Rust on lower fork bracket

[the Ferret]

All this talk about premature rusting of CB's is really making me anxious about my decision to pull the trigger on the DLX this year. My CB, when it arrives, will be garaged... and I generally don't ride on a day that rain is expected. Despite all that, sh*t happens and it's bound to get a bit wet here and there for whatever reason, same as any other vehicle on the road. It would really tarnish (no pun intended) my first new-bike experience if I'm dealing with nonsense like this after only a season or two of ownership. Ugh! Someone please put my mind at ease.

Mate, the same as any other vehicle there will be a certain amount of natural attrition (do I sound like Rumsfeld?). It's a Honda. Look after it and it will look after you. If you don't want it then please on-ship it to me. If you bear the costs I will express my eternal gratitude with a case of Aussie beer and a Christmas card .

Cheers and enjoy the ride.

I agree. Since I was in a discussion with someone on another forum about the Fz-09, I went to 3 different fz-09 forums for a look see. Quite eye opening. They wish they only had a minor rust issue (which is after all, random and only cosmetic). A lot of their issues are knocking/ ticking due to defective cam tensioners, really lousy fueling that seems nearly impossible to fix, so bad they can't use 1 of 3 engine modes, hard or not starting when hot, really lousy suspension front and rear, mushy front brakes. Anyone who considered one of them and bought the CB 1100 instead should go out to the garage and hug and kiss their bikes, even if it is one of the ones with some rust issues.

Again, the rust issues are rare and random, although I sympathize with those that are having the issue and don't believe we should be having the issue in the first place.