Bike cleaning questions.
 

A friend of mine said he cleans his SV650 on a petron station just hosing it down with the high pressure soapy water than he dries the bike off with a cloth and puts some polish on.
As far as I remember this sort of thing is a no-no.
Can you guys give me your thought on it?
And if not like that how to clean a bike effectively and quickly?

Re: Bike cleaning questions.
 

tis a golden no no. high pressure hoses can stip off clear coats etc that are used on bikes.

To do it quickly muc off is the best takes about 10 minutes

Re: Bike cleaning questions.
 

I've used a pressure washer before but you need to be careful and use a wide spray from a reasonable distance. You could possibly blast grease out of bearings with a concentrated jet. +1 on the Muc Off.

Re: Bike cleaning questions.
 

Zymol shampoo,
Soft wash mit,
Hose not jet wash.

Re: Bike cleaning questions.
 

I use a pump up "Hozelock" garden spray, variable pressure/mist/pencil stream etc, I find the lance extremely usefull for getting into awkward areas and of course now there is a HOSE PIPE BAN on in most areas even more usefull.
Use more than one for shampoo/cleaner/degreaser/water etc etc.

JOHN

Re: Bike cleaning questions.
 

Muc off ....bad.

SDoc100..gooooood ;-)

Re: Bike cleaning questions.
 

If you keep on top of it it doesn't take more than 30 minutes anyway. Oh and another one for SDOC

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only prob is sdoc takes too long when its cold and a hurry.

Still brilliant stuff

Re: Bike cleaning questions.
 

SDOC is the business, paraffin works wonders on the chain and any other stubborn muck on the headers etc. A decent shampoo and wash mitt for the bodywork - using the 'two-bucket' method to minimise scratches. Some may think it's a bit of an overkill but all of my bikes have looked mint even with riding through all weathers.

Re: Bike cleaning questions.
 

+1