cleaning products

Castrol motorcycle cleaner

If you can get it this stuff is great for wheels and bits that generally get covered in grease. My ol' man acquires it from work and all you need is a little on some kitchen roll, wipe it on and off the **** comes - even seems to get off spots of tar too.
It's called Mykal Fastdry Precision Cleaner and it's got a defense standard

Mykal Industries, the United Kingdom, is offering De.Solv.It DSI 1000FD fast-dry precision cleaner, which has been awarded a DefStan number as approved for use within the armed forces in the country. Following search and trials with a variety of products, DSI 1000FD was awarded the MoD Defence Standard 08-121 (NES 844) for ‘Acoustic cladding treatment employing epoxide adhesive systems’ – essentially cleaning and preparation of surfaces prior to bonding. The DSI 1000FD fast-dry precision cleaner was chosen due to its excellent degreasing performance, fast drying capabilities and good safety profile.

More info here
Get some here or here
(About a £5 for 400ml aerosol, £20 for 5l in the above links)

On the chain though I use parafin as i don't know what it'll do to the O-rings

[jambo]

Originally Posted by northwind

If you just leave it, eventually some new muck will come along and knock the old muck off.

A man after my own heart, trouble is with all the paint chips on the wheels the next time I clean it I really want to re-spray them

When you're commuting in winter it's a futile task

Castrol Bike Polish. Wash off worse of dirt if really bad but otherwise apply without pre cleaning and polish off. Plastic and painted metal. Brings up wheels, mirrors, screen and visor better than owt I've tried before.

Originally Posted by Triumphumphumph

Castrol Bike Polish. Wash off worse of dirt if really bad but otherwise apply without pre cleaning and polish off. Plastic and painted metal. Brings up wheels, mirrors, screen and visor better than owt I've tried before.

Gotta agree here, you need sunglasses to look at that black Trumpet

I've also used it on my bike, good stuff.

[Bluepete]

To get the gunk off the back wheel, MR SHEEN! It works a treat, honest.

I find a rag dampened with white spirit works as well as any fancy alloy wheel cleaner. Use an old, stiff 1/2 inch paintbrush to work it into the corners of the rim/spokes. Also works for other oily deposits. As for the rest of the bike I just use car shampoo, then use a spray on wax on the tank and plastics.

Originally Posted by Well Oiled

Use an old, stiff 1/2 inch paintbrush to work it into the corners of the rim/spokes.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

WD40.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Well Oiled

work it into the corners of the rim

It's supposed to be round, you know.