Hamicad Rust!!!!!!!!!!! - SV650.org

01-02-06, 05:28 PM

Peeps,

Anyone had rusting occuring on their hamicad fender eliminator. Mine seems to have started to peel its black paint and started rusting. I am thinking of getting rid anyway and getting an undertray from the company where you dont have to chop the original. Does anyone have one of these?

Kylie · 01-02-06, 05:40 PM

Black paint came off on mine pretty easy (well, when installing it mainly) but I got the stainless one so not been troubled by rust. This time of year can't see it for mud anyway, maybe I should get a rear hugger...

01-02-06, 05:52 PM

Thanks for the info. When you say stainless do you mean un-painted and just in the stainless finish?

Kylie · 01-02-06, 05:57 PM

Hamicad used to make them from either mild steel or 316 stainless steel. Both were painted black. If yours is rusting I am guessing its mild steel. If you ever tried to drill a hole through it you'd find out if it is stainless or not quick enough, mine was a nightmare to drill.

I see from their website they only do the stainless one now.

01-02-06, 05:57 PM

Mine was the second edition mild steel and the paint did indeed come off quite readily and then it went rusy.
A hugger won't help much because it mostly sits in the way or the shock and not the undertail of the bike.

Kylie · 01-02-06, 06:02 PM

Thats just saved me a lot of money, I figured a hugger would stop the problem I'm having now that the whole back of the bike gets covered in mud after a few miles of country riding. If it only protects the shock (which is still pretty clean) I don't think I'll bother.

Mind you, the upside of all this is that I have a totally speed camera resistant numberplate, can't read it at all through the layers of road gunk.

01-02-06, 05:28 PM	#1
big twin grin Guest Posts: n/a	Hamicad Rust!!!!!!!!!!! Peeps, Anyone had rusting occuring on their hamicad fender eliminator. Mine seems to have started to peel its black paint and started rusting. I am thinking of getting rid anyway and getting an undertray from the company where you dont have to chop the original. Does anyone have one of these?

01-02-06, 05:40 PM	#2
Kylie Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Harrow Posts: 305	Black paint came off on mine pretty easy (well, when installing it mainly) but I got the stainless one so not been troubled by rust. This time of year can't see it for mud anyway, maybe I should get a rear hugger... __________________ I'm Mike. Kylie is an SK3 with OE lowers, R&G bungs, OE double bubble, Scottoiler, Starcomm, Hamicad tail tidy, bruised and in need of a wash.

01-02-06, 05:57 PM	#4
Kylie Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Harrow Posts: 305	Hamicad used to make them from either mild steel or 316 stainless steel. Both were painted black. If yours is rusting I am guessing its mild steel. If you ever tried to drill a hole through it you'd find out if it is stainless or not quick enough, mine was a nightmare to drill. I see from their website they only do the stainless one now. __________________ I'm Mike. Kylie is an SK3 with OE lowers, R&G bungs, OE double bubble, Scottoiler, Starcomm, Hamicad tail tidy, bruised and in need of a wash.

01-02-06, 06:02 PM	#6
Kylie Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Harrow Posts: 305	Thats just saved me a lot of money, I figured a hugger would stop the problem I'm having now that the whole back of the bike gets covered in mud after a few miles of country riding. If it only protects the shock (which is still pretty clean) I don't think I'll bother. Mind you, the upside of all this is that I have a totally speed camera resistant numberplate, can't read it at all through the layers of road gunk. __________________ I'm Mike. Kylie is an SK3 with OE lowers, R&G bungs, OE double bubble, Scottoiler, Starcomm, Hamicad tail tidy, bruised and in need of a wash.

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01-02-06, 05:52 PM	#3
big twin grin Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the info. When you say stainless do you mean un-painted and just in the stainless finish?

01-02-06, 05:57 PM	#5
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	Mine was the second edition mild steel and the paint did indeed come off quite readily and then it went rusy. A hugger won't help much because it mostly sits in the way or the shock and not the undertail of the bike.