Some random pics of my sprint after a severe polish

Pah, yc's is much shinnnyahnenenerr than that Looking good mate, bring some of that polish with you this weekend and you can show me on mine how it works, cos i reckon you just bought a new bike

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

JUST to get spattered with various invertebrate carcasses within 10 mins of being on the road...

Yes but if you leave them on they burn into the paint, so regular cleaning will help this, also a good wax will protect the paintwork and also make it easier to clean next time.

I wouldnt do this on a cheaper bike tbh but £7.5k on a bike is a lot of money for a plaything, to me anyway so I want to look after it best I can.

That said if I had a curvy, I wouldn't wash that ever as it may improve the looks

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Is this Zymol was?

I used to love detailing cars, my 106 Rallye was immaculate.

Bikes not so much, they are a pain because you can never get the chain area perfectly clean and thats frustrating.

Originally Posted by G

Bikes not so much, they are a pain because you can never get the chain area perfectly clean and thats frustrating.

I'll let you come see a chain and surrounding area looking like it just came out of the factory crate one day

Paddock stand, parrafin and a paint brush is your friend, followed by wash & rinse & repeat until all the grit is gone, followed by compressed air, followed by WD40 on a cloth.