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Title: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Nick on May 02, 2009, 11:15:51 AM
Wanted to clean up the ol pipes before I rode this year and boy what a job, 1 pipe down 1 to go!

Admited I could spend a lot more time on the first one but I say hell with it, i'm going riding tomarrow and i'll be in muddy ass minnesota. The trails on the federal land just opend on the 1st in our area so i'm ready to ride finally!!!!! waiting months and months and months and months for this. That's alotta months!  Well here's some pics of the pipes/pipe...enjoy....i know i didn't enjoy doing it. lol , I got polish everywhere!!!!

How they started, dirty to washedn to little bit polished. The quad is dirty cuz i guess i technically rode for 10 min this year, that was to warm it up and load it into the truck.
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/random%20quad/100_1746.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/random%20quad/100_1747.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/random%20quad/100_1738.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/random%20quad/100_1739.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/random%20quad/100_1743.jpg)
I'm leaving this pipe as is , maybe a little bit more time on the end cap
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/random%20quad/100_1751.jpg)

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/random%20quad/100_1753.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/random%20quad/100_1754.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/random%20quad/100_1755.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/random%20quad/100_1756.jpg)
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: dragonz on May 02, 2009, 11:23:39 AM
Anal retentativeness???

Do look good, was worried about what kind of pipe you were polishing at first ::)
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Peelz on May 02, 2009, 11:34:16 AM
looks good, but...did you whiz on the tire while polishing?
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Nick on May 02, 2009, 11:35:07 AM
lol, no i washed the pipe while it was on the quad  :lol:
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: robkd on May 02, 2009, 02:17:10 PM
Looks like pee to me! :lol:
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Peelz on May 02, 2009, 02:49:25 PM
Quote from: robkd on May 02, 2009, 02:17:10 PM
Looks like pee to me! :lol:

Busted.  :nod:
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Nick on May 02, 2009, 03:01:13 PM
you got me!  :'(  it is pee! I like to mark my territory! lol


Got the 2nd done, well, I gave it a rush job but it looks ok. Going to load it up right now and go wash the quad....shoulda done that 1st, lol
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: racinjason68 on May 02, 2009, 08:09:12 PM
hint...  when polishing use baby powder...  try some baby powder on them now......    shhhhhh.
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: robkd on May 06, 2009, 07:59:30 AM
baby powder? clue me in on what baby powder does for ya
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Troy on May 06, 2009, 08:15:36 AM
It makes your hands smell good after polishing the ol' knob
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: dragonz on May 06, 2009, 01:43:36 PM
Quote from: troywcc on May 06, 2009, 08:15:36 AM
It makes your hands smell good after polishing the ol' knob
voice of experience here.................. :P
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: preddy08 on May 06, 2009, 01:49:35 PM
I take it you dont have a mothers buffer ball?
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: dragonz on May 06, 2009, 01:54:49 PM
Quote from: preddy08 on May 06, 2009, 01:49:35 PM
I take it you dont have a mothers buffer ball?
you leave his mother out of this, I'm taking perfectly good care of her 8)
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: racinjason68 on May 06, 2009, 08:15:47 PM
It was a tip from a pro polisher... his shop turns out some sick polished items...  Most polishes contain a form of oil and leave a residue....  after polishin like you have rub it down real good with baby powder and see what happens.     His stuff looks like chrome when he is done polishing.   


     
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Troy on May 06, 2009, 09:06:01 PM
Quote from: dragonz on May 06, 2009, 01:54:49 PM
Quote from: preddy08 on May 06, 2009, 01:49:35 PM
I take it you dont have a mothers buffer ball?
you leave his mother out of this, I'm taking perfectly good care of her 8)

LMFAO!  Next time you see her tell her I left my good socks on her nightstand and I need them back!
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: dragonz on May 07, 2009, 10:28:05 AM
Quote from: troywcc on May 06, 2009, 09:06:01 PM
Quote from: dragonz on May 06, 2009, 01:54:49 PM
Quote from: preddy08 on May 06, 2009, 01:49:35 PM
I take it you dont have a mothers buffer ball?
you leave his mother out of this, I'm taking perfectly good care of her 8)

LMFAO!  Next time you see her tell her I left my good socks on her nightstand and I need them back!
Sweet as bro, no problem ;)
nice pipes Randy :)
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Krandall on May 07, 2009, 11:02:42 AM
they aren't mine. ???
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: dragonz on May 07, 2009, 11:55:31 AM
Sorry, nice pipes Nick. 8)
So easy to get you 2 mixed up....................
Something to do with a RF camp & a tent I seem to recall................. ::)

