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stewboy 18-11-05 10:21 PM

Tips on cleaning ( how do you clean yours )
 
Hey all , i need to give the bike a clean.. and although the weather is crap its still got to be done......

so any one give me some tips o :wink: n cleaning mine as i never get looking GREAT! ..

El Saxo 18-11-05 10:31 PM

I havent had the bike long but have been using muc-off, seems to do a good job, and i've used autosol for the shiny metal bits once they're clean (i.e. the exhaust pipe / can etc).

Carsick 18-11-05 10:32 PM

clean?

northwind 18-11-05 10:34 PM

My bike gets washed sometimes. When it rains :)

Mucoff is good stuff... I like Mer polish, it might not be the ultimate finish but it goes on well. And ACF50 for protecting metal. If you hose the bike down, either dry it off or use something like those Flash cleaners- otherwise you get those ugly spots wherever a drop dries out.

lynw 18-11-05 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Carsick
clean?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

not just me that needs this concept explained then... Im with Northwind, it gets cleaned when it rains :D

kwak zzr 18-11-05 10:50 PM

hello there stewboy meet mr clean! :D my engine is as clean underneath as my petrol tank is! i know its sad but i enjoy it, it all depends on how long you want to spend on it? ive spent more hours cleaning mine than riding it.

stewboy 18-11-05 11:00 PM

i dont mind spending the time on it ...come peps lets fae it ....who really wants a bike that looks all grubby and like crap .......

ill spend as long as it takes my janey ( thats what i call her) is my pride and joy

lynw 18-11-05 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by stewboy
i dont mind spending the time on it ...come peps lets fae it ....who really wants a bike that looks all grubby and like crap .......

ill spend as long as it takes my janey ( thats what i call her) is my pride and joy

tbh I dont care what it looks like. I ride it every day, Im out the house at 8am back at 6.30pm to 7.30pm, just isnt going to get washed on a weekday on that time scale. and weekends Im out on it pretty much most of the time again so there really isnt any time in daylight to do wash it.

plus it helps keep the salt off the bike in winter. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

kwak zzr 18-11-05 11:21 PM

WD 40 loads of it! it desolves grease, gets the **** off your engine and protects alittle aswell(dont get it on brakes and tyres),AUTOSOL for all the metal parts! SILVO for alloy leavers and things, i use any good wax for the painted parts, you will need a mild abrasive on the exhaust front pipe because nothing else will shift the staining. the rest is just elbow grease!

Carsick 18-11-05 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kwak zzr
ive spent more hours cleaning mine than riding it.

I hate to say it dude, but that saddens me a little.


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