Morning guys,

The German post was exactly what I was looking for. My bike is a 2006, and I've only had it 2 years so there's no way to know how the lock has been treated before I owned it. And I use it for everything including off road.

I've done the insitu clean a few times and yes it does help but only for a little while, so I think it's nearing the point of a complete strip down and clean is the only way forward.