alol74 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Hi everyone,Can anyone suggest what can be done to stop leather jeans (made by Gear) slowly but surely rubbing off paint of the side of my bike's tank ? (Bandit 600) ? The inner side of jeans on knee level gets painted after each ride and it seems that the tank is loosing its lacquer and paint... not quickly but surely Any ideas ?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3pilot Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Keep your knees further out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic_Cambridge Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Stompgrips maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Vaseline between the legs. opps wrong thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Vaseline between the legs. opps wrong thread hahahahaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkeh9 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 My bike came with these little felt circular things stuck to the tank where your legs rest, I can only imagine they are to combat what you're describing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Vaseline between the legs. opps wrong thread That made me chuckle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin the Bear Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Typical suzuki paint. You can get clear tank protectors to stick on the affected area or respray the tank with a proper laquer. 8 or 9 coats should do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Dunno if you got the answer you were looking for? I've got the beginnings of this problem on my Speed Four so I bought a kit of paint protector film from a company called PaintGard. Fairly expensive although it does have bits for the fairing, belly pan and headlamp protectors too but the blurb sounded just what I wanted.You can also get "Chicken Wings" from Motrax that stick on the side of the tank which are like self adhesive silicon pads.Hope this late replay helps.Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alol74 Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 thanks for your answers, everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogin Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Typical suzuki paint. You can get clear tank protectors to stick on the affected area or respray the tank with a proper laquer. 8 or 9 coats should do it I agree, old 05 plate Suzuki was the same, crap paint, my 2 Honda's no problem at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Brasco Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Do you have the same problem when you wear your latex jeans? On a more serious note, tank protectors on the sides of the tank maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alol74 Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 Ordered stuff from Paintgard... will let you know how I'm getting on with it installation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I've not fitted my Paintgard stuff yet. Got a week off....so that was one of the jobs planned. Steve from Paintgard was very helpfull and offered a lot of advice on how to fit it. Said I could phone him if I ran into any probs. So I'll be interested on how you get on with it. Keep us posted.Cheers,Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alol74 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 I've not fitted my Paintgard stuff yet. Got a week off....so that was one of the jobs planned. Steve from Paintgard was very helpfull and offered a lot of advice on how to fit it. Said I could phone him if I ran into any probs. So I'll be interested on how you get on with it. Keep us posted.Cheers,BobSorted it out. Really impressed with this stuff. had a bit of a problem with air bubbles but has managed to get them all out. Keep your hands moist ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Excellent.I got mine fitted as well. As you say, you've got to keep your hands wet too and put a little bit of detergent in warm water and spray it onto the film and the area you're putting it onto.Yeah.....I'm well pleased with how it came out on mine too.....good stuff that.Cheers,Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Only trouble with the stompgrip kind of solution is wear on your leathers. I've got techspec snakeskins on my 675 and they are anihilating my leathers! Both my RST trousers and my Spidi 1 piece. Suede knee patches are on the backlog of stuff to get sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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