Bikers are very attentive to the equipment needed for a motorcycle trips. What do they have to do with stainless steel and road salts? Let’s find out together.
Snowy roads and motorcycle trips
There are many riders who organize motorcycle trips during the winter season. Then, the accessories to take with them become essential: motorcycle suits, jackets, gloves, helmets, boots, but not only. The bike needs special equipment as well, especially if you plan to travel on snowy roads. These are usually sprinkled with road salt to avoid the formation of ice, but this salt on the asphalt risks damaging bikes equipment.
Motorcycle Side Bags
The side bags for the bike, for example, are some of the accessories that are likely to spoil easily. Hard, soft or semi-rigid, these can be made in
- aluminium (hard and shock-resistant)
- cordura (resistant and robust) fastened with straps to the bike frame.
For rigid bags, there is a stainless steel fastening structure that is resistant to even the most extreme stresses.
This also applies to stainless buckles, studs, closures, hinges and carabiners which have an important aesthetic value.
The dangers of road salt
The damage of the de-icing salt to the fixing and embellishment structures of the motorcycle bags occurs in the form of pitting corrosion.
Chlorine ions can reach the glossy surfaces and begin the electrochemical process of pitting corrosion.
It becomes fundamental, therefore, to choose for these elements stainless steel resistant in saline environments, such as the AISI316. This type of material is more resistant to the aggression of chlorides (if in low concentration).
Furthermore, it is essential to clean the metal parts at the end of the journey.
Find our webshop!
Click on the link below to access our web shop. You can choose the most suitable items to your customers needs.
Want to read more? Click here