De-rusting discs

[Oldie]

My winter hack has cheapo aftermarket twin front discs which hate salt. They're relatively new, so dont need changing Every day this week they've been gritting the roads hereabouts and even with hosing the bike down after every ride, the flippin discs are rusty as hell in the morning. Now, if only I could wipe them down with WD40 etc then I'm sure that life would be good - I just wouldn't stop at the first junction though

OEM's are a couple off hundred quid and I dont fancy spending that on a hack, but surely there's something I can do about the rust?

[shereen]

Would powdercoating them work? (not sure if you can do that to discs though )
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[mr jamez]

Loosen a bolt on the front brake line, that way everytime you pull the the lever the discs get a nice squirt of oil
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[Ichy]

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If you're using it every day I'd just use them - it should only be minor surface rust anyway and will clear when you use them. Don't WD40 them

[Ichy]

Why are you bothered by the rust? In the time it has it can only be superficial, does it not come off with a bit of braking?
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[Raffles]

A mate of mine, from Dublin, swears by using a thin smear of grease on his discs to prevent rusting. He says that you have to be carefull to use the high melting point stuff though as you wouldn't want it to melt under heavy braking.
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[shereen]

[Fisty]

Just rinse it down with cold water in the evening after use then use the thing the next day.

A thin coat of rust is bugger all overnight.
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[nowhere.elysium]

Given that the pads are an abrasive surface, every time you brake, you're effectively sanding them. Where's the problem?
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[Oldie]

[iooi]

[yambabe]

[HD]

[Frost]

If you don't want rusty discs, buy some stainless ones. However i hope you're not a fan of being able to stop as they are absolute shite!
Discs get rusty when left wet for a few days. It cleans off as soon as you use the brakes firmly. If yours are always going rusty then you either need to use the front brake more often and more firmly. The disc carrier can can painted as can any part the brake pads don't need to touch.

[evoboy]

All my bikes do this.

Never bothered me or cause issues.
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[mrtEE]

When I take my XR250 off road, it sometimes gets mud on the tyres, is there a way to prevent this?

[Ichy]

clingfilm.
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[shereen]

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[HD]

To be fair, that does look pretty good.
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