Re: How do you clean YOUR bike ?
 

Do you actually use that bike ??? LOL

Seriously though, how often do you clean your engine an that to keep it that clean ??

Re: How do you clean YOUR bike ?
 

i clean it everytime its dirty, i rarely rode that bike in the rain so it always stopped dry, the engine was always wiped down with WD40, pookie now owns that sv1000s but he uses her regular what ever the weather.

Re: How do you clean YOUR bike ?
 

I hope hes kept it as clean as that ! lol

So best just to wipe down engine with wd40 on a rag regular then ? i wana keep mine as clean as i can. only had it 2 days and got it dirty when i picked it up ! Gutted ! the fella i bought it off cleaned it before i picked it up aswell.

Re: How do you clean YOUR bike ?
 

I generally don't wash mine too often in summer, but am a bit particular about washing it down after a winter ride. Twice a year I strip the whole bike down and give it the deep clean - this can take up to 2 days to complete

Re: How do you clean YOUR bike ?
 

I use some castrol spray thingy, like muck-off, for the engine and exhaust and other metal bits. soak the bike, spray it on, have a cuppa tea, go around with a brush to agitate more stubborn grime, then rinse of while wiping with a sponge. The plastics get a wipe over, but they are plastic and dont corrode. The lights and mirrors get a proper wipe though, i make sure they are clean. Bike gets dried with a tea-towel.

Then moving bits like the gear shift lever and rear brake lever get WD40'd, as does the axle nuts. Clean chain, lube chain. Check tyre pressures, oil level, water level, keep an eye out for any signs of corrosion and damage through-out the whole shbang.

bike cleaned, bits fixed, dirty alpinestarhero.

Oh, in addition because lozzo's post made me think about this, I'll often clean the clutch mechanism and lubricate. With chain lube. Don't shout at me, it works and my clutch is loveeerrrrllllyyyyy. My brakes will now get stripped and fully rebuilt once a year after they got crapped up recently. Each time i have fiarings off, any electrical connectors will get unclipped and cleaned out and a blob of vaseline on them to stop water getting in

Re: How do you clean YOUR bike ?
 

The other option is to park next to either TSM or Jambo.

That way your bike looks gleaming!! :lol:

Re: How do you clean YOUR bike ?
 

and if the owners are with the bikes it makes you look good looking too.. :-D















oh TSM... sorry (he's a cutie... ) I thought you meant spiderman. xx;)