davyg
Registered user
Help please
While riding today a carrier bag blew up from the road and landed on a downpipe. I plucked it off but it had already stuck to part of the pipe. Does anyone know the best way to get it off a chrome pipe.
Plastic bag on downpipes
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Help please
While riding today a carrier bag blew up from the road and landed on a downpipe. I plucked it off but it had already stuck to part of the pipe. Does anyone know the best way to get it off a chrome pipe.
You`re not the first to ask this.
I`ve found it best to let the pipe and plastic go stone cold then use a good craft knife blade to assist in the peeling off of the plastic bag remains.
Sometimes it may need gentle heat from a hot air gun or hairdryer to help lift a thick lump of it.
I`ve found it best to let the pipe and plastic go stone cold then use a good craft knife blade to assist in the peeling off of the plastic bag remains.
Sometimes it may need gentle heat from a hot air gun or hairdryer to help lift a thick lump of it.
Nigel Caine
Guest
Bizarre,
happened to me last week.Why on the GS but never in years of riding other stuff?
None the less,scraped off the worst by warming the engine until it went soft (not the engine, the bag, obviously) enough to scrape of with a knife then just ignored it until the smell went away.
Nige
happened to me last week.Why on the GS but never in years of riding other stuff?
None the less,scraped off the worst by warming the engine until it went soft (not the engine, the bag, obviously) enough to scrape of with a knife then just ignored it until the smell went away.
Nige
DavidHale
Registered user
I thought the downpipes were stainless steel, not chrome? 
In which case, a bit of proper emery polishing? (Calling Tarka, calling Tarka - polishing advice required on line 1)
In which case, a bit of proper emery polishing? (Calling Tarka, calling Tarka - polishing advice required on line 1)
bet it was a T*sco bag
I thought the downpipes were stainless steel, not chrome?
David
two versions of downpipes available...
bare stainless steel.... use fine emery/scotchbrites etc
Chrome plated stainless.. definately DO NOT use emery or scotchbrite
scrape it off with a very sharp blade!
how much
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Or you can go the camo route... as I found out to my dismay.
Forgot I was wearing my pukka Alpha Industries MA1 jacket.. day before MOT did a last minute check for gazorst blowing , moved my hand away felt a slight tug and realised I had left a rather large piece of army green nylon melted to a header!
Luckily a piece of ripstop and GoreTex tent tape now covers the hole!
Forgot I was wearing my pukka Alpha Industries MA1 jacket.. day before MOT did a last minute check for gazorst blowing , moved my hand away felt a slight tug and realised I had left a rather large piece of army green nylon melted to a header!
Luckily a piece of ripstop and GoreTex tent tape now covers the hole!
davyg
Registered user
It was a Tesco bag.
My pipes are supposed to be chrome, at least what I paid extra for when I ordered the bike.
The concensus seems to be scrape off with a blade so that's what I will try.
Thanks to everyone who offered help.
My pipes are supposed to be chrome, at least what I paid extra for when I ordered the bike.
The concensus seems to be scrape off with a blade so that's what I will try.
Thanks to everyone who offered help.
Plastic bag... try a tarpaulin on a LandRover!
Many years ago, and several body panels earlier I was rebuilding my Landy, and had the assembled pile of bits covered over with a tarpaulin, which some scumbag set on fire... Melted plastic over all the panels, and the Webber carb never ran right... thats a point... what the hell did I do with that... don't recall throwing it away
Many years ago, and several body panels earlier I was rebuilding my Landy, and had the assembled pile of bits covered over with a tarpaulin, which some scumbag set on fire... Melted plastic over all the panels, and the Webber carb never ran right... thats a point... what the hell did I do with that... don't recall throwing it away
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