Tool Man
Needs a job
Posts: 4493
|
posted May 08, 2006 07:59 PM
I HATE bugs
Just spent 2hrs wiping yellow and red entrails off my nice new bike. I say fuck'em. I want to nuke'm all. WTF they can't see me come'n at 160mph they have like 100 eyes in their ugly little friggin heads. If those little bastiches want to commit headlong hari-kari let them do it on grandpas Buick. I want a high speed aerodynamic bug zapper to hang out front so all that hit my shiny red bike is toast. That'ill teach em.   
____________
The banks are failing..
The banks are failing...
Invest in Ammo
  
|
fastestbusaaround
Needs a life
I eat Fish...
Posts: 7889
|
posted May 08, 2006 08:05 PM
Bug and Tar remover works well...and has wax to leave some shine in it...till yer HS bug zapper comes to market. 
____________
FYYFF!!!
|
ZREXER
Expert Class
Posts: 492
|
posted May 08, 2006 08:07 PM
+1 on the bug hating...........
We have grasshoppers by late July, early August, they are 'armored' and hurt like hell if they hit any exposed skin at high speeds.......................years of riding naked bikes.
They also beat the shit out of your radiator. Anyone with a '14 come up or seen a radiator screen for the '14? Don't want to sacrafice airflow, even though it doesn't get that hot up here. I just hate seeing all the mashed up cooling fins on the radiator!
|
BobC
Pro
Posts: 1736
|
posted May 09, 2006 12:22 AM
quote:
Just spent 2hrs wiping yellow and red entrails off my nice new bike. I say fuck'em. I want to nuke'm all. WTF they can't see me come'n at 160mph they have like 100 eyes in their ugly little friggin heads. If those little bastiches want to commit headlong hari-kari let them do it on grandpas Buick. I want a high speed aerodynamic bug zapper to hang out front so all that hit my shiny red bike is toast. That'ill teach em.
.....and the last thing that went through the bugs brain as he hit your windshield ?
His Butt.
____________
Candy Thunder Blue 2006 ZZR1400
Stock wheelbase
Max: 205.4 mph in 1.25 miles
2012 ZZR1400 in Golden Blazed Green
Brock CT Full System. etc
Max: 203.1 in 1 mile (so far)
|
zxbob
Pro
Posts: 1692
|
posted May 09, 2006 03:29 AM
I love my Black 14.
I hate cleaning my Black 14 ............. "BUGS"
____________
Good parts aint cheap and cheap parts aint good !
|
zerMATT
Pro
Posts: 1931
|
posted May 09, 2006 04:31 AM
quote:
Anyone with a '14 come up or seen a radiator screen for the '14? Don't want to sacrafice airflow, even though it doesn't get that hot up here. I just hate seeing all the mashed up cooling fins on the radiator!
+1 on the bug screen...
____________
'06 Passion Red ZX-14 | Black D&D Slip-ons | Speedo Healer | V1 | zumo 550 | Heli-Risers | PhantomX
|
fastestbusaaround
Needs a life
I eat Fish...
Posts: 7889
|
posted May 09, 2006 04:33 AM
Somehow, me thinks that the bug splat on the rad can't be avoided...
____________
FYYFF!!!
|
zerMATT
Pro
Posts: 1931
|
posted May 09, 2006 04:37 AM
Has anyone ever used a bugscreen on a sportbike? Do they help much? I'm sure it won't keep the guts off, but it might reduce the impact. We have lots of little pebbles on our roads in Texas (poor re-surfacing techniques combined with high heat), so I was hoping that a screen might reduce the chance of a pebble taking out the radiator too. I've had more than one riding buddy who has had to search for a bottle of Stop-Leak while on a ride a couple of hundred miles from home... that's not a good feeling.
____________
'06 Passion Red ZX-14 | Black D&D Slip-ons | Speedo Healer | V1 | zumo 550 | Heli-Risers | PhantomX
|
VPN
Zone Head
Posts: 718
|
posted May 09, 2006 05:05 AM
quote:
We have grasshoppers by late July, early August, they are 'armored' and hurt like hell if they hit any exposed skin at high speeds.......................years of riding naked bikes.
Do you mean that you ride naked or that the bike is "naked"
I think you sho9uld at least pad the genital area
|
BobC
Pro
Posts: 1736
|
posted May 09, 2006 05:15 AM
quote:
Has anyone ever used a bugscreen on a sportbike? Do they help much? I'm sure it won't keep the guts off, but it might reduce the impact. We have lots of little pebbles on our roads in Texas (poor re-surfacing techniques combined with high heat), so I was hoping that a screen might reduce the chance of a pebble taking out the radiator too. I've had more than one riding buddy who has had to search for a bottle of Stop-Leak while on a ride a couple of hundred miles from home... that's not a good feeling.
Sounds like a good idea to screen the radiator if Texas roads are like that. You could try a fender extender too, so that nothing from the front tire reaches the rad'.
As for the body work, you aren't likely to get many stone chips from the vehicle in front, because YOU will be in front on a 14. However, there is some clear plastic material which can be applied to bodywork to protect it. Not sure of the trade name but I saw some on a GSX-R1000 the other day, looked really neat.
