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Corrosion ‘restoration’
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Dan, when you get your shinier, newer machine (whatever make/model it is) do yourself a favour and get it ACF50'd as soon as possible by an All Year Bike franchise. Certain BMW dealers, such as Lind Welwyn, are also doing the treatment for a reasonable cost at the moment as part of a Winter promotion. Aforementioned Lind did an excellent job on my RT and Yamaha and the water is beading off nicely after a hose-down - and it is much easier to remove the road grime/chain fling.
I recall that 95% of BMW's warranty corrosion claims come from the UK - what the hell is in our salt?
I recall that 95% of BMW's warranty corrosion claims come from the UK - what the hell is in our salt?
Or save a shedload (see what I did there) of dosh, and just do it yourself....and take a bit of pride in your bike by looking after it yourself....or clean the bike whenever it's dirty in salted shitty winter months, and spray it all with GT-85 as a cheaper and very effective alternative
At a guess.....salt.
Mainly Sodium Chloride, but often a whole shit load of other contaminates too, some natural, some added during processing.
Here is a link from the USA which explains the whole scenario. Our salt, from Cheshire, is well known for it's corrosive composition............... https://www.thoughtco.com/chemical-composition-of-road-salt-609168
.... and Molasses
I know a bloke who might sort out that corrosion for you, he’s more than capable and he turns out perfect work!
PM me if you change your mind and do decide to fix it, but this kind of work won’t be cheap.
PM me if you change your mind and do decide to fix it, but this kind of work won’t be cheap.
Thanks John, I’ve been using that stuff for the past 3-4 years and am absolutely paranoid about riding when there’s even a hint that salt might be on the roads. I don’t have a car so am stuck on the trains between November and March, but I’d rather do that than ride on salty roads. I was probably a bit late to the ACF50 party but definitely have learned my lesson! I’ll definitely be investing in the services of allyearbiker on the next bike.
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Or save a shedload (see what I did there) of dosh, and just do it yourself....and take a bit of pride in your bike by looking after it yourself....or clean the bike whenever it's dirty in salted shitty winter months, and spray it all with GT-85 as a cheaper and very effective alternative
At a guess.....salt.
I’ve an aversion to even trying following my last attempt at vehicle paintwork, which did not end well. I take a lot of pride in keeping it clean, I think it’d be considerably worse than it is if I hadnt. I k is it’s been written before, but Bmw cars don’t seem to do this, I wonder why the bikes are so prone to it.
Cars corrode just as much as bikes. Have a look at the underside of a car engine or the suspension after a few years. You can’t see it cos it’s hidden. The body panels being steel are coated in all sorts of anti corrosion treatments which you can’t put on a bike engine.
On your bike everything is exposed and is considered cosmetic hence why people complain. If people were worried about the engine paint on their car and could see it there would be just as many complaints.
If your rear subframe was anything like mine, start with that. On my bike it was really noticeable, and also had bubbling on the front frame, although my engine casing is not that bad.
The subframe unbolted easy enough, and takes about an hour, just label the bolts as you go along. Powder coater charged me about £40 for doing my frame, and once all back together, I don’t notice all the small bits of corrosion on the rest of the bike.
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The subframe unbolted easy enough, and takes about an hour, just label the bolts as you go along. Powder coater charged me about £40 for doing my frame, and once all back together, I don’t notice all the small bits of corrosion on the rest of the bike.
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If your rear subframe was anything like mine, start with that. On my bike it was really noticeable, and also had bubbling on the front frame, although my engine casing is not that bad.
The subframe unbolted easy enough, and takes about an hour, just label the bolts as you go along. Powder coater charged me about £40 for doing my frame, and once all back together, I don’t notice all the small bits of corrosion on the rest of the bike.
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That’s an impressive result! There only one bit of corrosion (that I have seen) on my frame. Nearly all of it is on the engine.
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