Do You ride your GS in the salt?

[oly]

Does anyone ride whilst the roads are salty and icy?
I havent moved mine for a month. As last year the salt destroyed my spoked wheels?
If so what is the best way to protect and clean ?

 

[LiquidLAN]

ACF50 seems to be the solution of choice, though it'll be a pig covering all the spokes

btw, why have you posted this in the newbie section and not done a search... there's loads of stuff here about salt corosion and panniers, etc, etc

I use my bike through out the year, but if its really icy, I'll take the car

 

[Gecko]

Rinse with cold water after the ride - my spokes are fine and the bikes been thru 9 winters of salt so far....

 

[Steve]

Rinse with cold water after the ride - my spokes are fine and the bikes been thru 9 winters of salt so far....

Ahh, but that's Belgian salt.

Probably made from left-over chocolate....

 

[Paul90]

Use mine almost every day.
Salty roads don't stop me but if it's really icy then I'll take the 4x4.

ACF50 once a year and wash it once a year. No corrosion that I can see (probably hidden by all the dirt). Mine's for ridding not polishing.

Paul

 

[(RIP) Nakambale]

+1 what they all said ACF50 and cold water rinse. Took the Jeep out for 2 days last week because of snow, otherwise still riding (bit icy in places this morning though, particularly the inside of my visor )

 

[V2 TRV]

nope

 

[Gecko]

Ahh, but that's Belgian salt.

Probably made from left-over chocolate....

When I next go outside I'll get down on my hands and knees and lick the tarmac just to check

 

[steve case]

You've got chrome Spokes?????

I think I had chrome spokes once, but I can't see them under the all the salt!

 

[LivNorway]

I think I had chrome spokes once, but I can't see them under the all the salt!

Is it grey? It could be ice or snow.
Let your bike spend the night in your living room for the night, and see if it melts and fall off. (If not, I guess the reaction from your make it melt.)

...or see if what a Norwegian rider write here http://www.mc-addict.com/aguidetowinterriding.htm can help you. ...-in English, yes!

Liv.

 

[johno118]

I ride right through, havent had this gs long but I buy them cans of / back to black dash and bumper restorer .
Its silicone based £1a can .
Stayes on a week ,jet wash and reaply.
Also because its silicone it doesent swell your rubber specially important in your brake calipers.
Luvin the stuff, makes everything look new.

If you try it dont get any in ur eyes even a bit will stay on your eye for hours buggering your eysight a bit I wear my helmet with visor down and spray a full can on every week.

Also if your sellin ur bike can of this makes it .look ten times better ,frame plastics the lot.

 

[BAKERMAN]

I paid £14k for mine I`m going to ride it anytime I like

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Nope......................winter road riding is for heroes and i'm not

 

[STUBBS]

yes bike covered in acf50 and a cold rinse down after a ride

 

[darkhorse]

Yes every day, bike covered in acf50, and cleaned two or three times a year

 

[Dahoum]

I paid £14k for mine I`m going to ride it anytime I like

too fukcing right. Mines a bike for riding - not poncing about on.

 

[Micky]

Yeah .... why not?

 

[mr_magicfingers]

Yep, no car so it's bike or walk.

I'll walk in the snow, other than that it's bike every day.

 

[midnitemo]

yes no maybe!!!!!!!!

only ride for fun now not for nescesity....winter rallies and the odd sunday jaunt if it's nice...just bought a Fiat Panda as my new all weather hack

 

[dakarDude]

They're for riding, not hiding

+1 on the ACF50, coated mine last Winter and used it every day commuting except for the very snowy/icy days.

Not one spec of rust.