Liquid salt???
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From: Florida
We don't hafta deal with that nonsense here in Florida, but when I lived in NYC, the bike was up for good by October. I don't enjoy riding in anything but a T-shirt & sneakers. Otherwise it's the truck, heater, tunes, & coffee.
Tourer
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From: BC , Canada
Rick hit the nail on the head ! I drove through 6 miles of construction this summer , pouring rain / mud ! Just to find that there was Calcium Chloride laying on top ! Guess what ..? Wrote my 2012 CVO Streetglide off ! It only had 5000 miles on it ! All the soft metal was getting ate away , all bolts, pipes etc. ! Ouch !Only good thing was insurance covered it under road hazards !
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From: USA
check on that liquid that you are assuming is salt. Many times these days, it is not. The states have been getting away from salts as much as they can due to cost and environmental impact. Many are actually sugars now. Especially the pretreatments, which do actually work pretty well, for what they are. Nope, won't prevent a foot of snow that lands from sitting there. Does tend to prevent the morning condensation freeze though.
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Scratch my above comment. I see Connecticut DOT is using liquid sodium chloride and liquid calcium chloride, while West Hartford is using liquid sodium chloride and liquid magnesium chloride. All are highly corrosive to metals, all are designed to be sticky. I would join the crowd deciding not to ride in that stuff, and washing the heck out of the bike if you do.
Road Warrior
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From: Rockland County, NY
I put the bike away once the salt goes down but there is a product sold at marine supply stores for neutralizing salt. I use it if I get an unexpected dose of salt. It's a spray and it's called Salt Away or something like that.
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
You're kind of right Dickey ... But what about the salt air and all the corrosion it causes?
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From: 'Noke, VA
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I ride year 'round and spray the bike off when it's not too cold. Never had an issue with pitting or corrosion. I don't do squat to my car, and it hasn't had a problem either.
Christ people, they're just motorcycles.
I ride year 'round and spray the bike off when it's not too cold. Never had an issue with pitting or corrosion. I don't do squat to my car, and it hasn't had a problem either.
Christ people, they're just motorcycles.