I just got home from a ride with my wife and had draped my man-made suede riding jacket over the handlebars. What I didn't see was that the end of one of the sleeves draped over the pipe and when I went to put the bike away and took my jacket off the bike I found that it had melted to my pipe! A closer look found that earlier when we had stopped for ice cream that the same thing had happened to a much smaller extent on the opposite pipe with the lining of the jacket.
What is the best way to get the now melted nylon and pseudo-suede off of my pipes without damaging my beautiful blue-chrome pipes???
I did the same thing to my BMW back in the spring. I warmed the engine up for a few minutes, just to the point where the pipes got warm, then I took a wet aluminum wool pad (like steel wool but aluminum) that wasn't very coarse and gently scrubbed the pipe. It worked out well for me. Good luck.
My poor riding jacket... my poor Bonnie!
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