Recently finished a trip from OR to midwest and back, bike was in the sun long hours over 2 weeks of riding, the rear turn signals faded significantly from orange to dull, whitish color on the top. Questions: will this affect my mpg? should I change my oil?
(10-01-2016, 06:09 AM)pdedse_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Recently finished a trip from OR to midwest and back, bike was in the sun long hours over 2 weeks of riding, the rear turn signals faded significantly from orange to dull, whitish color on the top. Questions: will this affect my mpg? should I change my oil?
Too late. The damage is done. Strip it down and sell it for parts.
No to both questions. But if you have RLETs you should replace them immediately. If you don't have them, get some. Quickly!
Yes to both questions .... er wait
Haha, the discoloration was real; my questions obviously not so much, but thanks for the "input". Yeah, at first I thought how strange that the rear lens would discolor, turn a bit milky, and the front...nada. What, was I going so fast that the sun couldn't keep up with me and could only reach the rear ones? Then I remembered I had put some gorilla tape on the chrome part of the rear signals so that the saddle bags wouldn't scuff 'em up during the trip. When I got home I used a little goof off to help remove the tape because that adhesive was on there pretty good. So I think with the rag I must have rubbed on yellow lens and it made the surface turn dull white. But with some soap and warm water, and a nylon scouring pad, I managed to get the lens back to orange. MPG hasn't dropped either.
I was gonna say must have been some chemical because my bike spent many, many hours in the Arizona sun, and has no damage.