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Another tenere with rusty spokes
Picked up my new (to me) tenere yesterday.
It's a 58 plate with only 1861 miles from new. It's been garages all it's life and never seen rain but the spokes have gone rusty. This must be a case of poor steel use |
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Given that it has such low mileage, and you have seen signs of corrosion I think a proper going over is in order. By proper, I mean the lot, head bearing, swing arm bearings, wheel bearings, the rectifier connection, cable inspection/lubrication, break fluid change (and brake strip) , oil change and a good check over of all the other exposed moving parts. |
Yeah rust comes from damp, so even if the bike is not used if it has been kept in a damp store (garage or whatever) then rust is inevitable. You need to run over the whole bike and before you get round to sorting all of the points mentioned by our mate above you also need to cover the bike with WD40 or similar to combat the corrosion. PLENTY of oil and grease required!!!
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Thanks for the replys
I will have a check over it. It has just had a full service at a bike shop before I collected it though. There is no other corrosion on the bike just the spokes. |
Thanks for the replys
I will have a check over it. It has just had a full service at a bike shop before I collected it though. There is no other corrosion on the bike just the spokes. |
I tremble when I hear bike shops say things like "full service".....
Does that mean a major or interim service?, because 'full' isn't listed in the manufactures literature.... Head bearings would only be checked for play, not taken apart and re-greased. Same is true for swing arm. In fact I suspect the bike has had an interim, Oil, Filter and check, which will all have come out as OK, it's only when you start putting miles on a low mileage bike (or car even) that the problems associated with low mileage examples start to show. I'm a bit of a sceptic on these things, don't let me put you off your new bike, they are pretty bulletproof in most hands, there are the odd problem machine but on the whole they won't let you down. Even a completely sha99ed head bearing is hard to notice :icon_blackeye: er,, apparently! |
I'll argue the point
To start with the spokes are not stainless steel they are simply galvanized.
Old (Japan built XT600's) used to have proper stainless steel spokes. The corrosion on the spokes is the bi-metal in the brake pads coming off (very hot, very hot, ouch ouch) as a fine mist that then burns onto the spoke coating. Galvanic effect occurs between the bi metal brake dust and the spoke coating removing the thin coat leaving the metal spokes to rust. Yamaha had to save money somewhere. |
Yup, my X with 6k miles on it is showing signs of rust on front spokes. Rear is regularly coated in chain lube & ACF50, so is in better condition. I wiped WD40 all over front spokes last weekend, so fingers crossed it won't get too bad. Anyone know a cost effective method of stopping this? Kurust? Hammerite?? Not sure I can afford/justify having rims rebuilt with stainless spokes....
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Yes I know what you mean, I never trust bike shops myself. I do all my own servicing and maitenance. I will have a good look over the weekend and fingers crossed wont find anything. |
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I will get the wire wool out and try and clean it all off and put sme wheel silver on with a fine brush |
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