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My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:37 pm
by dustin91
Bugs + Helmet = Ewwww......
Just ordered a microfiber cloth and cleaning solution to keep in the storage compartment!
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:24 pm
by Taz
a tall windscreen keeps the bugs off you!
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:02 am
by maddiedog
Yuck! I've ridden through a swamp in Florida, I'd imagine I had a similar experience...
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:57 pm
by logepoge1
Rode across lake tonight and there was a constant bombardment of bugs. Plus a little chilly at 71 degrees in louisiana
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:55 am
by you you
maddiedog wrote:Yuck! I've ridden through a swamp in Florida, I'd imagine I had a similar experience...
Didn't you sink?
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 3:13 am
by skuuter
Butterflies in Texas....un-real....thick yellow goo, almost impossible to remove....literally thousands in swarms....UGH.....
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:59 am
by kramnala58
logepoge1 wrote:Rode across lake tonight ...
Wow!! I didn't know PCX's rode on water ... I've only had mine on the road.
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:59 am
by logepoge1
Yep it's the jet ski mod
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:30 pm
by Taz
Just add a small outboard:
IMG_0264 by
TazPCX, on Flickr
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:11 pm
by Mel46
I have said this before, but I'm not sure if I mentioned it on this forum. If you clean your Plexiglas windscreen with standard window cleaner you will leave small scratch marks on it. After cleaning it with soap and water, use Novus #1 plastic cleaner. I read about it on another forum and decided to try it myself. Now we clean the windscreens before each ride with this stuff and it is wonderful! It seems like it fills in those little scratches or covers them somehow. All I know for sure is that this stuff is the best I have ever used on my bikes. No, I don't represent any sales organization of any sort. I just want to let you know how really great this stuff is. I also bought the other parts of the 'kit' (I think there are 3 parts to the kit plus some rags for polishing, but you can use an old Tee shirt and get the same effect) to help me get rid of some really bad scratches on one of my windscreens and it did the job. I think I bought the stuff on Amazon. I think the #1 cost me around $7 for 8oz. but it is worth every penny.
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:36 pm
by logepoge1
And enter video game cheat code
Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:54 pm
by jprestonian
The Novus #1 sounds good! I've been using a product called All Kleer by Black Lab Corp, and it has some pretty amazing plastic-protecting and -cleaning properties. Bugs are easier to remove if they stick at all, and it repels rain and fog-up very well. You do have to use it often (2-3 times/week) to get the best effect, but you can use it sparingly -- I still have the 8oz. bottle I bought several years ago, and it's not even half empty.
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Re: My first twilight ride taught me something...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:39 pm
by Mel46
I will definitely have to try that one. I have been using the Novus and it works great but I've been thinking that I will also have to put some kind of rain repellant on if I keep getting caught in the rain. I thought about that Rain-X but am not sure if it would work on plastic. I think I will try the All Kleer. The one thing I do know is that these products that are specifically meant for Plexiglas work quite well, much better than just Windex.