Thats not what he said though is it? I simply asked how he can be so sure his statement was true. Just because a part is slightly rusty doesnt mean its not fit for purpose or similiar. Have you ever looked under a 3 month old car and seen all the rusty bits?
A year or so back I know a number of Triumph owners complained about their Tigers having rusting wheel spokes. They got nowhere with trying to get Triumph to replace them and in any case if you are going to continue to use the bike in the same conditions then replacement parts will do exactly the same. I'd take issue more with the salt they throw on the roads these days as its mixed with so many chemicals now to keep the roads ice free with no consideration for the damage it may be doing to vehicles on the road. I know the salt has played hell with the wheels on my new car this winter as the stuff they mix it with doesn't wash off even with a brush and loads of car wash. Its needs polishing off.
I suppose it is almost possible that it's deliberate policy, in the planned obsolescence sort of mode. There are umpteen products which aren't made as well as they could be, in the hope that they will soon break and you will buy another. Maybe motorcycles are going down this route. If I look at my 15 year old car, there is currently no reason to change it. All of it is lasting very well. If everyone took my attitude, the auto makers would be out of business.
aye but glidd the test over there is pretty strict, so probably well maintained along the way. is it true it's just Britain uses salt on the road.
MOTs are very strict, but mine has just had regular services and any bodywork dings taken out as they happen (because I love my car). Only got really taken to the cleaners when I needed a suspension arm thing changing last year (seized bolts, they said...). No, Swiss use salt too. Surely everyone does, if you want to melt ice.
I'm afraid I'm tending to agree with Cranker. You can overdo the washing regime, y'know. ACF50 is designed to put a barrier between the component and the shite, and the more often you rinse the bike off the more protectant you wash away. And I wouldn't have thought blow-drying it would do it many favours either. Apply the protectant and let it do it's job.
yip that top bolt can be a bitch. well there you go i thought is was just over here when it came to gritting. .
yea they are for indoor use only... if its available for purchase in a country with weather a shite as here it should be fit for purpose.. the fact the ya bike rusts up in the shed unless you have climate control must say something about the shit quality of fittings (and something about ya shit shed i guess)
Understand all the contributions. I'll stop rinsing it off when it gets wet and see what effect that has. There is a shit load of acf50 on it though so a simple running hose shouldn't wash that away. Leaf blower used blows cold. I would imagine similar to jumping on and riding briskly up the road to dry it has a similar effect. As I mentioned I'm just disappointed. My first Daytona the fixings weren't up to much in my mind but they remained acceptable to look at.The fixings on the new 675R were a big improvement to my eyes over the 2010 model. I guess I just thought I was buying better quality bits than both the 675s have when I spent near £13k.
Are you serious? ACF50 never dries. By aiming a leaf blower at it you're simply blowing it away, and if there's any debris in the air you're sandblasting it at the same time.
The point I'm making is that although you don't think you're being aggressive with the cleaning regime, you are. Every time you rinse the bike and every time you blow it dry, you're shifting some of that acf50 away from where it needs to be. And every time you rinse those tiny exposed bits the dreaded rot gets another go at taking hold. I don't know what the popular theory is on this, but what if the water gets under the acf50? Is it possible? If it is you're gonna have bits festering away totally unnoticed until it's too late. Leave the washing for the weekend, and I'd definitely let the bike drip dry, less chance of losing that protectant.
