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What's this stuff on my gas tank?

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My Radian's gas tank seems to pick up the weirdest stuff. I don't know why, but it seems to be a magnet for collecting these things! For example, on today's ride, there was some blue colored stickey thing attached to the switch for my heated gloves. It wasn't there when I started my ride! It's also all over where the gas tank meets my seat, too.

Before that, some white powdery substance was all over the front of the tank, too. Looks like White-Out and it continually reappears. Do I just have a strange collection of bugs in the area or what? The front of my bike doesn't have anything that would cause these colors!

I also learned the tank loves sucking bugs onto it, where they are promptly blown between my legs. Imagine my surprise when I made a stop in Moscow, ID and found a hornet stuck to my jeans! :shock:

Anybody else's bike have this kind of problem? This is less of a tech thread and more of a "what kind of crazy stuff collects on your bike" one. :)
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Your bike is leading a double life......... :shock:
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As long as it doesn't come back with lipstick on it!

...wait, that might not be too bad, I'll just have to trail it, one night... :humm:
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nuts to trailing it, just hop on and see where it takes you....
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boingk wrote:nuts to trailing it, just hop on and see where it takes you....
Oh, I think it would take me right over to Greek Row for some... stuff... ;)
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I'm pretty sure my bike has loose morals. I think she'd take on anything in pants. If I didn't keep her locked up in the garage who knows what would happen. Probably come wobbling home in the wee hours, saddlesore.
I guess I'm just not getting the job done. :wink:
Let me get this straight... it's one down and four up, right?

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hahaha...but seriously. just realised as i was cruisin that the white stuff might be tree sap. i always remember that being a problem with white spots and stuff...see what you can do. it should come off with hot water and soap
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Re: What's this stuff on my gas tank?

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Skier wrote:Imagine my surprise when I made a stop in Moscow, ID and found a hornet stuck to my jeans! :shock:
I know that kind of surprise.... Had a hornet get sucked up into my helmet (Between the chin bar and my chin), just flapping it's wings a bit, sitting next to the visor.... One emergency stop later, and a bit of breath catching, I was on the road again thankfully unscathed.
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poppygene wrote:I'm pretty sure my bike has loose morals. I think she'd take on anything in pants. If I didn't keep her locked up in the garage who knows what would happen. Probably come wobbling home in the wee hours, saddlesore.
I guess I'm just not getting the job done. :wink:
at least your man enought to admit it. i would blame the b***h. :laughing:
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