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Categories : -------------------- General --------------------Lounge.Off-Topic Lounge.For our Non-English speaking Friends.Accessories.Gear & Gadgetry.Other Triumphs.Other Bikes.Classifieds.-------------------- Technical Talk --------------------Performance Mods.Exhausts.Technical Talk.Tech Vault.How to ... step by step.-------------------- Events, Flockings, Rallies and Rides --------------------Events, Flockings and Rallies.Rides - The shorts.Rides - The longs.Short Stories - Tales from the road ... (New!) Topic : rusty bird of Swindon  Author  Post     david2000  Set Reg. Date  :  30/03/2011 Posts  :  6 Location  :  Royal Wooton Bassett, wiltshire, United Kingdom Posted : 19 Aug 2011 - 17:32   Post title : rusty bird of Swindon   I have kept my black and chrome 1600 Tbird in it purpose built shed from new.I paid circ £10500 new it had to go back three time to have rusty parts replaced. After 13mths I sold it back to the dealer with 3800 miles for £7100 there are still some rust on it and they have it up for £8200. Has anyone had similar problems. Was I unlucky or does the low trade price show that this model is hard to shift  Author  Post     zolti  Thor Reg. Date  :  23/03/2010 Posts  :  3,127 Location  :  newcastle , United Kingdom Posted : 20 Aug 2011 - 06:46   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: david2000)   i think all the birds have a low trade in value. i have a black and chrome, no rust, but the alloy wheels are doing my head in as i prefer to ride than polish, not that they rust. what bike have you got now dave?  Author  Post     david2000  Set Reg. Date  :  30/03/2011 Posts  :  6 Location  :  Royal Wooton Bassett, wiltshire, United Kingdom Posted : 20 Aug 2011 - 10:10   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: zolti)   Hiya Zolti got no bike til next summer . I loved the bird but bear the rust might get a storm as its all blacked out. Maybe triumph know about chrome problem  Author  Post     Linkdog  Thor Reg. Date  :  10/02/2011 Posts  :  2,947 Location  :  Groveland, FL., United States Posted : 20 Aug 2011 - 13:07   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: david2000)   There is another thread on rust. I have to ask but is your shed vented? If not during temp. changes it could build up condensation. Still no excuse for a 1 to 2 year bird to rust BTW was it the chrome?   Never drink from a cow with one udder! 2010 1600 Blue&White ( of course ) Long TORS and HP filter.  Author  Post     teebird  Set Reg. Date  :  25/07/2009 Posts  :  293 Location  :  United States Posted : 20 Aug 2011 - 13:27   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: Linkdog)   on a serious note: if you are at all near salt water, there are particles from sea spray. salt crystals. these are carried on the winds, from road-dust, and if you ever had a house in the spray-zone or even a few hundred yards of same you will know of which I speak. these salt crystals are the worst thing for corrosion: they are hydrophilic and each cycle of condensation/evaporation, go back adn forth into and out of solution. absorb moisture, etc. imagine that over and over in your shed. probably would be better if you DID ride in the rain once or twice to get your bike rinsed. just a thought.  Author  Post     Linkdog  Thor Reg. Date  :  10/02/2011 Posts  :  2,947 Location  :  Groveland, FL., United States Posted : 20 Aug 2011 - 16:27   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: teebird)   One more thing, if you guys have a pool DO NOT STORE CHLORINE NERE ANYTHING METAL it's highly corrosive, no matter what container it's in the vapors/gasses will escape and do damage!!! Dad "had" a metal shed where he kept it but not for long.   Never drink from a cow with one udder! 2010 1600 Blue&White ( of course ) Long TORS and HP filter.  