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It was 62 out today! I rode around a little, and suddenly at a stop light, I started to smell this burnt rubber coming from my bike. I got her home and looked at it and found this crap all over my exhaust. I attached a picture on where it was. I wish i took a picture of the stuff. I let the bike cool down and it became a hard like plastic. It took a razor blade to get it off. I got most of it. I'm just wondering what this stuff is. I went back to the road I was on to see if I could see a puddle or something, and nothing. Did it come from my bike? Is my bike ok? All the plastic and tubes are ok in this area. I think it had to be something from the road.

~dave

I'd guess a plastic shopping bag. Never got one, but hear they make a real mess.

Yeah...a plastic shopping bag...I've got a few of those also...tis a nice smell isn't it.. ..you can scrape..maybe even use a file ( edge of )..sand paper..then buff with steel wool or metal polish..it will come up looking like new...and ready for the next one..

DJ

Wow...a shopping bag can make that big of a mess! It's smelled horrible! I've already got most of it off with a wire brush, but I'll now go and get some steel wool. Thanks for the replies!! I really thought it came from the bike...but now it all makes sense.

Thanks agian....dave