+- The CB1100 Community Forum (https://cb1100forum.net/forum)
+-- Forum: Honda CB1100 Discussions (https://cb1100forum.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=5)
+--- Forum: General Discussion (https://cb1100forum.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=6)
+--- Thread: Do you ride with salt on the road? (/showthread.php?tid=1166)
RE: Do you ride with salt on the road? - bigsheep_imp - 02-06-2019
I did some in my first few years of riding but I find the ride reward vs risk/work isn't worth it. With salt and sand and lower visibility the ride is riskier. The increased corrosion is also not worth it. Just to have a chilly ride on some roads where you can still encounter ice, snow, salt, sand, and collected debris especially in corners is not worth it to me. I did ride right up until the first salting this year and since the cold snap happened so fast I didn't get a chance to clean the bike. We had a nice 11 deg C day a few weeks ago so I went in the garage and grabbed some stripper juice and got all the dirt off it. If I rode it I would have ridden until it was too cold to clean it and the salt would be corroding it right now...
RE: Do you ride with salt on the road? - GoldOxide_imp - 02-06-2019
The only positive thing I can think of regarding a frigid winter and a salty bike is the bike won't rust.
For that, you have to wait until it warms up a bit, add a little water and then the real corrosion action begins.