'14 250sx PC works pipe w shorty GNARLY rust

Pilon_fx
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10/14/2014 11:40am Edited Date/Time 10/16/2014 5:48am
Took a few of the bikes down to Blythe over the past week and ripped up the Mojave. The storms have totally adjusted conditions, mainly for the better. There is a killer stretch of virgin sand along the powerlines, perhaps 10 miles long, that used to be whooped out, and is now a dream to fly down. i digress...

took the '14 250sx out the first morning, rode her hard 6-11ish, then again from 5-7ish. put her in the garage and woke up the next day to this. pipe/bike is 2.5 months old. never really gets wet outside of a power wash, and is garage kept always. this pipe looks like i lean her agains the shed year round for 10 years. i emailed the pics to my guy at PC, so we'll see what they say, but nothing like this has ever plagued my pipes before. ebola? aids??

anyone else have this happen on a well cared for new pipe?

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10/14/2014 11:45am
Its a works pipe you need to scrub it down with wd40 and a scotch brite pad after every wash and it will look nice.
Pilon_fx
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10/14/2014 12:02pm
Its a works pipe you need to scrub it down with wd40 and a scotch brite pad after every wash and it will look nice.
cool, thanks. i thought it odd that the seams are spared and that it never happened after washing her. what you say makes perfect sense. thanks!
Markee
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10/14/2014 12:48pm
I buy the WD40 in the bulk can, put in a old glass cleaner bottle and spray down motor and pipe good after wash. I do not rub it with any abrasives, haven't needed to.
Spagina767
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10/14/2014 7:36pm
Use eagle1 mag wheel cleaner on it, the rust will melt off.

Then rub it down with oil. After riding and washing, as said before, give it a quick scrub with Wd 40 and a scotch brite pad.

The Shop

10/15/2014 5:23pm
That bike beside your bike the chain needs to be tightened badly. Sweet pipe glad I could help
Pilon_fx
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10/15/2014 8:55pm
That bike beside your bike the chain needs to be tightened badly. Sweet pipe glad I could help
tell me about it! its a bail-out chain for the kiddo's kx65, except i think it came off a larger bike. just enough to get him out of the desert- havent had a chance to replace it yet.
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10/16/2014 5:48am
Works pipes look so damn good but totally a pain if you're rushed for time. Nickel ones look tacky tho too!

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