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  • Grimly
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    • Sep 2012
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    • Ireland

    #16
    Originally posted by TooManyToys
    Truckers have been really hammered with corrosion issues not only with the body work but electrical as well. I've got pictures of brake pads and rotors that have eroded away. And they wonder why our bridges are in such bad shape and running out of money to fix them.
    Not just truckers - my '79 calipers were rotten internally and I put that down to the crap design, trapping road muck, salt, and likely de-icer too, from what you say. One look at them convinced me to toss them aside.
    Dave
    '79 GS850GN '80 GS850GT
    Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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