Is ACF really all u can do to protect the bike if u have to ride all year round? I read something about a product like muc off type spray where it stops the salt reacting when u hose the bike to wash it.
this always gets conflicting views - there is nothing that can truly stop salt penetrating somewhere on your bike and (afaic) hosing down can only make the situation even worse. if I ever have to wash a bike off in the winter I will always use up to a can of GT85 etc (which isn't ideal either) straight afterwards on all vulnerable parts apart from brakes/some rubber to try and balance the water and/or salt I just subjected it to. Best solution is a less-expensive 'winter' bike every time for me.
if you change your bike every few years, just enjoy it, accept it will corrode, and fall over on the ice, Personally, i would never ride a phani in the winter
The "gritters" have been in action this weekend in South Wiltshire so Im sure the rest of the country must have had it too. That will be it for my MTS apart from a long weekend in Cornwall for our anniversary weekend in December.
Gritters didn't help in the Peak District yesterday, I had to try three different routes yesterday to get home from Chesterfield, first two were snow and ice covered and were un-passable third one was open but very narrow and slow. Now I look forward to working outside next week. Steve
We had snow, no salt yet though. Off out to work on the multi tomorrow. Glad I've got the touring with the heated grips. What kind of tart would go for the sport with just carbon?!? [emoji23]
Chris, why do you say hosing down makes it worse? Surely a hose down will wash the salt off the bike rather than allowing it to just coat the bike, salt must do more harm than water.
Trouble is you don't wash the salt off effectively. All your doing is making a nice salt water penetrating fluid. Gets into every nook. Do what I do, don't wash it [emoji6]
Not convinced about that. Salt is hygroscopic so will absorb water and create corrosion either way. A good wash with lots of water followed by FS365, or similar, then keep it in a dry environment. I will not knowingly take my Multi out on salted roads.
I do ride on salted roads. When the local country roads freeze then its into the car and sit in traffic. I plastered acf50 last year on a versys and hosed down after commuting on salt. Still got corrosion on the inside of the pillion peg supports but that was about it.
The bike has had a good coat of ACF-50 and will be out in winter. Over the years I have had a Honda, a Suzuki and 2 Triumphs and none have suffered corrosion, all have had the annual ACF treatment applied with a El-Cheapo spray gun, the mist it creates gets EVERYWHERE which is why I cover the tyres/brakes and have-at-it. When there's ice about or expected then I have a nice enough car on Vredestein Snowtrack 5's... Even with rear wheel drive it should get me about.
