Which extras to prevent corrosion?

[DaveS]

look under any car bonnet that has been through a winter and you'll see all sorts of cosmetic corrosion, the difference with bikes is that it is all on show - having said that I wouldn't mind paying a bit extra to get a harder wearing paint finish on the GS.

Yeh I agree.

It seems that cars wear a lot better than bikes, but I'm not sure that's reality.

 

[DaveS]

Wash regularly after the ride, but especially a COLD WATER hose rinse after salted road work, use Doc100 as a pre-cleaner, then a jet wash if required but remember to give the jet nozzle plenty of distance from the target area if cleaning sensitive areas such as switch gear, clocks and bearing/seals.

Use occaisional ACF50 on center stand area etc, but Scotoiler 365 preservative spray after every wash around any other areas, especially casing joints screw heads etc. Scotoiler 365 is much thinner and lighter than ACF50 and doesn't gob everything up.

Don't use household detergents as they can contains salts that help you do the dishes, use a cheap car shampoo instead, and with sponge on paintwork.

Wash leather down to dry the pretty bits followered by an occasional decent wax polish.

Also, it's not a bad idea to ride the bike for 100yards down the road after the wash holding the brakes on to get some heat into the discs and pads which dries them out quickly and prevents any chance of rusting under the pads.

Well thats what I do, and my bike looks like the day I bought it and has covered 11,000 miles in the 12 months.

That's all great, but realistically you can't be doing that each day when you get home at 8pm in the dark knackered after long hard day.
I could probably managed a swish with a hose before I put it away for the night I think.

 

[Nutty]

BMW does fit them on their bikes...whatever they manufacture them or not... it's not customer problem

But you're taking about BMW quality, however, the bolts (which are the main parts that corrode) aren't even made by BMW.

 

[DaveS]

Use occaisional ACF50 on center stand area etc, but Scotoiler 365 preservative spray after every wash around any other areas, especially casing joints screw heads etc. Scotoiler 365 is much thinner and lighter than ACF50 and doesn't gob everything up.

Just picking up on this point. I've always used ACF50 or the grease... which as you say seems to gob everything up and even attract all the shit and grit, not heard of Scotoiler 365 spray. So does anyone else use this and find it better than ACF50?

 

[matchbox]

Salt is tenacious stuff and I seem to remember reading that rinsing after a ride ride does more harm than good by diluting the salt which then becomes more corrosive, especially if it is then garaged wet. So maybe less is more! What is really needed is a salt neutraliser. Perhaps MuckOff.

 

[Nutty]

Just picking up on this point. I've always used ACF50 or the grease... which as you say seems to gob everything up and even attract all the shit and grit, not heard of Scotoiler 365 spray. So does anyone else use this and find it better than ACF50?

Yep, I use it if the roads are particularly salty. Just spray it all over the bike before I go out, then rinse it off when I get back. Here's my bike after a salty ride last year:





I left it like this for a few weeks, as I had back problems, and the bike still looks brand new now.

 

[Skid06]

scotoiler 360, gt85, always polish with it... dont leave it on attracting shite..you'll never have issues

 

[WindyChuffer]

A heated & dehumidified garage

 

[Engineer]

Just picking up on this point. I've always used ACF50 or the grease... which as you say seems to gob everything up and even attract all the shit and grit, not heard of Scotoiler 365 spray. So does anyone else use this and find it better than ACF50?

I used to use FS365 a lot and it works as long as you keep reapplying it; it is water soluble so gets washed of if the roads are very wet - ACF50 is better at corrosion protection in the winter. I tend to use ACF50 in the areas that are a known problem and then give a general all round squirt of FS365 to the other bits.

 

[DaveS]

Now that's what's mine is likely to be looking like!

 

[DaveS]

I used to use FS365 a lot and it works as long as you keep reapplying it; it is water soluble so gets washed of if the roads are very wet - ACF50 is better at corrosion protection in the winter. I tend to use ACF50 in the areas that are a known problem and then give a general all round squirt of FS365 to the other bits.

I've just bought 5l of it, arriving next week so will give it a try in a pump action sprayer each day to see how it helps. Plus as you say I think I'll use acf50 as well.

 

[oxforshirerider]

Fair point Dave, also don't forget being freezing cold and most likely wet from the great British weather to add into the mix, your hose pipe will most likely be frozen anyway and you won't be able to use it.......oh the joys of biking through Winter eh!

I have some Scottoiler365 in the garage too, agree it goes on easier and comes off easier than ACF50, think both have pro's and con's

 

[bonio]

I use my bike every day since new in Sept 2013. 19k miles now.
I've put a front fender extender on. Thought about one for the back but not bothered so far. ACF50 every winter and I try to scrub it up a bit each spring. The result? The paint is like new. The exhaust is fine. Some of the bolts are a bit cloudy on the surface. There's a touch of rust on the side stand and centre stand. The downpipes are pitted, and have areas where the corrosion stubbornly grips on. In other words it looks like a bike that's been used

 

[DaveS]

How do people rate the mudslings for keeping the rear of the bike cleaner?

 

[Nutty]

How do people rate the mudslings for keeping the rear of the bike cleaner?

They are very good, and also prevent stone chips on the swingarm.

 

[DaveS]

Yeh they looked good I'd the pics. Might add that to the shopping list as well.

 

[Dacco]

It would be interesting to know how many of you with excessive corrosion use a jet wash to clean their bikes.

 

[een705]

My friend says best think to do is Acf50 let it get dirty before they salt roads and leave it dirty untill they stop salting then clean in summer Im not sure if I agree but he is an all year round rider

 

[Andy B]

Crap paint is crap paint. I don't think a pressure washer makes much difference.

On my last bike, that I had ACF50'd by my dealer, I could actually see the corrosion coming through the ACF50

The only explanation I could come up with was that they didn't dry it properly before applying it. Of course they didn't want to know when I pointed it out!

 

[pinkytiff]

Not enough protection when offroad? Although I haven't ventured out offroad yet. Just doesn't look very substantial to me, so was thinking of replacing it.

Hi, just wondering if you fitted the enduro bashplate? I have as the bike is used offroad but now have a problem as the fender extender will not fit due to clearance!? Anyone got an extender thats compatible with the bigger GSA plate?