Winter cleaning? - SV650.org

22-12-13, 11:56 AM

Real newb question here but gotta find out.

I like to ride every time I get a chance (or its not raining) and have just got back from a nice hours blast around some nice twistys also including a bit of motorway (dont ask I just like em!!)

So how do I now clean my bike? Is it just soap and water then spray with protector, or do I need to get some muck off type stuff?

Then do I protect with Gt85 or similar?

Thanks in advance

Biker Biggles · 22-12-13, 02:02 PM

Clean it properly once,make sure its dry and apply acf50.Then never clean it again

kaivalagi · 22-12-13, 02:31 PM

+1

once at winter time each year, but a spray from the hose now and then wont hurt

Just remember if you do choose to give it a good clean with the soapy stuff re-apply it again

22-12-13, 02:37 PM

Nice one, sounds like my kind of cleaning schedule

kaivalagi · 22-12-13, 03:01 PM

It's definately the best stuff out there for keeping you're bike in good nick through riding in all the nasty salty roads...there used to be some services available to get it sprayed with an atomiser on your bike after a thorough deep clean, apparently a very very thin coat of it is best as it stops corrosion but doesn't attract road debris etc

Personally, I find spraying some into the lid and applying with a small brush is best for all the nuts and bolts etc, they're what need it most after all...and may give them a going over a few time over winter depending on how much cr4p I put the bike through

andrewsmith · 22-12-13, 03:24 PM

Mine lives under a film of acf all year round. Buy the 32oz bottle and pump its far more sparing

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22-12-13, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Mine lives under a film of acf all year round. Buy the 32oz bottle and pump its far more sparing

Sent from my ST25i using Tapatalk 2

+1

Red ones · 22-12-13, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaivalagi

Personally, I find spraying some into the lid and applying with a small brush is best

I did that but found it made my hair sticky and I smelled all day.

kaivalagi · 22-12-13, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red ones

I did that but found it made my hair sticky and I smelled all day.

maybe we've just stumbled upon a cure for ginger-ness....a hair rust inhibitor lol

kaivalagi · 22-12-13, 06:26 PM

Rictus just posted a good link, you can see just how good ACF-50 is....http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=206289

22-12-13, 11:56 AM	#1
Citizen Guest Posts: n/a	Winter cleaning? Real newb question here but gotta find out. I like to ride every time I get a chance (or its not raining) and have just got back from a nice hours blast around some nice twistys also including a bit of motorway (dont ask I just like em!!) So how do I now clean my bike? Is it just soap and water then spray with protector, or do I need to get some muck off type stuff? Then do I protect with Gt85 or similar? Thanks in advance

22-12-13, 02:02 PM	#2
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Re: Winter cleaning Clean it properly once,make sure its dry and apply acf50.Then never clean it again __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

22-12-13, 02:31 PM	#3
kaivalagi Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norwich Posts: 1,955	Re: Winter cleaning +1 once at winter time each year, but a spray from the hose now and then wont hurt Just remember if you do choose to give it a good clean with the soapy stuff re-apply it again __________________ Mark Triumph and Suzuki owner Last edited by kaivalagi; 22-12-13 at 02:33 PM.

22-12-13, 02:37 PM	#4
Citizen Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Winter cleaning Nice one, sounds like my kind of cleaning schedule

22-12-13, 03:01 PM	#5
kaivalagi Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norwich Posts: 1,955	Re: Winter cleaning It's definately the best stuff out there for keeping you're bike in good nick through riding in all the nasty salty roads...there used to be some services available to get it sprayed with an atomiser on your bike after a thorough deep clean, apparently a very very thin coat of it is best as it stops corrosion but doesn't attract road debris etc Personally, I find spraying some into the lid and applying with a small brush is best for all the nuts and bolts etc, they're what need it most after all...and may give them a going over a few time over winter depending on how much cr4p I put the bike through __________________ Mark Triumph and Suzuki owner Last edited by kaivalagi; 22-12-13 at 03:06 PM.

22-12-13, 03:24 PM	#6
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Winter cleaning Mine lives under a film of acf all year round. Buy the 32oz bottle and pump its far more sparing Sent from my ST25i using Tapatalk 2 __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

22-12-13, 06:26 PM	#10
kaivalagi Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norwich Posts: 1,955	Re: Winter cleaning Rictus just posted a good link, you can see just how good ACF-50 is....http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=206289 __________________ Mark Triumph and Suzuki owner

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