yes bike has been washed at power washer every couple of weeks just using cold water to blast off muck and then spayed with mud off bike spray and residue wiped off. and has been cleaned using soap at power washer maybe once a mont as i was advised not to use the soap too often by al year biker. i think i use muc off cleaner once a twice when hand washed it but diluted it down with water and didn't leave too long maybe 5 minutes before agitating and rinsing. and used chain cleaner (muc off / silk one) every over time and re lubed. is it worth contacting dealer do you think?
Maybe I'm just not sure what further maintenance or preventative measures I could take. No other bike I've had has done this
I'm not a fan of Muc Off and similar products. I know some people swear by them but I think they're too harsh on finely (read 'poorly') plated assembly parts. Why not contact the dealer? I'd certainly try, you've got nothing to lose but don't hold out too much hope. It would be nice if they'd clean it up as a good will gesture, but you never know....
Hi mate, that muc off (if it's the one I'm thinking of) is very aggressive. It's designed to eat through grease, grime and general crap that has built up without hardly any agitation on your part. There fore it's very aggressive. Even if diluted. Sadly, I think this has washed away the ACF 50 protection. I don't know much about bikes, if anything, but from personal experience and using ACF 50 on a few bikes now. Over the winter, it's best to drench the bike (obviously not the disks) in ACF 50 (I've not found anything similar that offers anywhere near the same protection). Leave the bike standing over night, with some paper/cardboard under to catch the drips. Wipe down in the morning and go for a ride. The residue left will burn off so don't worry about the smell/smoke at the start. It will go. Then, simply don't clean the bike until the salt goes. Mine is LAYERED in crap at the moment, I'm almost inclined to go grab a snap to show you just how much, but also to show how protected it is under by wiping away with my finger. I think your best bet at this moment in time is a new chain, don't worry about much fling from wax, just make sure it's coated every couple hundred of miles, as the water will wash away even the best of waxes/lubes in no time. As for the rest that's rusting. If you can spare not having your bike for a week. Take off the nuts and bolts that have gone bad and send it off to a powder coaters and get them re plated. The fee won't be much as all they will do is sink them into a chemical bin getting rid of the fur. It's probably not the best solution, but it's how I would tackle it. And as I said, sorry to be blunt and a bit of a cunt. But I just think anything you say to the dealer will be pointless as they can instantly turn around and say what I have said about maintenance. When you get the bolts and stuff looking good, get this: ACF-50 Quart (32 fl oz) Anti Corrosion Formula: Amazon.co.uk: Clothing Go over the bike with a degreaser, don't be frugal, get a bottle of degreaser (Bilt Hamber is good), generously spray the bike and follow with a paint brush, getting it agitated and in all the nooks and crannies. Jet wash it off. Then go over with a hand wash, I use snow foam (recent addition to my cleaning) before hand, but don't worry if you don't have access to it. I use Auto Glym body shampoo and conditioner, microfiber glove, and the 2 bucket method. Take your time, make sure everything is looking good. Jet wash off again. Now, get the bike dry, use a towel, run the bike for 15 minutes, just do your best to get it dry. This might sound silly, but a hairdryer will be your best friend here, just don't use it on the panels. Now cover the disks and calipers in a towel/tea towel. Follow the instruction on the ACF 50 bottle and literally coat the bike (avoiding the seat if possible, don't shit a brick if you get it as it doesn't matter) in the stuff. As much as possible. Even lift up the seat (rider seat), give under there a good spray! Everywhere! Leave it either over night or a good few hours. No go over it with a rag and wipe off any excess, wipe over the black body panels for extra shine (lol... Not needed but it looks good), and the body work. That's it! Will take a few hours, but you just followed what I did when I picked the bike up, not cleaned since and I don't have a single patch of rust anywhere and it's COVERED in salt grime.
I'm guessing that power washing is the issue here. ACF50 is just a barrier and any sort of washing is just going to remove the coating. I would not be surprised if after two power washes all the ACF50 has gone. I could be talking bollocks here but if ACF50 is applied and the intention is not to reapply then the bike should be rinsed with water only. No washing. Personally I can not do this. I have to wash the bike and so reapply ACF50.
I wouldn't take that back to the dealer bud. Not unless you want years of ridicule. I'm not sure how that could have become that bad other than somebody swapped it for a 2010 model that's been left in the rain for 3 years and you haven't noticed. Easiest way to check is to see if yours still has twin spark plugs, the one that you bought originally did. Are you married? Has the wife suddenly become more extravagant? Suspect everybody is the way forward in this situation!!!!
Why ridicule it's not my fault the bikes finish isn't for for purpose. I've never had a bike go like that before and believe me I've not looked at after some of the other bikes anywhere near as good as this one. Previous bikes have been ridden all year round same as this and looked far Better.
Unfortunately a lot of the modern parts on bikes are (a) made to a price. And (b) because of people's obsession with every part being ultra light weight, the result in a lot of cases is the durability is at the very least questionable. So the result is in our rather damp climate, unless like me, you treat it with kid gloves, it basically rusts or falls to bits before your eyes. I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but tend to spend as much if not more time pampering the bike than actually riding it. I will add that little and often seems to work well for me with cleaning the bike and stretta will confirm that my bikes are generally cleaner than they were when they left the showroom.
Mine is similar. And yes its been washed and lubed and some protection added. I bought the bike to use all year all weather.
Would appear it is not a new issue, check out the state of this one! Motorcycle Info Pages - 'How to' & FAQs > MTS1200 Chain Adjustment And its inside and out, not just outside plates so nothing to do with aggressive cleaning agent imho when I take it back for the recall I will mention it. More than anything coz I wouldn't want someone thinking i let my new bike get like this without trying to stop it!
Sorry fella, only having a bit of a laugh, at your expense so that's not right and I apologise. Hope you get some sense out of the dealer if that's the way you want to proceed.
No worries mate. Wasn't having a dig back it's just a bloody expensive bike and should be all to go out in a bit of rain and not need cleaning till it's immaculate and the dried chain cleaned and re lubed after every ride. I asked the question when I bought it about how it would stand up to all year use and was advised just use it and clean it occasionally and will be fine. It clearly isn't. If dealer won't sort may look at different bolt and wheel locking nut options for rear sprocket. Seen some of those cnc parts and don't seem. mega money to keep it looking nice.
yep stainless would be best. can anyone advise of any good quality replacements for the crappy bits on mine (rear procket bolts and the locking nut if thats what its called") and it may be something I'm going to have to look into. still think i will speak to the dealer. chain excluded.
