The Honda Africa twin 1000 , warts and all.

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AndyB wrote:
robson wrote:
SteveW wrote: robson....you're far too paranoid for motorcycling.....try golf or jigsaws
well, and you're far too ignorant for motorcycling, try bus or train instead. Will be safer for you and surrounding.
Well I don't actually care about problems with bikes I neither own nor want to own so where does that leave me? :huh:
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Both friends of mine who bought new Africa twins have both complained to Honda about rusting spokes
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Not very good .EH :whistle:
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Whats the odds on most of those parts coming from Chinese factories.
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Bloody hell Al, my 60000 mile BMW 1150 GSA, which is 11 years old looksfar better than your AT

My spokes are shiny, shiny

....and people say BMW quality is crap :lol:

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johnnyboxer wrote:Bloody hell Al, my 60000 mile BMW 1150 GSA, which is 11 years old looksfar better than your AT

My spokes are shiny, shiny

....and people say BMW quality is crap :lol:

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It is, at least it's a lot crapper than it should be given the price and a so called "premium" badge, an 1150GSA is hardly representative of BMW today.
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To be honest most forged metals come from china as they have low price ....no wonder stuff tarnashis or get oxidation....

Back in the old days it was either Germany or uk quality...

I wonder what a metalurgist would make of the metal contents on a spectograph lol....

Free tin of hammerite with every bike lol...was it coated in acf50 ?...
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Tramp wrote:To be honest most forged metals come from china as they have low price ....no wonder stuff tarnashis or get oxidation....

Back in the old days it was either Germany or uk quality...

I wonder what a metalurgist would make of the metal contents on a spectograph lol....

Free tin of hammerite with every bike lol...was it coated in acf50 ?...
hi, the bike has been regularly coated with scottoiler Fs 365 , and the bike has never been on a salt covered road .
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moto al wrote:hi, the bike has been regularly coated with scottoiler Fs 365 , and the bike has never been on a salt covered road .
FS365, not ACF-50? There's your problem :)

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simonw wrote:
moto al wrote:hi, the bike has been regularly coated with scottoiler Fs 365 , and the bike has never been on a salt covered road .
FS365, not ACF-50? There's your problem :)

http://f2mcltd.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/w ... 65-or.html
I don't think my friend Fraser Scott , would agree . ????
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