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Hi guys and girls! Just looking for some info about storing magnesium wheels long term. Last year I bought a set of 10 spoke forged magnesium marchesini's for my TLR. Rode it once on the street and once on a track day. I haven't ridden it since last summer. My concern is; is it ok to store these wheels for long periods? Like 10 years or so! I know magnesium corrodes much more than steel or aluminum. I don't want to pull them out someday and have them disinegrate in my hands. Any thoughts on this? Any tips on proper storage? Thanks, Balazs.
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There is no way to store these for that long. If you want I can take care of them for you. PM me and I will send my address,
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I think as long as you don't strip the paint off of them and store them in a brine solution, outdoors, or in a leaky basement, you'll probably be just fine...
Otherwise, look here for a discourse on corrosion of magnesium:
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why dont you just put them on the bike?Sebimoto Carbonfiber Bodywork, Zero Gravity D/B dark tinted screen, Carbo tech C/F frame guards, C/F look levers, black Spider grips, M4 Full system (alum), PC2, Light tech C/F mirrors, GeeLong C/F tank protector, 520 Conversion W/ Gold RK chain and 16/40 stealth sprockets, Pedros Gear Position Indicator, Fan switch, Airbox lid.....REMOVED, Probolt Fasteners all Gold. Spare Set of AMA's Larry Pegram #72 bodywork, Gold clear clutch cover, Galfer rear wave rotor, Pro-Tek Rearsets, Flycal6 quick release tank and seat pins, in the black frame club, Vandrivers coerce style sprocket guard, and a killer TLR keychainComment
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store them for 10 years?!?!?!?http://media.damnfunnypictures.com/dfp/fg_14.gif
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if you're not gonna ride them for 10 years...sell them
why did you get them in the first place?
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store them at my place. i won't even charge ya except to ship them back
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I know a closer storage place out just down the 401 in Toronto. Just call me before you drop them off.Galfer braided lines throughout, ATRE, UFO tailight, ET79 Undertail and Hugger, 520 16/39 Gold Chain combo, Full Yosh C/F exhuast, Corbin seat, Ohlins Steering Damper, Ohlins Rear Suspension, Tinted Double Bubble Windscreen, Sylvania Superwhites, Yosh Box Remapped and all protected by GORILLA Alarm SystemComment
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Re: Marchesini long term storage?
NONE OF THIS MAKES A LICK OF SENSE!
Originally posted by TLR-NUT
Hi guys and girls! Just looking for some info about storing magnesium wheels long term. Last year I bought a set of 10 spoke forged magnesium marchesini's for my TLR. Rode it once on the street and once on a track day. I haven't ridden it since last summer. My concern is; is it ok to store these wheels for long periods? Like 10 years or so! I know magnesium corrodes much more than steel or aluminum. I don't want to pull them out someday and have them disinegrate in my hands. Any thoughts on this? Any tips on proper storage? Thanks, Balazs.Comment
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Buying a TLR and storing it for 10 years makes perfect sense. IF
there is a 2004 I will buy it and do the same thing.
Before you put it up, take the sprocket off and sell it to me
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The reason I'm not riding is that I don't have time. Too busy with the wife, kids and work. I still love the bike and have no intension of getting rid of it. I made that mistake back in highschool with my 86 GSX-R1100. Wish I had that bike now. I may dust off the TLR and do a trackday with it. Insurance is to expensive to ride it once a month on the street. Thanks for the info. Balazs.Comment
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It sounds to me as though your needs aren't being met with a TLR. You should have bought something smaller and more insurable. Like a Honda Elite or better yet a Ruckus
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I am amazed you survived high school riding on an '86 GSXR 1100I made that mistake back in highschool with my 86 GSX-R1100. Wish I had that bike now
My buddy has a pristine '86 GSXR1100 that he never rides. Hurts his back to ride it. He won't sell it though. The bike has Kaz Yoshima (no shit) ported heads, V&H pipe with "CO" baffle (not a whole lot of "baffling" going on) and Megacycle cams. It probably makes about 140 hp at the wheel.
I "offered" to ride it up on the local mountains for him. The local constabulary is a bit too familiar with "that red TLS" for my tastes right now. I figure I could ride by unnoticed on a hellishly loud and fast GSXR1100
I even offered to throw some new Metzlers on it (more for my protection, his tires are like 8 years old and hard as rocks) and store it at my place. He is actually thinking about it.
That old wardog is a literally a kick in the pants to ride
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard ShawComment
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Your right about surviving high school Duken4evr. That was my first bike
. That was back in 88 to 91. I sold it to finance getting my truck licence. I did buy another one last year that was excellant condition, but not mint. Once I started to take it apart, I discovered alot of thing broken. Suzuki no longer makes anything for it. The used parts I found were no better than what I was trying to replace. Got discouraged and sold the bike to my brother. Still dreaming about getting a mint one. To me, an 86 gixxer is far cooler than an 03 gixxer.
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