So I'm looking into buying a 2003 Dyna FXD. Went to go look at one today off Craigslist and saw the forks looked like it went through some type of oxidation, etc. I don't even know how to explain it. But I took pics. Looks like the Wheels have some of this stuff. **see pics below**

Do you know if this is easy to fix or is it damaged? Or does it just need some cleaning?

 

Looks like its been soaked in salt water. Pretty ugly. Pretty iffy.

 

That's pretty nasty, but powder coating will fix that. Depends if it's a good deal on the ride.

 

HD Bobber...yep, that's what I was thinking...powdercoat it black and we're good to go!

 

Gotta make you wonder where else the salt water got into.

 

We get that a lot on the Gulf Coast...I didn't want to take them apart to get them powder coated so I decided to polish the tubes up and they look real nice...but I just gotta stay at it keeping them clean. The photo below shows how bad they looked before... When I can tear myself away from riding every chance I can get I will pull the wheels and either paint them or get them powder coated...

 

I would be wondering what other maintenance he failed to do

 

Ynots, according to him he did the 1k service and 5k service at a HD dealership.

 

QC...what kind of damage can salt water really do???

 

Skinman, got pics???

I wanna see....