____________
Candy Thunder Blue 2006 ZZR1400
Stock wheelbase
Max: 205.4 mph in 1.25 miles
2012 ZZR1400 in Golden Blazed Green
Brock CT Full System. etc
Max: 203.1 in 1 mile (so far)
|
swft
Needs a life
Full throttle!
Posts: One MEEEEEELLION
|
posted May 09, 2006 06:46 AM
well...the front end, with six lights, looks kinda lika a bug... so you gotta expect some luvin' once the sun goes down.
|
tool man
Needs a job
Posts: 4493
|
posted May 09, 2006 08:22 AM
quote:
well...the front end, with six lights, looks kinda lika a bug... so you gotta expect some luvin' once the sun goes down.
LOL 
____________
The banks are failing..
The banks are failing...
Invest in Ammo
|
dubious
Needs a life
Needs more time to ride!
Posts: 8442
|
posted May 09, 2006 08:31 AM
dry polymer wash.
I use wash n' dry, but I think amsoil makes some too.
Its a waterles wash, which means you don't have to hose down the whole machine, then dry it to remove water spots.
I know it seems totally wrong to rub something into yur paint but truth be known I've used this stuff for 6 years now and it does not scuff!
The polymer lubricates the dust and bug particles while lifting them off the paint.
It leaves no swirls, just deep mirror finnish, and protects too!
Unless the bike is really muddy, or its time to clean the rims too, I don't use water anymore.
A bonus is it can be used on plastic, metal, lexan, mirrors and glass....
I can spot clean the bike anywhere without getting into a 2 hr ordeal!
And of course the bugs area attracted to it, with its headlight arrangement its the biggest most beautiful bug on the road!
____________
natural selection.....
destiny will overcome intervention.
Some are not worthy of the effort.
|
D
Needs a job
Posts: 3365
|
posted May 09, 2006 08:34 AM
Make yer own radiator screen fer bout $10 - buy some steel mesh @ the hardware store, cut to fit and zip tie on.
Or you could wait for Cox to make sumthin - only took coupla years for the 10 screen 
|
ZX11D
Zone Head
Internet Police
Posts: 674
|
posted May 09, 2006 03:21 PM
quote:
Make yer own radiator screen fer bout $10 - buy some steel mesh @ the hardware store, cut to fit and zip tie on.
Or you could wait for Cox to make sumthin - only took coupla years for the 10 screen
Need something beefier that that to prevent radiator damage once the ZX14's start scooping the BusaBugs.
|
D
Needs a job
Posts: 3365
|
posted May 09, 2006 03:27 PM
Yer 14 runs in reverse?
|
dubious
Needs a life
Needs more time to ride!
Posts: 8442
|
posted May 09, 2006 03:28 PM
Lockfart dicklips has screens for the zx14 rad.
____________
natural selection.....
destiny will overcome intervention.
Some are not worthy of the effort.
|
D
Needs a job
Posts: 3365
|
posted May 09, 2006 03:33 PM
Just took me 4 calls and 3 messages (none returned of course) over 5 hours just to see if they had some Race Tech fork springs in stock
|
worm~hole
Needs a life
Miles to go before I sleep....
Posts: 10623
|
posted May 09, 2006 03:44 PM
...ahhh the irony...one of the major allures of motorcycling is the real-time sensation of the elements rushing pass or smashing into your shiny steed and your body, properly protected or otherwise, as we rush towards our destination or destinies...hate bugs, the smell, and the clean-up?...simple...drive a car, then! 
____________
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men
stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
who would do us harm.”
-George Orwell
|
swft
Needs a life
Full throttle!
Posts: One MEEEEEELLION
|
posted May 09, 2006 06:55 PM
Or in your case, a minivan.
|
road rage
Expert Class
Posts: 129
|
posted May 09, 2006 07:01 PM
All this bug stuff can be avoided if you simply spray down the front end of the bike with ......PAM (you know the stuff in the can used for baking cakes, etc). Eitherway, just give the front end a light coating of it (a misting if you will) just before you ride.
The bugs will not stick and clean-up is a snap.
Phil
|
fastestbusaaround
Needs a life
I eat Fish...
Posts: 7889
|
posted May 09, 2006 07:02 PM
Or Armorall or however they spell it...
____________
FYYFF!!!
|
worm~hole
Needs a life
Miles to go before I sleep....
Posts: 10623
|
posted May 10, 2006 12:40 AM
 Edited By: worm~hole on 10 May 2006 09:11
...or just a quick polish of Lemon Pledge...the bug and grime come off easier...works on Mom's minivan, too 
____________
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men
stand ready in the night to visit violence on those
who would do us harm.”
-George Orwell
|
swft
Needs a life
Full throttle!
Posts: One MEEEEEELLION
|
posted May 10, 2006 02:45 AM
Ah, those work for those light duty bugs...The big fuckers will actually imbed into the plastic...
|
Tool Man
Needs a job
Posts: 4493
|
posted May 10, 2006 04:14 AM
You guys bug me
____________
The banks are failing..
The banks are failing...
Invest in Ammo
|
|
|
HOME
NEW TOPIC