oxidized plastic, refinish.

[John Biccum]

My KLR speedo is still working fine but the odometer is stuck at 52,600 miles. I found a nice speedo/odometer on eBay but the shipping was listed at $49.95!. The seller had removed the gage from the cluster so it could not weigh more than a few ounces.maybe the shipping cost was listed in error. Perhaps it was intended to be $4.95? Using the eBay system I mailed the seller (redlandray305) and asked if the shipping was really $49.95 or if he intended to charge $4.95. Here is his reply, verbatim: "The shipping is correct....let me give you a scenario, suppose you where to win this auction for $ 1.17. Do you auctually think I'm willing to sell this item for $ 1.17 ? Do the math" Caveat emptor listers when dealing with this clown on eBay. Interestingly enough he has a perfect 100% feedback score. Does anyone have a spare odometer that they want to part with? I count on an accurate odometer to tell me when to refuel and when to perform maintenance. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

Er .... drink the laquer thinner and use Lemon Pledge......... not a rule .... just a suggestion. Criswell

On Mar 1, 2009, at 10:24 AM, metalmanic327 wrote: > My 06'red KLR was lookin bad. So I did what any manic depressive would > do. melt it with laquer thinner and scrub it with no. 0000 steel wool. > I wiped it immediately with a laquer thinner soaked rag and then a dry > rag to buff it out. Repeating this several times got me down to good > plastic and a few problemed scuff areas. This was fixed with an > acetelnyne torch moved rapidly over the surface. Just enough to bring > out the shine. Crazy? YES. but the bike looks like new. I have before > and after photos if anyone is interested e-mail me @ gej_69@... > P.S. I've got to find the download cable for my camera. may be a day > before I can send them. > I'll be watching this post if you have questions. > P.P.S. The bike was an unbearable pink. It was worth the risk and man > did it payoff. I couldn't be happier with the results. Metalmanic. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]