If you blast aluminium with road salt and then leave you bike in the garage overnight without washing it off then it WILL corrode, it is basic chemistry and the way the Universe works.
200 miles in........panniers already corroding!
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If you blast aluminium with road salt and then leave you bike in the garage overnight without washing it off then it WILL corrode, it is basic chemistry and the way the Universe works.
The photo makes it look ace. It is Plastidip and my first time using it so I expect a few blemishes in the finish. And there is 
hutchy
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Rust??????
No rust here, 12 years old 55k ridden all year
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The 1150 standard panniers were painted, not bare Al alloy.
PS. Have you protected the lower fork legs?
PS. Have you protected the lower fork legs?
hutchy
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Yes but not me
Previous owner did, I wouldn't have been arsed if I'm honest
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Ok I can understand why he did it because they are one of the few corrosion hot spots?
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There is always rust mate, just well hidden via hammerite and acf50.
I just wet and dry the golden spots every year after a deep clean and get the hammerite out and an art brush to keep those small areas in check.
There's no rust on it now but in a year's time ill be doing the same
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To be honest
There is always rust mate, just well hidden via hammerite and acf50.
I just wet and dry the golden spots every year after a deep clean and get the hammerite out and an art brush to keep those small areas in check.
There's no rust on it now but in a year's time ill be doing the same
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Yep it's all about how one looks after a bike, if you keep on top of stuff they will remain good for years but if you neglect them even new bikes can look tatty very quickly.
Rust??????
No rust here, 12 years old 55k ridden all year
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Beautiful,from the time when BMW made decent bikes and used quality products until lemmings like Engineer arrived on the scene which meant that BMW could raise the price and lower the quality knowing that there were idiots out there who would blindly buy whatever they made..............
One of the reasons manufacturers struggle with finishes these days is that RoHS requirements have become very strict, but an educated person would know that - but now that I have explained it to you, you now also know
hutchy
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Completely agree
Pride and joy Arsey and a pleasure to ride.
No bike yet, has been able to drag me away from this machine.
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Have they actually seen the panniers or pictures of the marks. Completely unacceptable so early on imho esp given how much this shit all costs. I've not had problems like that with the tin boxes when I had them.
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One of the reasons manufacturers struggle with finishes these days is that RoHS requirements have become very strict, but an educated person would know that - but now that I have explained it to you, you now also know
Funny then that my KTM that's now been ridden through two winters still comes up like new.........
Andres
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It's austrian witchcraft
Bet it doesn't
So does my GSA. And it's never seen acf50.
Funny how Touratech panniers going rusty makes all the GS corrosion shit stirring start again.
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Rust??????
No rust here, 12 years old 55k ridden all year
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Thats gorgeous.. esp the "ridden all year " bit ...... What pride of ownership.
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