Powder coat it. You can buy a kit for around a $100 and just bake it in the oven. Don't get caught by the wife though. Something about motorcycle parts in the oven upsets most girls.

 

no. they shouldn't be bad but i would replace them while its off. then it would be that much longer before they do go bad. go with all new stuff and eliminate the possible problems down the road. not necesary but something that i have always done.