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[WR6133]

A good cleaning regime and ACF50 should be fine. My 125 was 6 years old and Chinese as is my 250 (so worse metal than your CBF) and neither have had any real rust issues just from elbow grease and ACF50/WD40.

Or is your frame massively peeling and rusted? If it is and the bike is under warranty I'd contact the dealer/Honda as if it's rotting before it should due to poor workmanship it's on them to sort it out (powder coat). Even if the warranty has expired I'd send a long letter to Honda asking why they think it's ok to put their name to an Indian made bike that can't handle UK weather.

[Killer Rat]

A good cleaning regime and ACF50 should be fine. My 125 was 6 years old and Chinese as is my 250 (so worse metal than your CBF) and neither have had any real rust issues just from elbow grease and ACF50/WD40.

Or is your frame massively peeling and rusted? If it is and the bike is under warranty I'd contact the dealer/Honda as if it's rotting before it should due to poor workmanship it's on them to sort it out (powder coat). Even if the warranty has expired I'd send a long letter to Honda asking why they think it's ok to put their name to an Indian made bike that can't handle UK weather.

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.

[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".