Road salt?

[Telford_Tim]

Just got back from work n the road has been salted i keep my bike covered outside n have given it a fair coat in acf50. Is it also advisable to give it a good rinse off before covering it evn though the temp is gona drop??? Or should i simply not bother?

[barwel1992]

i would, with cold water. some might advise against it though

[Bluepete]

Cold water hose down.

Cover it up.

Ride it normally next day.

This is what I did with mine for five years and it didn't have a speck of corrosion on it. Just use plenty of ACF-50.

Pete ;)

[philbut]

Just be aware that if you wash it in the same spot you cover it up, you may be greeted by a thick sheet of ice when you get up the next morning as the water you washed it with will have frozen - so take care! Pay particular attention to brakes -give em a good hose off, and only use COLD water as has been stated already.

[yorkie_chris]

Rinse... not a fast flow with pressure behind it.

[TamSV]

Rinse... not a fast flow with pressure behind it.

YC posting bike cleaning advice? Hmmmm :-k


:p

[gruntygiggles]

Just be aware that if you wash it in the same spot you cover it up, you may be greeted by a thick sheet of ice when you get up the next morning as the water you washed it with will have frozen - so take care! Pay particular attention to brakes -give em a good hose off, and only use COLD water as has been stated already.

Just what I was about to say...I wouldn't want to move a bike that was on sheet ice!

YC posting bike cleaning advice? Hmmmm :-k


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[andrewsmith]

Rinse... not a fast flow with pressure behind it.

+1

Give the bike 5 mins to drain off then Spray with ACF50 or FS365

[yorkie_chris]

I would put ACF50 onto a dry bike. Idea is you let a layer build up and then leave it.

If you are just rinsing salt out of brakes that's another thing.

[kerby]

In these lower temps a good bike cover may not let your bike dry out properly if you cover it up when its still wet,for example an oxford stormex.
Might be good to keep an eye on that as well,the fork tubes especially, complain about it.

[mister c]

I didnt use ACF last year, had a problem where I couldnt use my bike for a few weeks & it ended up looking like this. Definitely wash it, then coat it :)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs435.ash1/24023_1395358643448_1216657430_1130267_1181572_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs435.ash1/24023_1395358683449_1216657430_1130268_1353437_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs375.snc3/24023_1395358603447_1216657430_1130266_7924126_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs375.snc3/24023_1395358563446_1216657430_1130265_8026264_n.j pg

[leebex]

wow mister c, did you dig your curvy up on a beach :p:p:p:p

[steveg]

As much as it pains me to say this , but wished they had salted / gritted this morning it was -4 , roads icy as hell and no grit /salt on the road , it was like an ice rink first thing :(

Cheers Steveg

[philbut]

They were gritting round our way Sunday night. I got a face full of it on the A420 as the gritter went past the other way. Roads still felt slippy this morning on my push bike (which is on slicks!).

[Ed]

-4C here this morning too. No gritter though, salt doesn't work on cow****. As others have said, rinse with water - not at pressure, garden hose will do fine - and let drip and then spray the stuff.

[mister c]

wow mister c, did you dig your curvy up on a beach :p:p:p:p
LOL. Horrible rural roads on the way to work, fields, tractors all adds up to crud everywhere. One reason why I dont want to use the Triumph this year, it's just too nice to let the road salt eat at her bits :)

[ChrisSV]

I hosed my bike down last night when I got home from work. Then come to my bike this morning the brakes had frozen on.I rocked the bike forward and there was a cracking sound and all moved,but I had no movement from the pads. Is this normal in cold weather? Was it caused by the brakes not being dry before it got to cold? And,how can I stop it happening and fix it if it does?

Thanks Chris

[robh539]

I hosed my bike down last night when I got home from work. Then come to my bike this morning the brakes had frozen on.I rocked the bike forward and there was a cracking sound and all moved,but I had no movement from the pads. Is this normal in cold weather? Was it caused by the brakes not being dry before it got to cold? And,how can I stop it happening and fix it if it does?

Thanks Chris

Yes in don't rinse the bike when its going to freeze

. My curvy last year got ACF50 then left over winter I rode it until the snow and ice came and stayed. as soon as i could got it out re lubed the chain, checked over, ride and washed, then sold a while later. no problems.

[mister c]

I hosed my bike down last night when I got home from work. Then come to my bike this morning the brakes had frozen on.I rocked the bike forward and there was a cracking sound and all moved,but I had no movement from the pads. Is this normal in cold weather? Was it caused by the brakes not being dry before it got to cold? And,how can I stop it happening and fix it if it does?

Thanks Chris
Common cheap Suzuki brakes I think. I have a few pics of the state of my brakes after washing the bike, parking it up & not using it for a while, then trying to ride it for 30 miles hoping that they would free off lol. http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=159747

[AndyBrad]

I dont think your going to prevent damage to things like brakes too easily. By covering things like your pistons in a light oil such as acf50 you could attract more dirt that is going to turn into a grinding paste.

Im going for a silicone spray this year. Not very durable (every 2-3 washes so far with experements) but it does mean i can wash it off (along with the muck) quite easily.

wada ya think? btw its not corrosion inhibitor like acf50 but im thinking its a good solution, allbeit an expensive one?

[yorkie_chris]

Common cheap Suzuki brakes I think. I have a few pics of the state of my brakes after washing the bike, parking it up & not using it for a while, then trying to ride it for 30 miles hoping that they would free off lol. http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=159747

They are fine if you service them properly with rubber grease

[ChrisSV]

Yes in don't rinse the bike when its going to freeze

That would make sense wouldn't it lol :rolleyes:
In fairness though, I didn't think it was gonna freeze, but that shows bbc weather for ya.

Anyway, cheers for the help, atleast it ain't summit serious.