstroke for the leafblower idea, I actually just bought one and couldn't for the life of me figure out what to use it for (other then pissing of the neighbors).

 

Jurgen

[ShovelStrokeEd]

No one who knows me or my bikes would ever accuse me of chrome, or for that matter, washing the damn things. I have better things to do with them.

[DouglasR]

You can WASH these things!?!?!? If you wash it, are you then required to WAX it??? Sounds like it would take time away from riding to me.

 

[SkidMark]

Funny about reading this cause that same thing happened to me and it catches ya off gaurd too, I lifted the shield to my noggin protector to scratch my my nose when all of a sudden SPLASH..I looked around for some kid with a hose or somethang at first thinking im going to send my wife over to beat him up and then all of a sudden it happend again only I saw where it came from this time. I wonder where it is puddling at though caused I looked and didnt really see any place..anyway, thats my story and im sticking to it.