wheel corrosion

[jpd]

i'm in need of both a front and rear wheel for my 93 transalp.
both wheels are corroding so any pointers would be apreciated.
i,m in the republic of ireland, it that makes a difference.

[phil w]

Just bought a Excel rim from talon
All told was £180 with new spokes

Expensive buisiness

[ChrisH]

I did mine recently - got rims and s/s spokes from Central Wheel Components and rebuilt them myself. Not sure of anywhere in Ireland that does that sort of thing so postage to UK becomes a prohibiting factor. There's an excellent vid here if you want to have a go
Mine came out like this:

[pale rider]

thats a nice looking front wheel that, having owned a transalp and ridden it constantly for the last 17 months.... the bike was virtually as clean as brand new when i bought it and I have to say the bike is a tough little thing but the wheels have noticeably deteriorated since i first got it and dont seem to be as indestructibly strong as the rest of the bike so all of this information will be very useful in the future

[pdsquire]

thats a nice looking front wheel that, having owned a transalp and ridden it constantly for the last 17 months.... the bike was virtually as clean as brand new when i bought it and I have to say the bike is a tough little thing but the wheels have noticeably deteriorated since i first got it and dont seem to be as indestructibly strong as the rest of the bike so all of this information will be very useful in the future

Yours is too clean, Derek. Trick is to have a leaking Scottoiler reservoir and don't clean the bike. Whole rear end becomes covered with a 2mm thick paste of oil and dust preserving the metal work.

It's not cos I'm lazy. Honest!

[Ryan]

If you do buy a new or second hand wheel I make a wd40 and waxoyl mix and in a warm room paint it onto the spoke nipples on the outside and inside of the rim.Let this soak in thoroughly and them apply neat waxoyl to seal them them replace rim tape and tyre.Oh if anyone says no!-dont worry the wheel wont slip on the rim and try to keep it to the nipples and valve hole. I go one further and paint the rim with waxoyl to and it sets fairly clear and prop lasts a good season too. Done this to mine after replacing shot ones and done oodles of miles all terrain and temps and works very well.

[pale rider]

Yours is too clean, Derek. Trick is to have a leaking Scottoiler reservoir and don't clean the bike. Whole rear end becomes covered with a 2mm thick paste of oil and dust preserving the metal work.

It's not cos I'm lazy. Honest!

I'll have to try that one phil cheers the bike does have a scottoiler on it i'll just turn it up then and keep an eye on the little bottle full of green oil under me seat.

interestingly when i used to work in a garage , people used to ask me how to preserve their brake pipes under the car after they'd seen the mot tester find all kinds of bark on them...

'should i cover them in underseal?' they'd say, and i'd always say 'no dont do that' instead cover them in grease. unfortunately this meant that any dust or loose debris would adhere to them but they would still be protected to some degree by this buttery residue and would last far longer