Powder Coating removal

[Dustybin]

Tony the heat gun may assist, I will give it a go........."Steve can I borrow you new heat gun"?
I usually use the Mrs's hairdryer for heat shrink and the like but I she'd be awfully Pixxed if I used her new one after what I did to the last one!

[Tony Smith]

I bought a "throwaway" car (Hyundai Getz) recently to drive to and from work, the car had previously been used commercially and came complete with an incredible number of vinyl letter stickers on it. The North Queensland sun had attacked the stickers such that it was impossible to just peel them off. I found that my heat gun waved in their general direction for a few seconds made removal an absolute snap.
 
Then I got careless and waved the heat gun just a little too long on the painted plastic bumper bar. A section of paint about 4" in diameter leapt off the bar and curled itself up on the floor and there is a pronounced indent in the bar.

So I sort of know what you mean.

[EGRG]

A recent acquaintance, retired, outside the dating pool range and owner of TWO inoperable motorcycles, has offered to assist me in any maintenance needs with my Airhead fleet.

Monte: Having your own groupie makes it oficial. You now unequivocally an AIRHEAD GURU.
Well deserved
Fame has its benefits.

[montmil]

A recent acquaintance, retired, outside the dating pool range and owner of TWO inoperable motorcycles, has offered to assist me in any maintenance needs with my Airhead fleet.

Monte: Having your own groupie makes it oficial. You now unequivocally an AIRHEAD GURU.
Well deserved
Fame has its benefits.

Now, Victor. Thinking you're a wee bit over the top here. Anyway...

I really may need to rethink letting "new friend" near my motorcycles should his tool skills be similar to his riding skill. Took a Sunday ride with him -plus another relatively new rider- and both gents were basically "unsafe at any speed".

After watching him wobble along at 35-40 mph on a 60 mph Texas Farm-Market Road, with me riding drag and pulling a long train of very impatient pickups and cars, we traveled an entire 20 miles in just under One Hour!

I was sufficiently concerned for my own safety that, with apologies, I left 'em both at a small crossroads store. It took me 20 minutes from 'farewell' to my home covering the same mileage.

[steve hawkins]

Been there!

Sold a bike to an old school friend who had recently got into biking.  I managed 2 rides with him before I had to give up.  Not that I am a speedster or anything, but wobbling round the corners, losing all his speed at every bend, was more than I could handle.

The second ride, he invited someone with an ancient and very decrepit Sunbeam.  I had to leave them and meet them at the destination - a pub.  I needed to be at least close to the speed limit.

Still, he is apparently better now.

We all got to start somewhere!

Rev. light

[Matt Chapter]

After watching him wobble along at 35-40 mph on a 60 mph Texas Farm-Market Road

With your "credibility" you should suggest they take the MSF course.  "For insurance purposes" or "as a tune up".

Think of the bikes man! What if they go pavement surfing?!

[EGRG]

Monte: A very very good older friend of mine answered one of my ranching question with: I could answer you but you wouldn't understand. But go and take this course with this person and then we can talk.
Matt's right, let someone who is paid to have the patience to train him do their job.

[montmil]

Thanks, gents.

I did ask the man if he had taken the MSF course but never really got a straight answer. I don't even know if he has the MC endorsement on his license.

I plan to make contact with him, again offer the MSF ideas, and will see what transpires.

Later...

[georgesgiralt]

Funny you say that !
When I ride with friends I make a point to be the last one and the slowest.
I abide to the speed limits and never start first on a green light (in France, we are quite requested to split lanes and stay on first line at a traffic lane).
It is funny because sometimes I rode a road I know perfectly waaaaay slower when in a herd as I did alone.

I'm far from a good bike rider but I plan to ride for as long as I can ;-)

[Dave 2]

I hear it said that you should "ride your own ride" so that you are not being caught up in another rider's pace which is outside of your comfort and skill zone. Dave 2