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I'm beyond frustrated and discouraged when I saw the rust and deep gouges on my forks and other places
I am very careful with my bike and don't ride if it even looks like rain, it's kept in a new, dry garage. I have other bikes in the same place and have never had any issues whatsoever. The cheap clamps that caused all my issues. I never dreamed this would happen as I bought it at a Harley Davidson Shop and expected HD parts to be used, as they are of high quality. when I took out my sporter 48 out a week ago 2019 it was covered with rust and metal was all pitted forks and many parts if you want to see pics I have it. I wrote to the company
They told me they will not do anything. I will tell and show everyone even thinking about buying a Harley very mad and unhappy. and yes I will tell and show trump president associated
I was so excited to finally get my Harley but my wife says NEVER again will I get another Harley if this isn't addressed by the Harley company.
That is a product of the environment. Not the manufacture's fault. It's been exposed to something, somewhere. Things like that don't just happen. Think about it, how would HD stay in business if that sort of thing just happened to their bikes? You'd see similar complaints all over this forum and the internet.
Do you live near the ocean? Any salty fog or mist needs to be wiped off at the end of a ride. I've had my bike for 29 years on the beach, and corrosion is just something you will constantly be fighting, and losing. I can wipe a layer of salt off my exhaust shields at the end of a ride almost every time. You can even taste it. Almost all aftermarket parts seem to be made of crap metal and cheap chrome, pretty pathetic, but I guess that's just the way it is today.
The dealer will do nothing, and it certainly cannot be blamed on Trump, at least in this case. Your fork sliders will be the next to go. Wish I had better news, but that's my 29 year experience with a Sportster.
Have you wife contact Harley and see if she can do better, although I doubt it. I wish her good luck.
John
Last edited by John Harper; Apr 29, 2019 at 12:07 PM.
That is nasty especially for a bike stored indoors, mine is also stored indoors and in 12 years I have absolutely no rust or corrosion anywhere. I am located 1000KM from the nearest ocean though so I agree with the above that it must be something to do with the environment you are in and you might just have to make a habit of washing it after each ride.
I know boats use an anode to prevent corrosion from salt water, I wonder if installing a few small anodes in various places on your bike would help?
I've been riding Harleys since 1960 and have never had any thing like that before. Don't know what your problem is but the President had nothing to do with it. Are you a troll.
I am surrounded by ocean and never had problems with Harley parts as long as you keep them clean....and my bike (sold) had lots of chrome.
As mentioned above, use 0000 steel wool and good chrome polish like Simichrome. I even used soda and tin foil that worked on a spoke wheel...removed all the surface rust on rim and spokes.....looked like new when I was done.
That doesn't even look like the chrome on a Harley clamp...here is a pic of my HD clamps. Is there a Harley emblem on the lever? Are you sure it is not aftermarket?
Stuff like that is the reason I WILL not ride my bike in the spring till we have atleast 3 or 4 good rain storms to wash the salt from the roads here in nh..
These guys that get out on the first warm day of spring with salt dust still on the roads are dubs..
My buddy used to do this until he started to notice that his 2016 r1 was starting to rust and isn't a clean as my 07 custom lol
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