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From: Datesfat Chicks on 16 Jul 2010 10:36 "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1jlpo1q.7f4wdx113aj8vN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > Snag <snag_one(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >> TOG(a)Toil wrote: >> > On 15 July, 04:17, sean_q_ <nos...(a)no.spam> wrote: >> >> My S40's drive belt chirps and squeaks. It's worse when wet. >> >> >> >> This site mentions talcum powder and "poly oil". Naturally I better >> >> check the alignment and belt tension before dowsing it in anything, >> >> (although after I had the bike serviced this spring (and lent >> >> the shop my official Suzuki tension measuring tool made of brass) >> >> it still squeaked): >> >> >> >> http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/97464-Boulevard-650-... >> >> >> >> Any other hints appreciated. >> >> >> > >> > I've seen aerosol furniture polish recommended, but I've never owned a >> > belt drive bike, still less tried furniture polish on one, so... >> > >> > <shrug> >> >> Bar soap , reapplied after riding in the rain . > > And cut nice circular holes in the belt so it leaves a trail of pretty > bubbles. It seems kind of dumb for you to give away a patentable idea like that. : ) Datesfat
From: Snag on 16 Jul 2010 10:59 ..p.jm.(a)see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:04:51 -0400, Polarhound > <polarhound(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >> Snag wrote: >>> TOG(a)Toil wrote: >>>> On 15 July, 04:17, sean_q_ <nos...(a)no.spam> wrote: >>>>> My S40's drive belt chirps and squeaks. It's worse when wet. >>>>> >>>>> This site mentions talcum powder and "poly oil". Naturally I >>>>> better check the alignment and belt tension before dowsing it in >>>>> anything, (although after I had the bike serviced this spring >>>>> (and lent >>>>> the shop my official Suzuki tension measuring tool made of brass) >>>>> it still squeaked): >>>>> >>>>> http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/97464-Boulevard-650-... >>>>> >>>>> Any other hints appreciated. >>>>> >>>> I've seen aerosol furniture polish recommended, but I've never >>>> owned a belt drive bike, still less tried furniture polish on one, >>>> so... >>>> >>>> <shrug> >>> >>> Bar soap , reapplied after riding in the rain . >>> >> >> QFT > > What happens if a hard-core 1 %'r ( 99 % impure ) uses Ivory > Soap ( 99.9 % pure ) ? Does something explode or infarct or such ? > The belt will have a great complexion , and be touchably soft . -- Snag Got Guns ?
From: TOG on 16 Jul 2010 11:04 On 16 July, 15:36, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in messagenews:1jlpo1q.7f4wdx113aj8vN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > > > > And cut nice circular holes in the belt so it leaves a trail of pretty > > bubbles. > > It seems kind of dumb for you to give away a patentable idea like that. > > : ) > > Datesfat I'm generous like that :-)
From: Bob Myers on 16 Jul 2010 13:05
Datesfat Chicks wrote: >>> Bar soap , reapplied after riding in the rain . >> >> And cut nice circular holes in the belt so it leaves a trail of >> pretty bubbles. > > It seems kind of dumb for you to give away a patentable idea like > that. I can see it now: The Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra, Lawence Welk Memorial Edition. Bob M. |