Just What Do Triumph Recommend For Cleaning/maintaining Bare Aluminium?>

I'm about to get a Thruxton with the bare cases and wanted to know what the official line is from Triumph on taking care of this un-finished metalware. I know that, in the UK at least, the dealers have to warn the new owners of the potential corrosion issue to prevent warranty disputes. Can I take it that Triumph have specified care regime?

Assuming there is a product(s) specified by the manufacturer could anyone please tell me what this is so I can get some in before the bike arrives.

Cheers.

 

those bare cases are lacquered.

 

Well that's good to know, somehow I've been lead to believe that they weren't.

 

So they recommend moving to Australia .!.!.!

 

Errr sorry, my T120's aren't.

 

Not on my 2017 Thruxton!

 

As above, when I took my girl in with rusty mess on my spokes, and asked what they thought about the finish, they said " you did not go out in the rain " yep kid you not, any way ac50 fs365 and only ride in the sun

 

My dealer said Autosol to agressive for modern chrome and chaincases, I use Peek which is fairly mild, can even be used on fiber glass.Spray GT85 on the engine and cases helps keep the muck off.

 

Maguires metal polish works well

 

Regular wipe down with WD40 keeps them in tip top condition.

 

WD40 Silicone Shine and Tunap 105 silicone oil do a good job of protecting anything exposed to the weather (barring brakes and tyres), but wish I'd discovered that before I let the winter weather get to my Bonnie a couple of winters back. Spray on and wipe over sun bleached plastic and they come up like new. During the Winter I now also use ACF50.

 

Good question. I had problems with wheels on 1600 thunderbird. Triumph, the cheeky sods sent me a letter on how to clean them. As if i didn't know after 30+ years biking

 

aluminium, cannot be left bare, as it oxidizes with the elements. your parts are probably clear matt powder coated or coated with some other clear finishing. i doubt Triumph would have let bare aluminium leave the factory.

 

And then some folk clean the alu with Autosol and rub off the laquer.

 

I have a Thruxton with the bare alloy engine cases. I thought they were lacquered, but are not. To make it a bit more difficult, the finish is "brush", so polishing with autosol or equivalent is not really an option. See my thread from earlier in the year:- https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/thruxton-1200s-engine-case-corrosion.8598/#post-101663

With hindsight, I would have ordered the chrome cases

 

Motorex protect and shine is now called Moto Protect.
Available from all motorex suppliers and available on amazon.

 

Glad I didn't buy a Thruxton, all this sodding' about cleaning it........ when do you get time to ride it???

 

That's part of the problem I guess, the texture gives something for nasty stuff to 'key' to. Were it polished (like the yoke) it's be easier to look after I would expect. It'd probably make life easier to take the cases of and give them to a specialist polisher.

 

Mmmm? Me thinks there are a lot of differing opinions re casings. Can we find out from Triumph if they are lacquered? I don't think they are on my TTR. Does anyone have contact with anyone at factory? Does anyone speak Thailandish?

 

On that, my dealer was pretty clear that they weren't. They were advised to make it very clear to new owners that they needed specific care. This was to thwart warranty claims I feel. Something from the manufacturer would be good although I think they'd be very careful about what they say publicly.

 

Hi Flashp.
i know I`m a bit late to this topic but you will be up against it riding your new bike & keeping it corrosion free especially in the winter time. Road salt is a right bugger & it`ll attack the alloy without no mercy. If given the choice I personally wouldnt ride in winter time for that reason alone. With all corrosion the cases ( which I would almost say will be lacquered) take a fair old wallop in that area, especially right underneath. Once corrosion gets under the lacquer it`ll spread & no amount of ordinary polishing will save it. I`d go for ACF 50 everytime but instead of leaving on the cases for a few months at a time I`d remove it every couple of weeks & inspect the cases & renew & don`t go out on the winter roads with the bike un-protected...ACF is a bloody good corrosion preventative but the salt on our roads is as I said ruthless, even a small stone chip down low will allow water & hence corrosion to get underneath the lacquer.
I wish you safe & corrosion free riding