Not good

[Wilko]

Is the beginning of the end, why I never noticed it until now is beyond me 



I'm guessing I will be needing a replacement leg / fork at some point soon 

Is it refurbishable, is that a word  !!!
Does the leg unscrew from the wheel spindle / clamp.
Will I need one leg, or is it prudent to buy a pair.
Will the cost of replacement stop my heart from beating, if so, it was nice being here 
 

[Saddle Tramp]

Not sure from the photo, but it may just be some surface corrosion?

You might try lightly buffing with some emory cloth to see if it comes off.

[Robster]

Scrunch up a little bit of kitchen foil and gently rub the blistered chrome flat then squirt some ACF50 on it, be good as new. 

[Wilko]

Cheers guys, I'll give it a go tomorrow. 

[Coconut]

Hopefully it is just a little surface corrosion that will clean up as described,
and at least it's not in a location that will affect the Fork Seals.

Looking at the exploded drawing on the World of Triumph web site here :

TROPHY 1215 SE - Front Forks & Yokes

... it looks like Part 5 / 6 - "Innertube Inc. Axle Clamp" ( Left or Right side )
can be purchased separately. ( £360.50  )

Stripping the old one down and rebuilding with the new part is likely to be challenging !
( Section 8.22 of the Service Manual ).

[GavJ]

Wilco, not good that its corroding, but its so far down its well away from where the seal wipes. How old is your bike? I need to check mine.
Main thing is to arrest the corrosion, clean away and coat so that it doesn't corrode again. I would paint the bottom 5mm on both sides after buffing back to bare metal. I may do the same to mine to prevent it starting.

[Wilko]

Gav,
My bike is a late 2013 registration, on a 63 plate.
I rubbed it down with some fine wet and dry and applied ACF 50 for now, I will get some rust inhibitor during the week, clean it again, then apply, at the moment I cannot afford to replace it, our new house is taking all our spare money.

[Wilko]

Meanwhile, while the wheels are out for a refurb, a local family run tyre outlet, I had the tyres replaced by them before my trip to Bulgaria, are charging £55 per wheel.
This includes removing and refitting the tyres, re balancing, removing and refitting the bearings and seal, I will supply new one's to them, and removing and refitting the TPMS, this price includes the powder coating of the wheels, So for £110 pounds, I don't think that's a bad price.

While it's all apart, I did a little bit of house keeping, I have removed the brake pad's, not the pistons, and cleaned the calipers with brake cleaner, and jet washed the crud from them, I need to find something to make the black like new again as it's gone very dull, respraying them has gone through my mind.







I think it's all going to look good once it's all back together.