getting a new front tire SUCKED!
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15 Aug 2006 23:39 #69853
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Today i took the kz900 front wheel in for a new tire.
they say come back around 6pm to pick it up. so i show up around then to find out they cannot put a tire on it because of all the rust inside the wheel.
so, i bring it home and start the removal of crusty rust inside the lip of the wheel, it took me forever to get it cleaned up!
the rust was a part of the steel it seemed like and not coming off too well.
Sooo... I gets the ole drill out and sacrifice a couple Dremmel bits to remove the rust the right way, now its down to bare metal again.
Is there anything I can spray on the wheel to prevent the rust from returning in the future and going through this all over again, but able to mount a tire on the wheel?
they say come back around 6pm to pick it up. so i show up around then to find out they cannot put a tire on it because of all the rust inside the wheel.
so, i bring it home and start the removal of crusty rust inside the lip of the wheel, it took me forever to get it cleaned up!
the rust was a part of the steel it seemed like and not coming off too well.
Sooo... I gets the ole drill out and sacrifice a couple Dremmel bits to remove the rust the right way, now its down to bare metal again.
Is there anything I can spray on the wheel to prevent the rust from returning in the future and going through this all over again, but able to mount a tire on the wheel?
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16 Aug 2006 00:59 #69869
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Rathdrum Idaho
1971 Kawasaki g3ss
1972 Yamaha R5 350
1965 Suzuki Hillbilly
1964 Yamaha 125
Replied by donthekawguy on topic getting a new front tire SUCKED!
Maybe spray it with some rust inhibitor and a coat of primer.
Rathdrum Idaho
1971 Kawasaki g3ss
1972 Yamaha R5 350
1965 Suzuki Hillbilly
1964 Yamaha 125
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16 Aug 2006 05:28 #69891
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Are you sure you haven't lost so much metal that the wheel is unsafe?
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16 Aug 2006 07:50 #69924
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1977 KZ1000 A-1
Replied by Sandy on topic getting a new front tire SUCKED!
I went through the same thing,and a Friend of Mine told Me about this suff...
PLASTI-KOTE
...and it worked great.
It goes on clear,and dries to a black finish,and it DOES stop the rust!
I'm sure there are other products like it,but this one is what I used at the time.
PLASTI-KOTE
...and it worked great.
It goes on clear,and dries to a black finish,and it DOES stop the rust!
I'm sure there are other products like it,but this one is what I used at the time.
1977 KZ1000 A-1
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16 Aug 2006 08:49 #69936
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If your front wheel is that bad it needs replaced, pm me, I got one i'll sell to you.Its not show room new , but it looks good, need to swap your axel and put in the one I got.
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16 Aug 2006 13:31 #70020
by ran429
Replied by ran429 on topic getting a new front tire SUCKED!
it had a bunch of black crud where the tire seated on the rim, its ok but needs to be trued as does the rear wheel, im going to putt around a bit in town with it and look for some mag style wheels since i like em better.
will think about the wheel you have though, right now I already spent everything i could afford for the bike so i have to wait.
still cant ride it though, they popped the tire on backwards for me so I have to take it back to the morons. even after i marked the wheel & made sure he know the direction it rotates. then dummy me didnt check it to make sure before i left.
will think about the wheel you have though, right now I already spent everything i could afford for the bike so i have to wait.
still cant ride it though, they popped the tire on backwards for me so I have to take it back to the morons. even after i marked the wheel & made sure he know the direction it rotates. then dummy me didnt check it to make sure before i left.
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16 Aug 2006 20:57 #70136
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Rustoleum, I paint everything with it works great, I even paint the inside of engine blocks with it, never had another problem
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