Corrosion on the rear shock

Neil W said:

Half the problem is that demo bikes get very little public use over the winter and tend to get used by members of staff at the dealership and if they are the type who isn't bothered about cleaining the bike then corrosion will start .

Then when it comes to selling off the demo the dealer will either not mention the corrosion (that would make such a huge difference if they were taking it in as a part ex) or underplay its significance

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Karlos said:

Indeed. Personally I think the bigger issue is that the component is rusting. BMW is supposed to be a premium brand, therefore using premium materials. If it was a Chinese cheap bike I’d accept that the quality of finish would be less than that of a premium brand.


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Mide said:

Couldn’t agree more. It was a demo bike for less than 2 months. My old bike was an 05 1200, that I had owned for 6 years. I possibly washed it twice in the 6 years, never dried it!! Or acf50(or whatever it’s called) it. It wasn’t corroding.
These are supposed to be adventure bikes. Ffs if I brought it to Mongolia for a trip it wouldn’t be being washed and dried and kept in a nice, warm garage!

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