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kwackboy
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XT wheel corrosion
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November 30, 2023, 21:34:51 »
Had a 2019 650 XT in today for a service, my first inspection revealed this ... only 18k on the clock..
Bad corrosion either side of the valve.
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UK_Vstrom650
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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November 30, 2023, 21:53:45 »
That's not good. The owner must be gutted.
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vstroman
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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November 30, 2023, 23:28:02 »
Can't understand why anyone wants spoke wheels on a road bike,
that looks like a moisture trap in the centre of the wheel.
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nigel s
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 01, 2023, 04:24:00 »
That IS a poor design.
But they were bright and shiny when new,.......look ........pretty things.
Ho Hum
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Rookie
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 01, 2023, 17:49:20 »
Looks like the bloke needs a pet hair dryer.
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Jim13_Wee_Strom
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 01, 2023, 21:05:36 »
UK_V... why gut the owner, that's a little severe isn't it?
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UK_Vstrom650
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December 01, 2023, 22:25:17 »
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TLPower
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 02, 2023, 11:33:09 »
one for the quotes museum?
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 02, 2023, 15:08:33 »
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Simple solution, drill a drain hole so the water can escape. Just next to the valve will do.
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kwackboy
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 02, 2023, 17:38:51 »
The wheel has drain holes between the spokes .
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Oldleathers
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 02, 2023, 17:49:29 »
Yes they look bad, not that visible on the pic but there is a drain hole in between each spoke but why did Suzuki not copy the GS design of lacing the spokes to the edge. when I had my XT1050 cleaning the spokes drove me mad.
Oldleathers.
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kwackboy
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 02, 2023, 18:15:38 »
Yes , seems odd Suzuki didn't use BMW's design as others have done and It's mad that manufacturers like Suzuki and Honda scrimp on wheel build quality.
Recently I had a set of spoked wheels built by a specialist and the price difference between normal and stainless spokes was £40 for both wheels so the cost to larger manufacturers to improve quality would be a fraction of that if they mass produced them ...
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Rusty Nuts
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 02, 2023, 20:10:45 »
£40 difference. For 2? Economy of scale would make it virtually undetectable at showroom floor prices. But the bean counters get paid a lot to keep numbers down, they have to save enough yen to justify their own existence.
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nigel s
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 03, 2023, 08:09:02 »
The new Transalp has stainless spokes ,yet the flagship Africa Twin doesn't.
Wierd.
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Re: XT wheel corrosion
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December 03, 2023, 08:24:21 »
The Transalp is designed to be used and abused, the Africa Twin has become classed the same as the GS1200's - Starbuck Specials
looking at the build quality I'd take a Tranny over the other options
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