Leaving a bike in the rain

Originally Posted by jimmy-james

What is it then? I realise mud and grit cause it and but surely water is just water......... I keep my bike clean and when its dirty i wash it (with water incidently) thoroughly as soon as i can after.

It's oxygen essentially that causes corrosion, which is obviously present in water. Hence why you get oxides. Although, salt does accelerate the process.

Originally Posted by MiniMac

I can't find the link but there is someone who wraps the bike up and then applies the ACF in a high pressure mist.

If we can get a few people together so when he travells its better for him, its cheap.

It's Bridge Road Motorcycles in Crosby, Liverpool, costs about £25.

I don't get how people seemed to think Bikes are desined to be ridden inside or something. It's a vehicle. And just liike any other vehicle it's designed to operate outside and that means incliment wether too. What happens if it rains while you are riding? Do you pull out an umbrella?

That being said. I've kept my bike outside for 2-3 years now. It's never been in a garage. Everything is fine. The discs get a little fake rust that comes off with a gentle wipe with a damp or not damp cloth. No sqeeks. The chain has this same effect but mainly is really bad rain...eventually. All else is fine.

I DO recommend applying water repelant to connections. It's common sense to do this although I've only stated doing this about a year ago.

Originally Posted by mister c

Mine stays outside all of the time & as everybody has said as long as you can keep it clean it should be ok.
In th winter I washed mine virtually every day to keep the salt off. Suzuki build quality is quite poor.