Removed fairing, found dirt shelf.

[MattCodder]

I removed the fairings from my bike (thanks for posting that good picture) and took a closer look at my engine. It seems that the front of the engine makes a lovely shelf for road debris. Has anyone else encountered this problem?


I'm glad I looked. This is actually after I started to clean it off.

[The Buddha]

On E's its actally a smaller problem, cos we see it easy. Potentially wind will blow it off too. I usually see melted on crap there like tar etc etc.
Cool.
Buddha.

[TarzanBoy]

Its common to all GS500's but (as The Buddha quoth) is worse on the faired models.

[The Buddha]

Hey, have you removed dirt and found a fairing on a bike ... well, I did one time and found a carburetor ...  This POS shadow I bought had a hornets nest in there behind the airbox and above the carbs.
Cool.
Budbha.

[groff22]

oh yeah, dirt ... mouse sh*t ... bugs... all good.

Cheers,
J

[MattCodder]

On E's its actally a smaller problem, cos we see it easy. Potentially wind will blow it off too. I usually see melted on crap there like tar etc etc.
Cool.
Buddha.

I guess it will stay easier as long as I leave the fairing off.

[ohgood]

my E is pretty clean. then again, I washed her with mini-me last week.

[qwertydude]

Every couple of months I make sure to clean my bike's engine and other components. I find that spraying a mix of 50% dishwashing detergent and 50% greased lightning or simple green generously around the engine and letting it soak then rinsing it off with a hose keeps everything nice and clean, wheel cleaner also works but I think is too harsh. It can even remove all the built up oil around the air filter cover.

[sledge]

They all do it, its more obvious because you have a silver engine and not the black one. Wait till you get a few miles on it and the cylinder base gasket and tacho drive start passing a slight amount of oil and it really will turn into a mess........ Another good grot spot is the crotch of the swingarm where all the sh** that gets flung off the wheel lands.