| #1  03-Jun-2003, 15:34 | ||||
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| Front axle - corrosion Anybody else fed up with the amount of corrosion our pride and joy picks up? take for example the front axle. My bike was new in september 2001. within a month i had fitted Ohlins front forks, and while fitting them thoroughly covered the axle in grease to prevent corrosion. The bike has never been near a jetspray, and very rarely has it even seen wet weather, yet on removing the axle at the weekend, I was disgucted to find it quite badly pitted from corrosion. Ducati make us spend enough buying these things, I just wish they could be persuaded to do a bit more towards corrosion protection. Moan over, anybody know of a source for stainless or even alloy axles? Had a search myself, but it doesn't seem to be something people do, so failing that I'm going to make one in a decent tough grade stainless.   |
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