Garages should be ventilated, not heated.
Heat accelerates most chemical reactions.
Corrosion
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Garages should be ventilated, not heated.
Heat accelerates most chemical reactions.
bottleofred
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Any news yet after the inspection?
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bottleofred
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Come on spill the beans, what's BMW's very professional opinion?
Only the UK bikes do that Sir, it's because you are not cleaning it using the correct ratio of virgins tears and BMW shampoo
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Sooty09
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Bike 7 weeks old and starting to show signs of corrosion on the l/h cylinder to head joint. Showed it to the dealer and asked them to log it as a potential problem in case it gets worse.
One thing he said was don't ever wash it with Muck Off?
I'm amazed anybody can make light of this corrosion and suggest its perfectly normal.
My car has a 7 year corrosion warranty, some have more. I know of a Toyota Prius driver who had all 4 wheels changed at 18 months old without asking, the dealer saw blisters and said it should not happen at that age. That's the car world in the 21st century.
The old bike engine paint corroded and flaked, so have BMW used a different coating or applied some new technology --- No.
Seems we are quite happy to accept a poor finish.
One thing he said was don't ever wash it with Muck Off?
I'm amazed anybody can make light of this corrosion and suggest its perfectly normal.
My car has a 7 year corrosion warranty, some have more. I know of a Toyota Prius driver who had all 4 wheels changed at 18 months old without asking, the dealer saw blisters and said it should not happen at that age. That's the car world in the 21st century.
The old bike engine paint corroded and flaked, so have BMW used a different coating or applied some new technology --- No.
Seems we are quite happy to accept a poor finish.
Toyota called my Van in, just before the end of the 3 year warranty period for inspection
They replaced 4 bolts from the grill for corrosion, a rear door hinge and the passenger seatbelt (as it was not recoiling at the factory standard rate)
That's a similar story to my experience
However with BMW bikes, you have to wash them after every leisure ride to keep on top of them and/or cover with ACF50
yet we all stay loyal to the cause
Sooty09
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BMW own Rolls Royce, I bet they don't get such rapid corrosion on the car wheels even if they drive on salted roads and never wash them.
yet we all stay loyal to the cause
I know what you mean, but I haven't found anything better than my GS and anyway even my Honda CB1300 doesn't like Winters!
Yeah, just the local cafe and only on a sunny sunday but if you really want to start a "where's my bike been when it's not sitting in the garage on an optimate", I'll see your Morocco and raise you Prudhoe Bay Alaska.......4 times
Dim wit 
Oh, welcome to the site
I'll be ordering a WC shortly and will have to do the same job so I'll do the same as I've always done. Liberal dosing of Halfords maintainence spray (thicker than WD40) after a ride and if corrosion happens, I'll get it sorted myself.
Yeah, just the local cafe and only on a sunny sunday but if you really want to start a "where's my bike been when it's not sitting in the garage on an optimate", I'll see your Morocco and raise you Prudhoe Bay Alaska.......4 times
Oh, welcome to the site
I'll be ordering a WC shortly and will have to do the same job so I'll do the same as I've always done. Liberal dosing of Halfords maintainence spray (thicker than WD40) after a ride and if corrosion happens, I'll get it sorted myself.
I'm not sticking up for BMW, however I reckon that there is no car out there that has no corrosion on it after a British winter. There will be plenty of corrosion on the edges of various items all neatly hidden underneath that car, unfortunately GS's are completely open and therefore you can easily see pretty much everything including any tiny bits of corrosion. I suggest that if it bothers people so much then maybe a bike that has lots of plastic panels covering all those parts that might corrode might be a better answer. Just a thought...!!
lorus
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ive got exactly the same,also on the right cylinder
For corrosion?
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