has anyone had a problem with the front rim and spokes rusting cheers philpot

thanks must be a added bonus buy a new harley and the rust is free must pass this on

2005 Deluxe. Rusty rim, bubbling a little. Not so on the spokes. I do use Mr Sheen everytime I give her a wash,

beat this took bike in for its 1st service booked in told it will just take a day we will ring you when ready to pick up 3days later i had to ring them nt motor cycles darwin there excuse was (we didnt no what the bike was here for 30 gra nd just sitting there Went backwith the rust problem 2 weeks ago was told theywould contact me within the week great service

thanks bloke will do i will also keep posting updates this is not the end yet

same deal a h d rep coming up to darwin to inspect but no dates as yet

Spokes look great but they are way too much work to keep clean, at least my Fatboy Lo has easy wheels to keep clean but they are a shit looking wheel. Don't know why they don't put some decent looking wheels on the Fatboys. 

My partner has spoke wheels on her 2008 Sportster which she has had from new, not a rust mark on the front or back wheels :-)

Hope all works out well for you and Harley replaces their dodgey product, no good when you pay top dollar for a motorcyce.

The prob with spoke pitting, apparently, has a lot to do with the OEM brake pads, the material in them is corrosive and sticks to the rim and spokes and consequently corrodes the chrome.

I changed to Lyndall pads a few years ago and don't have any chrome pitting probs, and as a bonus I get better brake performance as well...

Bt

 Hi I manage a tyre/mechinical business and had a bloke in yesterday with the same prob, he had his rim replace under warranty by his dealer so it may be worth asking or emailing Harley to see. I know with alot of our suppliers that if they get direct customer complaints they are more likely to fix the prob.

Cheers