Spray rubber

[WR6133]

Only on the centrestand and under the swingarm. I kind of expected that from road salt to strip the underside of the bike. I have complained numerous times to honda about the condition of parts and the rust issues but to no avail.
Examples of failings during the warranty included:

1. Cush drive rubbers fell out, causing chain to snap. This was particularly scary as i was on the 419 between swindon-cheltenham.
2. Stator burned out, took 2 weeks for dealer mechanic to diagnose the problem and a further 4 weeks for the part to come from abroad.
3. Chain adjusters on swingarm went kaput.

The dealership never offered a replacement bike, so i had to claim back all my train fares from honda which took a long time. Don't get me wrong, i like honda bikes in general but their customer service is shocking. They seem to believe that everything they build is bulletproof and if you do have a genuine problem they try and make out it's your fault.
Since warranty has run out, i have slowly been replacing nuts and bolts for superior steel. I see the bike as a learning curve and a project to try and keep alive and in good condition. I'll never sell it and im quite happy to experiment with it to prolong it's life.

That's a depressing advert for a bike that costs £2600 new. In your shoes I'd catalogue and photo all these faults then go whack them up here, facebook, Honda's facebook/any other social media with Honda, your Honda dealers social media, send pics and the story to MCN/visordown, etc. Make a big public stink, there's a guy over on BCF who had rust issues 3 days in to owning a CBF and he kicked up enough fuss they took his CBF and gave him a brand new CBR (though it took him a lot of time and determination). I doubt you'd get that but I'm sure if you generate enough bad press they may come crawling with something.

I find it shocking that £2600 badged Honda's seem to regularly give people more drama than 6 year old 300 quid Chinese bikes. Especially seeing as the reason many people part with that 2.6k is because they believe "ohhh Honda that'll be reliable and quality".

[shiftyblake]

I have to say as a boat owner with steel plastered in that stuff every two years (even above the waterline)..... it won't stop your frame rusting if it is all ready rusting, it just sits over the top and the rust just eats away.... after a season it will look like a pikey just spilt his load off the back of his van and splashed it on your frame. The UV kills it and it dulls horribly and goes hard like Guiness Turd in the sun. If you want something like that go to a specialist boat painter like International and get a new vinyl type , lasts longer and looks better..... but every two years it needs re-plastering on ! I also have owned a 25 year old land rover trying to keep rust off and a 1989 CBR 600F that I kept mint. My advice is... use wet and dry remove every bit of rust, use a decent protective coating lacquer and keep it clean and dry, either keep applying WD (it is good what ever crap you hear), after a ride out, jet wash, re WD or just use the ACF stuff and it sticks like SH1T for ages.... but if you don't remove all of the rust it will just keep eating away.