water pipe

[Kevinh61]

the water pipe across the front of the engine has started to decay somewhat , should I just get it replaced ? or rub it down , put some rust cure on it and paint it

 

[ace50]

Man, do you ride around on salty roads much?
I'd either clean it up and paint or clean and use ACF-50 on the bike.

 

[Sierra1]

::026:: I'd paint the water pipe and the header hardware. VHT (very high temp) spray can. I think that confirms why the UK bikes have more electrical gremlins; that salt air gets into everything. :'(

 

[WJBertrand]

Mine looks like crap too and I live in a dry climate and run a fender extender. I think Yamaha just chose a poor finishing method for that part. I tried sanding/wire brushing and repainting it in place and it looked good for a few weeks, at best, before it turned crappy again. one of these days I'm going to remove it, take it down to the metal and refinish it properly.

 

[Wallkeeper]

Mine looks like crap too and I live in a dry climate and run a fender extender. I think Yamaha just chose a poor finishing method for that part. I tried sanding/wire brushing and repainting it in place and it looked good for a few weeks, at best, before it turned crappy again. one of these days I'm going to remove it, take it down to the metal and refinish it properly.

Agreed. Anything coated in place is very short term. Remove, blast to clean metal, epoxy coat @3+ mils, then top coat with polyester or acrylic. Powder or 2K liquid will work. High temp not needed for coolant lines. This will last a LONG time

 

[greg the pole]

when I rebuilt the motor I cleaned up the pipe, but did replace the right hand side rubber hose, as it got a shit kicking over it's life.

 

[stutrump]

Mine is even worse!

 

[Sierra1]

Mine looks like crap too and I live in a dry climate and run a fender extender. I think Yamaha just chose a poor finishing method for that part.....

Obviously Yamaha's choice of materials leaves a lot to be desired. Your climate may be dry, but you still have that salt air off of the ocean. I don't imagine our guys in Arizona have this problem too frequently.

 

[Stridey]

Mine is even worse!

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[VRODE]

You guys are making me paranoid. I checked mine (2016 ES) but Yamaha must have changed the coating or material. It's like a black anodized material and I see no rust around it (yet). I'll be keeping an eye on it though.

 

[Ramseybella]

Obviously Yamaha's choice of materials leaves a lot to be desired. Your climate may be dry, but you still have that salt air off of the ocean. I don't imagine our guys in Arizona have this problem too frequently.

I lived right on the gulf coast of Florida, i watched my 1980 GL1100 Goldwing parked under a carport rot away.
Especially when the fog came in off the gulf at night, even under a cover.
Reading this forum and my old mates at the Triumph Tiger 1050 forum, i noticed riders from the UK are faced with some pretty metal caustic road salt.

 

[tallpaul]

They salt the roads over here to try to prevent icing. This is so that people can have a false sense of security and continue to use summer tyres through the winter! I avoid using my bike through the winter so I don't have to fight the rot that that the salt inevitably causes. Normally you are safe by April, as the temps rise, so they stop gritting the roads. After a couple of good heavy rain storms the salt is washed away and it's safe to venture out again. Or at least that's the theory...!