Author  Post     mad_angler1  Chaac Reg. Date  :  18/10/2009 Posts  :  511 Location  :  United Kingdom Posted : 22 Aug 2011 - 16:27   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: Linkdog)   your trading price seems about rite, a dealer has a standard markup of around 10% of retail on used bikes,this is normally based on glassed guide price, £8200 retail is about rite as well for a 13 month old t-Bird. it would be the same no matter what bike it was, there was a Rocket 3 touring on my dealer that was bought brand new for £12,500 buy a guy that had not ridden for 10 years, took it home from the dealer and dropped it on his drive, bent clutch leaver that all but after that he would not ride it again, they collected it from him about 3 months later only having done 15 miles (4 of them from the PDI) and gave him £8200 as per the glasses guide price. just the way it is, you don't buy bikes or cars to make money  Author  Post     weasel  Set Reg. Date  :  14/02/2012 Posts  :  150 Location  :  Thornbury,Bristol, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Posted : 18 Feb 2012 - 16:23   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: david2000)   sounds like ive got your old bike bought it3 weeks ago   ride till your tyres fall off  Author  Post     weasel  Set Reg. Date  :  14/02/2012 Posts  :  150 Location  :  Thornbury,Bristol, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Posted : 18 Feb 2012 - 16:25   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: david2000)   sounds ive got your old bike didnt buy it for 8200 though   ride till your tyres fall off  Author  Post     BlueNose  Thor Reg. Date  :  29/09/2009 Posts  :  2,478 Location  :  United Kingdom Posted : 18 Feb 2012 - 22:53   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: weasel)   25,000 miles in all weathers in 2 years with not a spot of rust. I treated with ACF50 and Scotoiler 365 though - did you use either or both?  Author  Post     Thatch  Thor Reg. Date  :  24/06/2009 Posts  :  3,655 Location  :  Savannah, GA, United States Posted : 18 Feb 2012 - 22:54   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: BlueNose)   I bet that scrapped up tank rusted like hell.... don't you lie to these good folks.  Author  Post     BlueNose  Thor Reg. Date  :  29/09/2009 Posts  :  2,478 Location  :  United Kingdom Posted : 18 Feb 2012 - 23:31   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: Thatch)   Thatch wrote: I bet that scrapped up tank rusted like hell.... don't you lie to these good folks. That was the T'bird, the Storm was another matter, ACF50 couldn't help that poor thing. I recon Mat tapped my back wheel you know Oh and being economical with the truth is not lying Post edited by BlueNose on 18 Feb 2012 - 23:31  Author  Post     mat1600  Thunderbird Reg. Date  :  06/03/2010 Posts  :  8,596 Location  :  Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom Posted : 18 Feb 2012 - 23:52   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: BlueNose)   BlueNose wrote: I recon Mat tapped my back wheel you know Well you should have got a move on. Its hard following a slow Black bird.   My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.  Author  Post     zolti  Thor Reg. Date  :  23/03/2010 Posts  :  3,127 Location  :  newcastle , United Kingdom Posted : 19 Feb 2012 - 14:42   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: mat1600)   mat1600 wrote: BlueNose wrote: I recon Mat tapped my back wheel you know Well you should have got a move on. Its hard following a slow Black bird. I heard he was enjoying the birdsong, singing along to the whistling wind and needed a closer look at the orchids  Author  Post     LegionRider  Set Reg. Date  :  18/05/2010 Posts  :  63 Location  :  United Kingdom Posted : 19 Feb 2012 - 16:46   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: weasel)   Interestingly, having seen it in the showroom, it's amazing what a bit of "elbow grease" can do as it looked as good as new.  Author  Post     BlueNose  Thor Reg. Date  :  29/09/2009 Posts  :  2,478 Location  :  United Kingdom Posted : 19 Feb 2012 - 21:08   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: zolti)   zolti wrote: mat1600 wrote: BlueNose wrote: I recon Mat tapped my back wheel you know Well you should have got a move on. Its hard following a slow Black bird. I heard he was enjoying the birdsong, singing along to the whistling wind and needed a closer look at the orchids Twas the smell of galanthus as everyone knows wild orchids are out of season.  Author  Post     BlueNose  Thor Reg. Date  :  29/09/2009 Posts  :  2,478 Location  :  United Kingdom Posted : 19 Feb 2012 - 21:16   Post title : Re: rusty bird of Swindon (Re: LegionRider)   LegionRider wrote: Interestingly, having seen it in the showroom, it's amazing what a bit of "elbow grease" can do as it looked as good as new. Looks like Davie boy lost a few quid 'cos he couldn't be bothered to give his bird a little TLC eh.

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