I am curious as to where the water is entering as well. Seems best to treat the problem rather than the symptoms.
It's pretty difficult to seal a unit to make it air tight. If it isn't air tight, condensation can form and cause rust problems. One common method is to drill a drain hole, as suggested earlier - For example all my steel-framed dirt bikes have drain holes at various points done by the manufacturer.
Some of the folks posted that their swing arm was full, that seems like a lot of condensate. That is a good point anyway. I will likely drill several drain holes and keep a can of WD-40 handy.
From what I read, the water is getting into the swingarm where the press plugs are holding down the rubber at the base. Correct??
Spoke to my dealer yesterday during my Strada pickup about this thread. He said the same thing. Suggested popping the plugs and putting some silicone down to seal the holes.
Sounds like a plan to me, all I was doing was giving everyone a heads up on my solution to this, you still have to get the water out somehow, maybe turn the bike upside down or remove the swingarm and turn it upside down, whatever floats your boat. Moving on to the dark brake fluid in the rear reservoir, happened on my last Brembo kitted bike.
Yea ....whats up with the rear brake fluid.......it gets black fast.......my Ducati's do that to the clutch fluid as well......I have to change it every 6 months.....it's a pain
Not sure, only seems to be the rear as the front fluid stays clear for years. I will change it with some nice blue stuff I happen to have, BLING.
