Originally Posted by
Iniezione
I’m not accustomed to the green corrosion on chrome. The bike was supposed to have come from Long Island, so maybe that contributed.
I imagine the green corrosion is oxidation of copper. Often a thin layer of copper is used when apply chrome plating, as the copper provides and idea metal for generating a good electrical field. The electrical field is what attracts the free chrome molecules to accumulate on the part.