Anyone else had this problem ?

I have a mate on the north coast who is getting BAD rust on his Nightster spokes.  The bike is only a bout 4 months old, and he looks after it meticulously.  His local HD are saying they will replace the spokes, but not again should it happen again.  I've spoken to my local HD guy, who says that its not uncommon, but that they wont warrant against corrosion on spokes.

Was just wondering if anyone else is having the problem ?

 

dc

Is it the sea, beach town living, causing it greater effect?

When I said this guy is meticulous, I wasnt kidding.

He's an older fella, and looks after it very nicely. A wash and Mr Sheen on the spokes after every outing.

Whilst HD are saying its not uncommon, I would be pissed if my new Harley started to rust after 5 months !

I havent washed the spokes on my Dyna in 5 years (cant be stuffed, they're too fiddly) and mine are in fine (if dirty) condition.

dc

Cheep shit spokes on the harley's  ,  had the same on my  08 Dyna  ,  i got  Morgan's to replace the wheel under warenty ( took some bitching ) now  the new wheel  ( spokes ) are  rusting  aswell    .

best bet is just replace with better quality one's .

Whilst there is warranty it shouldn't be a problem.

Well, I am unhappy and happy.

Unhappy because when I spend sixteen thousand bucks (plus ORC), on a brand new bike I don't expect the spokes on it to turn brown with rust after just a few months. (One dude from the dealership told me the rust would make its way through the rim and probably cause a blow-out of the tube. That was a big worry).

Happy because, finally, I have wheels that are not and will not rust (well I 'think' that's the case with alloy isn't it?)

All I have to do now is pay the dealer 800 bucks for the alloys!

Cheers.-Clem

 

 

Just be content in the knowledge that you are making rich men richer. I do hope you tipped him as well.

Get some old towels or shirts, cover your brakes, and spray your spokes/wheels with Inox.  Make sure you don't get it on your disc's though, or bye bye brakes.

 

I have found this Inox stuff (recommended by a coupla blokes in here), is brilliant.

Easy to apply and bike looks excellent.

The funny bit is, I use a paint brush to apply the Inox onto and into the motor fins to make em look all nice and also to keep that dreaded corrosion away, and next ride I go on, I've got all this smoke coming off the engine (and off the exhaust pipes which have also been 'well covered' in Inox).

The surplus Inox burns itself off after 10 or so kays.

Don't spose the bike will catch fire with all this happening??????

Clem....Inox wont catch on fire....I have used it for years on pro fishing boat motors, gearboxs and electronics,

also used to cover my trailbikes with it and now I use it everwhere on my Harley and wipe the excess off.

 

My nighster is 18 m0nths old always garaged riden in the rain a few times but i live close to the beach had the same problem since after 3 months didnt even think i could do a warrnty claim

lucky he doesn't live in townsville . all he would get out of this lot up here would be no warranty on chrome bad luck. at least his hd shop will fix the rpoblem for him.

my bike was in south dakota for 3 years and i had no rust, but as soon as i moved to the east coast of georgia i am developing rust. not as bad as my freind , his nightster was stored in a shed at his brothers house while he was deployed to iraq, there was an open tub of chlorine in the shed sooo all of his spokes are solid rust . All of the aluminium on his bike is corroded. it was brand new when he put it in there.