Hi from the UK

Gadgets said:

Thank you all for the warm welcome.
The bike has had a front end knock damaging the lower fork and bending the disc, the mudguard and one headlight and radiator cowling is also damaged, it also looks like the bike has been dropped in the past and corrosion is really bad.

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Steff said:

Hello, I am currently residing in sunny Manchester. If you have rust problems, as I have, try CorrosionX. I was surprised how it worked on light rust. Sort of dissolves it, with a bit of brushing.

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Gadgets said:

Thank you all for the warm welcome.
The bike has had a front end knock damaging the lower fork and bending the disc, the mudguard and one headlight and radiator cowling is also damaged, it also looks like the bike has been dropped in the past and corrosion is really bad.

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Gadgets said:

Hi,
Thank you for the heads up, all of the ali parts on my bike are quite bad, it's definitely seen it's fair share of the English winters. I've got a couple suzuki gt750's which are 50 years old and don't have corrosion that bad, quite shocking for today's standards.

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Gadgets said:

Hi,
Thank you for the heads up, all of the ali parts on my bike are quite bad, it's definitely seen it's fair share of the English winters. I've got a couple suzuki gt750's which are 50 years old and don't have corrosion that bad, quite shocking for today's standards.

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Steff said:

I'm new to Triumph. For the price of this one, the finish is poor. I've got the powder coating on the bevel box and rear wheel bubbling off in places. The rust is mainly on the shocks and footpeg joints. Plenty to get on with, this winter.

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Bunny Burrell said:

I’m in Lowestoft and salt corrosion is a nightmare here as well, it’s in the air all the time in winter.

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rick danger said:

I'd also confirm its the rotor that's bent. (unless its obvious) and not the fork lower. Axle lug. A dial indicator would tell.....Also, the rotors from eBay are made in China. take from that what you will. A way cheaper alternative to OEM. I looked for rotors made in Turkey, which eBay usually has. But didn't find them for the rocket. The Turkish ones have gotten good reviews from a lot of people.

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Gadgets said:

I would of thought triumph would of lacquered any bare Ali parts, I've got my bike under cover at the moment but I also have it stripped down for repair so once I've repaired and painted all the damaged plastics I'll start polishing the Ali parts.

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