You seem permanenty linked in my mind now
Rumors of cleaning eachothers pipes seem to echo somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind :P
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Colorado700R on May 07, 2009, 12:24:32 PM
Nick is Eminem lite, Randy is Erckle white

:lol:
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: dragonz on May 07, 2009, 12:32:54 PM
Quote from: Colorado700R on May 07, 2009, 12:24:32 PM
Nick is Eminem lite, Randy is Erckle white

:lol:

See, they go together.......................... :nod:
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Nick on May 10, 2009, 07:01:08 PM
Quote from: preddy08 on May 06, 2009, 01:49:35 PM
I take it you dont have a mothers buffer ball?

yeah I do, used that  and by hand. I made a huge mess at first with the ball.  Polish all over the wall, lol.
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Nick on May 13, 2009, 10:05:36 AM
damn, i forgot to try baby powder, well  here are a few pics.
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/Meghans%20YZ125/100_1765.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/Meghans%20YZ125/100_1774.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/Meghans%20YZ125/100_1766.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/nicks700raptor/Meghans%20YZ125/100_1767.jpg)
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: socalrappy700 on May 13, 2009, 10:48:54 AM
Now you need to loose the GF so you can get out and ride more.

:lol:
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: Nick on May 14, 2009, 09:23:32 AM
Quote from: Socalrappy700 on May 13, 2009, 10:48:54 AM
Now you need to loose the GF so you can get out and ride more.

:lol:

lol, well she's into it a lot actually, it's mostly this damn winter shit in MN! 
  she was using her bro's 300 4x4 artic cat, and it's the worst quad I've ever rode, and i don't really complain about any quad cuz i love to ride them all, but this thing was a death trap. I don't know if her dad bent the frame or if that would matter, or if it was the wheel bearing that was going out, but this thing was all over the road like a drunk driver, you could not ride with 1 hand only even at slow speeds, the smallest bump would rip those bars out like nothing. I know cuz it happend to me and I took one in the gut  ::) then the other in the wrist on it's way back, it was like a bucking bronco! lol
  She always takes my raptor and we've just been trying to get her something fun that we both would enjoy. And can't really find a decent quad for under a grand, and she won't ride a 3 wheeler (told her to get a 250r)_lol. Now we have the quad and the bike so it should be a lot more fun. New sprocket and chain should be here today from RMATV and the damn forcast is rain for the next week here. Sucks cuz we want to go to Akley and go camping soon. They have tons of trails and it's only 45 min away
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ohv/trail_detail.html?id=22

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ohv/trail_detail.html?id=14
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ohv/trail_detail.html?id=9
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: preddy08 on May 14, 2009, 09:27:09 AM
Quote from: Nick on May 10, 2009, 07:01:08 PM
Quote from: preddy08 on May 06, 2009, 01:49:35 PM
I take it you dont have a mothers buffer ball?

yeah I do, used that  and by hand. I made a huge mess at first with the ball.  Polish all over the wall, lol.

***********  :mad: :mad: MUST LEAVE QUOTE ALONE  :mad: :mad: **********
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: shookie on May 14, 2009, 06:45:46 PM
Quote from: preddy08 on May 14, 2009, 09:27:09 AM
Quote from: Nick on May 10, 2009, 07:01:08 PM
Quote from: preddy08 on May 06, 2009, 01:49:35 PM
I take it you dont have a mothers buffer ball?

yeah I do, used that  and by hand. I made a huge mess at first with the ball.  Polish all over the wall, lol.

***********  :mad: :mad: MUST LEAVE QUOTE ALONE  :mad: :mad: **********
:rofl:
Title: Re: Why the hell did I start doing this????
Post by: dragonz on May 15, 2009, 01:36:13 AM
Quote from: shookie on May 14, 2009, 06:45:46 PM
Quote from: preddy08 on May 14, 2009, 09:27:09 AM
Quote from: Nick on May 10, 2009, 07:01:08 PM
Quote from: preddy08 on May 06, 2009, 01:49:35 PM
I take it you dont have a mothers buffer ball?

yeah I do, used that  and by hand. I made a huge mess at first with the ball.  Polish all over the wall, lol.

***********  :mad: :mad: MUST LEAVE BALLS QUOTE ALONE  :mad: :mad: **********
:rofl:
I jus ..... I jus..... OHHH, the need for self control is killing me  :lol: