High Temperature & Rust ?

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Originally Posted by bornagain

If you manage to track some stainless parts down (especially the rear chain adjuster nuts) please post the supplier details or send me a pm. I am sure this is the best solution.

Try here: http://www.tastynuts.com
They do stainless and titanium and alloy
I bought some titanium brake pins as mine were in bad shape. I haven't found the specific rear chain adjuster nuts, but i'm sure if you know the size they could supply them.

Originally Posted by bornagain

Hello Steven,

It's great Suzuki are replacing several parts under warranty. I am going to ask the dealer when mine goes in for its 600 mile service next week to do the same (chain adjuster bolts/nuts, rear axle nut, brake pipe banjo's etc). Hope they are as obliging.



If you manage to track some stainless parts down (especially the rear chain adjuster nuts) please post the supplier details or send me a pm. I am sure this is the best solution.

I am glad your fan scenario is ok and hope you enjoy the sv as much as i do.

Good luck wth the dealer - apparenly it's all to do with "Un-merchantable Quality".......

Other posters have recommended trying www.chewys-stuff.co.uk/ for replacement bits and bobs.

And yes, thoroughly enjoying the bike - can't get out enough (restricted by wife and child)

HELLO STEVE

This is what you do to stop the rust. Go to your nearest garden centre and get one of those pump up weed killer sprayers and put in clean water. Then after riding in the salt and road crap, just wash in down with clean water then spray on scottoiler fs 365 protector. Go to the web site for the offer on 1 litre and free posting. I have used all sorts over the years like wd40 and clean water, but this really does what it says on the tin. Fs 365 protector does not wash off in heavy rain.

ged

[yorkie_chris]

The FS365 is water soluble and does not protect as well as grease or ACF50.

Hi Steven and welcome to the org. Hope to meet you at one of the 'ecosse posse' runs. Even when I'm knackered after a run, I always wash,rinse and DRY my bike. Seems to keep the rust at bay. Plus what everyone is saying about the acf50

[yorkie_chris]

I tend to go and make a brew and leave it until next time I want to use it. It gets a coat of ACF50 when I can be bothered.

Under all the filth it's in better nick than most that get cleaned...

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

The FS365 is water soluble and does not protect as well as grease or ACF50.

I would swear by the Fs 365 having just put the bike through the worst salting of roads i have seen for a long time. I had to have the front caliper striped because the salt was locking the disk. Fs365 for me!

GED

Originally Posted by gedcarney

HELLO STEVE

This is what you do to stop the rust. Go to your nearest garden centre and get one of those pump up weed killer sprayers and put in clean water. Then after riding in the salt and road crap, just wash in down with clean water then spray on scottoiler fs 365 protector. Go to the web site for the offer on 1 litre and free posting. I have used all sorts over the years like wd40 and clean water, but this really does what it says on the tin. Fs 365 protector does not wash off in heavy rain.

ged

Originally Posted by gedcarney

I would swear by the Fs 365 having just put the bike through the worst salting of roads i have seen for a long time. I had to have the front caliper striped because the salt was locking the disk. Fs365 for me!

GED

I's disagree, Ged - I put copious amounts of FS365 on the bike from new and always after every wash. Within 4 months parts had become quite coroded (hence replacement by the dealer). I did a test last night on part of a paving slab in the back garden - sprayed both FS365 and ACF-50. Got the pressure hose and it displaced the FS365 but not the ACF-50. Hence the ACF-50 is now my bike's new friend !

Originally Posted by dawn07

Hi Steven and welcome to the org. Hope to meet you at one of the 'ecosse posse' runs. Even when I'm knackered after a run, I always wash,rinse and DRY my bike. Seems to keep the rust at bay. Plus what everyone is saying about the acf50

Cheers, Dawn - I think I've missed out on a couple of runs recently but wife and child dictate my availability I always kept the bike as clean as poss (must have spent a fortune on various Autoglym items !) but have realised (after reading Yorkie Chris and other posts on this subject) that it's not necessary - a healthy coating of ACF-50 is now all I give the bike (maybe a quick polsih of the ank and fairings to give it a partly shiny look......).

Originally Posted by bornagain

Worst issue on mine is the silver engine paint flaking off the left hand side crankcase around the engine number area.

The crankcase in particular in my opinion has been painted at the factory on top of corrosion or dirt - the corrosion is from underneath the paint.

Guess what - paint on left hand side crankcase on my SV is now beginning to flake. Right side looks fine. Oh dear......