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Big Twin
Posts: 1,420
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Nelson, Lancashire
Mine started peeling underneath when the bike was only a few months old. I used to clean the bike top to bottom after every ride out and was shocked how quickly it deteriotated. The multi was not subjected to anything any of my previous bikes had not been and yet none of them had such problems.
As the bike neared 2 years old I wondered if I should get them sorted before the warranty expired, I never bothered in the end as maybe foolishly I didnt want the engine pulling apart as I was happy with how it ran and everything else on the bike. Maybe I should have had them done as when cleaning the multi a couple of days ago I notice the paint was starting to come away on top of the cases near the rear cylinder.
Its seems to affect just about every multi (in the uk at least) and is not really good enough. With no fairing to protect the engine it is inevitable that the front tyre throws anything off the road onto the lower engine. Even after a short ride the lower casing is caked with all sorts of crap, but surely a more resilient finish is available? The fact the paint is now peeling higher up where the engine remains fairly clean show the paint is not up to the job.
I plan on keeping the Multi for a good while yet but dread to think what it will look like in another 2 years.
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