Corrosion - Suzuki build quality.

I'm considering getting SS spindles + spacers made up. However this is expensive or time consuming depending on whether i do it myself or not.

[yorkie_chris]

Blather it in ACF50 and ignore it. Occasionally spray more ACF onto it.
All you are doing washing it is making sure all the salt water has nice metal to eat away at.

H*nda build quality has a good reputation but from what I have seen it is undeserved. At least with the modern stuff.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

H*nda build quality has a good reputation but from what I have seen it is undeserved. At least with the modern stuff.

Performance Bikes have questioned honda build quality on the new fireblade, they say the exhaust is looking like its 10 years old on their long term one

[steveg]

As already mentioned just cover in ACF50 pre winter leave till spring

The forks are a bit manky & downpipe rest is "ok" and finsih is about the same as other jap bikes I've owned Kwaks & Yams , never owned a Honda

The finish on older BMW's looks great but I've heard even modern BMW's are built like they used to be ...

Cheers Steve

my '57 SV sport with 7000 miles, (mainly in the summer) has badly corroded fork sliders and water pump housing, mirrors are also losing their silvering...... and has always been covered with scott oil

will try for it under warranty but as they'll only replace them with the same parts its not really a long term solution is it.....

has anyone had a successful warranty claim fo rthis ????

[yorkie_chris]

Personally I don't think it should be covered under warranty, I haven't heard of anyone getting anywhere with it though.

[fizzwheel]

We got the fork outers replaced on Liz's K5 under warranty, took a bit of time to get sorted though.

The paint had bubbled off at the top by where the fork seals go into the fork outers. Looked a right mess....

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Personally I don't think it should be covered under warranty, I haven't heard of anyone getting anywhere with it though.

Why not as it's within 2 years and the paint has gone off. If it happened on a car i'd be claiming (although vauxhalls come with 3 year warranty after 4 the paint is a mess).

[yorkie_chris]

Because it's just cosmetics. My forks were perfect because they had always been ACF50'd, people wash them and don't protect them then whinge.

I'd far rather suzuki put some grease in the chassis bearings than pay out for people whinging at a bit of paint coming off.

I clean my SV as if I have OCD ... My CRM, it gets a hose down now and again when it's been down some filthy muddy lane and then left to dry - it's a 1991 model - and it has no rust on any of it .... brakes discs or nuts and bolts.
Honda made quality back then certainly.

If I did that with the SV it would be a brown rusty heap in the garage by now.

Spokey