2021 wheel corrosion!
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[QUOTE=Ridgeracer;20154779]Will post pic tomorrow. I am biting my tongue, lol. I have ridden bikes for over 30yrs, was a service manager of 12 yrs at a multi franchise Japanese and Italian dealer. I decided to buy my 1st ever HD and I enjoy the bike. But after less than 2mo ownership of a 30k bike and they don’t take care of a heavily corroded wheel I will be very disappointed 😞
If I would have known leaving dealership that I had to apply a sealer on a bare aluminum wheel right away I would have done that 1st thing. FYI- Bike has been in garage day 1 and never ridden in rain. Hell, I haven’t even used a hose to wash it yet, just wiping down with S100[/QUOTE]
There is probably the issue right there, S100 total Cycle Cleaners can be corrosive to aluminum if not rinsed off before it dries. Looks like self inflected.
If I would have known leaving dealership that I had to apply a sealer on a bare aluminum wheel right away I would have done that 1st thing. FYI- Bike has been in garage day 1 and never ridden in rain. Hell, I haven’t even used a hose to wash it yet, just wiping down with S100[/QUOTE]
There is probably the issue right there, S100 total Cycle Cleaners can be corrosive to aluminum if not rinsed off before it dries. Looks like self inflected.
Not the same, but an example of dealers making it up as they go.
My guages were foraging so bad they were dripping inside. I was on the road so I stopped at a dealer out in the wild. They had the CVO guages and swapped them in under warranty for me. I paid for the volt and fuel so they all matched. 130 miles down the road the new gauge started dripping internally too. Mind you, since I paid for the gauges I get a warranty for parts and labor for 1 year. I take the bike in to my local dealer. They tell me they can replace the gauges under warranty, but will have to install the silver face gauges because that's how the bike came stock.
I still have drips in there. My advice would be to try a different dealer if this one screws you around. They all operate differently.
My guages were foraging so bad they were dripping inside. I was on the road so I stopped at a dealer out in the wild. They had the CVO guages and swapped them in under warranty for me. I paid for the volt and fuel so they all matched. 130 miles down the road the new gauge started dripping internally too. Mind you, since I paid for the gauges I get a warranty for parts and labor for 1 year. I take the bike in to my local dealer. They tell me they can replace the gauges under warranty, but will have to install the silver face gauges because that's how the bike came stock.
I still have drips in there. My advice would be to try a different dealer if this one screws you around. They all operate differently.
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don't tell the dealership that. s100 is know to cause the exact issue that you are talking about if not rinsed off properly, ie. with a hose....
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. Mind you, since I paid for the gauges I get a warranty for parts and labor for 1 year. I take the bike in to my local dealer. They tell me they can replace the gauges under warranty, but will have to install the silver face gauges because that's how the bike came stock.
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you aren't using the 'new bike warranty' for the replacement, but the separate warranty for the part that you paid for.
bullshit. you paid for a part, that part 'failed', the warranty should cover replacement of said part. you might have to pay labor, but you should be able to make an arrangement with the parts department to bring the part in and swap with the new one when it comes in.
you aren't using the 'new bike warranty' for the replacement, but the separate warranty for the part that you paid for.
you aren't using the 'new bike warranty' for the replacement, but the separate warranty for the part that you paid for.
To the OP, I thought about this a while ago and came back. I thought that HD warrantees up to two cosmetic parts. There have been others with chrome peeling and pitting on new bikes and that was covered, but only up to two parts.
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Will post pic tomorrow. I am biting my tongue, lol. I have ridden bikes for over 30yrs, was a service manager of 12 yrs at a multi franchise Japanese and Italian dealer. I decided to buy my 1st ever HD and I enjoy the bike. But after less than 2mo ownership of a 30k bike and they don’t take care of a heavily corroded wheel I will be very disappointed 😞
If I would have known leaving dealership that I had to apply a sealer on a bare aluminum wheel right away I would have done that 1st thing. FYI- Bike has been in garage day 1 and never ridden in rain. Hell, I haven’t even used a hose to wash it yet, just wiping down with S100
If I would have known leaving dealership that I had to apply a sealer on a bare aluminum wheel right away I would have done that 1st thing. FYI- Bike has been in garage day 1 and never ridden in rain. Hell, I haven’t even used a hose to wash it yet, just wiping down with S100
Which S100 did you use, the spray-on cleaner?
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If I would have known leaving dealership that I had to apply a sealer on a bare aluminum wheel right away I would have done that 1st thing. FYI- Bike has been in garage day 1 and never ridden in rain. Hell, I haven’t even used a hose to wash it yet, just wiping down with S100
I've never used S100 products because of the issues I've read by some who have used them. Even those who defend them have said things like, "it's not an issue if you rinse it well enough..."
Good luck and let us know what the dealer says...
Last edited by hattitude; Sep 1, 2021 at 09:41 AM.