Paint Flaking - Cylinders

[Riko_imp]

On mine there's light flaking on the left side only , the metal part around the spark plugs, so luckely its very limited and out of sight.

But after more than a year ownership and 16.000km and riding in almost all conditions, nothing else can be seen on the paint.

I hope it stays that way.

[Cormanus]

I call it Honda's bad painting. My CB also suffers right from the beginng and I'm
not lazy but take care of my Honda

Wisedrum

That's exactly right, Widesdrum. I should have been clearer: I'm too lazy to figure out how to repaint it not to take the trouble to keep the bike clean. This is a lousy paint job by Honda and has been widely reported.

[use2b_imp]

I'm kind of surprised that the fins are painted. Has it always been that way with Honda's air cooled fours?

that looks really bad and something i would have to do something about.
probably sand , mask and spray with rally good oil based paint.

wonder why Honda went this route when my old CB750 engine still looks really nice.

[jimgl353_imp]

i would never have guessed that the "silver" engines were painted... i prefer the silver engine. i bought the all black 14 because it was what was available. i'm surprised Honda doesn't fix that as a warranty problem. i wonder if enough people fussed about it if they would.

[Riko_imp]

from what I've read on different forums from different makes, paint these days are not what they used to be because of enviromental rules...

[Nortoon_imp]

from what I've read on different forums from different makes, paint these days are not what they used to be because of enviromental rules...

The same applies to the dyes for leather jackets. I bought a Bristol Leathers of Montreal jacket in 1966 when I started riding. I passed it on to my younger brother when I stopped motorcycling in 1989. He still has it almost 3 decades later.

When I returned to riding in 2014, I bought another Bristol Leathers jacket at 10 times the price of the original. After 1 year the colour had faded, more so around the zippers with wear. I spoke to the manufacturer that winter at the local motorcycle show. He explained that is was the change in dyes they were forced to use for environmental reasons. He suggested I try a liquid shoe polish if it really bothered me, but joking said it just patina and will look better with age. Since I am old school and intend to but a heritage styled motorcycle this May, I suppose a well worn jacket will look just right.

[jimgl353_imp]

paint is beginning to flake on my black motor. I don't mind. I like the silver motor. I have a question. it may be commented on elsewhere, but not directly. the shiny engine covers that accompany the silver motor, are they "chrome" plated or some other finish? I would like to end up with a silver engine eventually, but don't want to go broke doing it.

[ride4now_imp]

I'm amazed that it's 2 1/2 years old and only 6 months out of warranty. I wonder why the U.S. only gets a 1 year warranty and the rest of the world gets a 2 year warranty. BTW mine is almost 3 years old, 28,000+ miles but never needed the warranty.

28,000 miles in 3 years? I'm SO jealous! Mine turned 4,000 last week... same time frame.

[the Ferret]

You need to retire R4N lol

[jimgl353_imp]

mine is coming up on it's 2nd birthday and I've got 12,500 miles on it and I'm not retired yet. R4N you must be spending too much time on that 04 Hawg...