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Howdy,

Rode my new Speedy to work today, and noticed that I have black marks on my pants right where they contact the tank pads. I went out with a paper towel and wiped the pads, sure enough - a bunch of black stuff came off. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening?

Wear Black pants? The black stuff may be the mold release agent from production and if so, a toothbrush and some Windex type cleaner should get the bulk of it off. Brush on, hose off.

Wax on wax off

I'll give the windex cleaning a shot. And then hit them with a wax. If that don't work, it's file 13 for those suckers. Would hate that, I really like the look.