To tell the truth I have never heard of this before.
I have no idea, was hoping to either get some understanding here or just discard what he was telling me. I don;t understand it, dry joints etc I can understand - that's why regular maintenance is important - but dry bolts? it's not like you are taking them in and out is it....Nor have I, I know I am backwoods, BUT I sure as hell never heard of that. Can you explain the thinking and logic on that? Maybe Ol Sugar Bear has missed an important point all these years![]()
Thanks Doug, I had not heard of anti-sieze. Did a bit of googling and am now a little more educated. Looks like it is not really a major issue regardless of the way the mechanic made me believe. I will continue to loctite the bolts I remove replace and go from there.I don't think dry bolts is caused by washing to much. But rather not using anti-sieze on reassembly. I ride mine rain or shine (mostly rain lately). and I don't have a problem with dry bolts. I do know that Yamaha did not use anti-sieze when they built the bikes.
Hope this helps.
lolDid the mechanic ask you if you had any sky hooks or board stretchers, did he tell you your blinker fluid was low or your muffler bearings were shot? I bet he told you your knuder valve was stuck and you needed some cross drilled brake lines too.
I wish I had 5 hours to spend cleaning my bike after riding in the rain.After 4 hours of riding in the rain on sunday,I spent about 5 hours going over mine with just a damp rang and water...then I polished all the chrome and then waxed the bike with 2 coats of Rally wax..I hate a dirty bike..But I never heard of washing one too often..John
To an extent I agree, but a buildup of dirt will hold in moisture and continuous moisture will cause rust and I'm not a big fan of rust on a bike I'm still making payments on. A build up of dirt on an air cooled engine will not let it cool as efficiently as it should. So washing it once in a while isn't a bad thing.I'd rather ride it than wash it. A little dirt is like a badge of honor. It tells people the bike gets used. Let the rain wash it.
It's my daily commuter. It gets rained on enough to stay fairly clean. Not like it's caked with several inches of dirt.To an extent I agree, but a buildup of dirt will hold in moisture and continuous moisture will cause rust and I'm not a big fan of rust on a bike I'm still making payments on. A build up of dirt on an air cooled engine will not let it cool as efficiently as it should. So washing it once in a while isn't a bad thing.
I think my bike is mud colored.I'd rather ride it than wash it. A little dirt is like a badge of honor. It tells people the bike gets used. Let the rain wash it.