I rode through a little rain a couple of days this week, and thought I had some road grime on my exhaust pipe. Upon further inspection, I find that it is battery acid, from the battery vent hose. See pic:
(http://www.familyjones.org/paul/battery%20juice.JPG)
Crap! On my nice black pipe! Those brown spots are rust. Paint gone.
Couple questions: Is it normal to have battery juice run down the tube in the normal course of operation? If it is normal, is there a problem routing the tube so this stuff drops in front of the rear tire? Any other suggestions?
Thanks for any help.
I would just reroute the drain so it is exiting under the bike instead of to the side. Also i noticed your location, is that statesboro , ga. If so you might notice a red gs500 with the same head lights running around!
yeah, going to try to get in under, without the stuff flying back to the brake area.
I am in Statesboro, GA. I'll keep an eye peeled for you. Where do you usually ride?