Hamslay
Registered user
Hi all,
So I'm in mourning today for my spoke nipples!
My 2022 1250 was ACF50'd before winter, not ridden in the rain, hosed and blown dry after dry winter rides, and ACF50 reapplied in February.
Yesterday was the big degrease and every single spoke nipple on the rear hub is destroyed. Absolutely gutted. I've used so many bikes through winter with ACF50 and FS365 and never had a single corroded fastener. On the spoked GS, every single one is awful.
Without going over quality of parts, warranty or unrealistic expectations, it comes down to what is feasible to do. I'm OK spending £100 on all new spoke nipples and grub screws and swapping out each one, one by one. However, I've read that anything to do with spoked wheels is voodoo and shouldn't be attempted by mortal men.
So what's the story? If a wheel is not damaged, not been straightened, and the spokes are all fine, is it really not possible to simply remove, replace and retorque each nipple?
If it IS possible, is there a fastener that might survive a winter? Is there a reason, other than cost, that BMW don't use stainless nipples like the spokes themselves?
Any help is appreciated as I'm so gutted with the state of my pride and joy.
So I'm in mourning today for my spoke nipples!
My 2022 1250 was ACF50'd before winter, not ridden in the rain, hosed and blown dry after dry winter rides, and ACF50 reapplied in February.
Yesterday was the big degrease and every single spoke nipple on the rear hub is destroyed. Absolutely gutted. I've used so many bikes through winter with ACF50 and FS365 and never had a single corroded fastener. On the spoked GS, every single one is awful.
Without going over quality of parts, warranty or unrealistic expectations, it comes down to what is feasible to do. I'm OK spending £100 on all new spoke nipples and grub screws and swapping out each one, one by one. However, I've read that anything to do with spoked wheels is voodoo and shouldn't be attempted by mortal men.
So what's the story? If a wheel is not damaged, not been straightened, and the spokes are all fine, is it really not possible to simply remove, replace and retorque each nipple?
If it IS possible, is there a fastener that might survive a winter? Is there a reason, other than cost, that BMW don't use stainless nipples like the spokes themselves?
Any help is appreciated as I'm so gutted with the state of my pride and joy.