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What Cleaning stuff/maintenance stuff is needed for a bike?
As above really.
I'm a complete novice when it comes to bikes. Cars, no problem. What sort of stuff do I really need for general maintenance and cleaning of a bike (i.e. chain lube, etc). I'm not after specific brands really, more a list of what stuff would be useful. |
Re: What Cleaning stuff/maintenance stuff is needed for a bike?
mer car polish for the plastics, chain cleaner for the chain, fork oil for the forks,brake/carb cleaner, white grease for the moving bits/bearing grease. Water, bucket, tooth brush.
I would guess.. |
Re: What Cleaning stuff/maintenance stuff is needed for a bike?
Car Shampoo for plastics / bodywork general cleaning
Muc Off or something similar for the grimy bits, engine, wheels etc Chain cleaner or parafin for the chain, you'll need a toothbrush / paint brush / old rag for this as well WD40 is good for getting grime / oil off to, particularly on grimy back wheels Mr Sheene furniture polish is good on plastics / screens, but make sure you use a clean soft cloth, the Mr Sheene wipes are pretty good to for this. Autosol is you have a shiney exhaust pipe fetish, but dont use on titanium exhausts, just give those a wipe over with WD40 You might find a brush or a wash mit useful, as is a hosepipe for rinsing off, dont be tempted to use a jet wash, if your not careful you'll blast the grease out of the wheel bearings etc etc. TBH apart from the chain cleaner / parafin / WD40 I just use the same kit on my bike that I used on my car... |
Re: What Cleaning stuff/maintenance stuff is needed for a bike?
Yeah, I was just thinking that there doesn't really appear to be much stuff that I haven't already got for the car. Less money to spend, woo!
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Re: What Cleaning stuff/maintenance stuff is needed for a bike?
checkout lidl for w5 engine cleaner if you're passing.
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Re: What Cleaning stuff/maintenance stuff is needed for a bike?
Engine oil for topups and general use.
GT85 Black moly grease. (or use the GT85) Lithium grease (LM = lithium multipurpose) Brake fluid (DOT4) Plusgas /3 in 1 oil/duck oil Copperslip Brake + clutch cleaner Some coolant. Silicon grease. There's more, but it depends what you want to do! Most people couldn't justify more than GT85 and engine oil. |
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what fizz said but my main two are WD40 and Mr Sheen. |
Re: What Cleaning stuff/maintenance stuff is needed for a bike?
WD40 and 25 j cloths.
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Re: What Cleaning stuff/maintenance stuff is needed for a bike?
The only thing that I would add is that I bought an insecticide sprayer from a local garden centre. It is a back pack type thing, that is pressurised with a built in hand pump. I find it ideal for cleaning off salt and assorted road muck in the winter.
Using this i dont have to get my hands wet and can wash down very quickly even when its too cold to risk leaving the outside taps operating. |
Re: What Cleaning stuff/maintenance stuff is needed for a bike?
Before you go spending money of this or that cleaner it's more important to keep it working properly.
So as Chris said, top up oil (10/40 semi), chain lube (keep it lubed at all times), if using spray stuff then every 250-450 miles, dependent on weather conditions you've been riding in*. Penetrating oil for cables, grease for bolts/lever pivots. After you've made sure it'll actually work properly then you can use as much riding time as you like rubbing bit's with anything you like. * get a scottoiler, set to minimum and fill every 1,000 miles with used engine oil, job done. Cheers Mark. |
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