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Unique Chain Drive cleaning method... PICKLES???

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by BillB, Aug 2, 2011.

  1. BillB

    BillB Active Member

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    HA! That is awesome! im goin to the store!
     
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    I would suggest removing the brine after the pickle soak THEN oil.

    Who knows what that brine would do.
     
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    id deff spray it down after the pickle wipe! id like to see a vid in real time on an average chain.
     
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    even if I weren't a shifty shafty rider I'm afraid I just could NOT bring myself to do that.
    some close friends and I, about the only folks I really enjoy riding as a group, have a running joke. Every so often at the end of a meal or fuel and pee stop one of us will just pipe up and ask the group "Hey, anybody want a pickle?" and folks in on it respond in the negative and wander off to our bikes humming.
    Arlo Guthrie motorcycle song
     
    Militant_Buddhist, Aug 3, 2011
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    Same thing as soaking parts in vinegar; which by the way works great for some things like removing corrosion from things like throttle and choke cable brackets, screws, and other bits of hardware. http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=19611.html
     
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    When I think about it... it does kinda make sense.... vinegar is a really good cleaner + degreaser... bet you would get a similar result with vinegar and a sponge
     
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    Hehehehehe....... Did anybody bother to read the date it was published? It's down at the bottom...


    Apri the 1st..... All fools day/ April fools day
     
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    Also imbedded in the article is a link to anothe topic, spoke reflectors. Another giveaway to the fact that its a joke. Nobody at Ducati would sanction "Spiffy Spokes"
     
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    Yes I noticed that link and had a look myself, and thought the same thing, lol
     
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    Bah... Damn april fools... Guess I'm sticking too a got ol can of coke...
     
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