best way to clean your bike?

[cheese]

Is ther some good products to clean up the plastic etc? mine is a bit scratched up and could use a tidy up. I've water blasted it etc, but it's still got black oil marks on it.

cheers for you help.

[WRT]

Super cheap have degreaser on sale at the moment for $1.99 a can. Dunno about the quality, or if it is "plastics-friendly" so I'd try in on the underside to begin with ;)

Thats one good thing about the bike being in bits - its gonna get the clean of its life!

[SimJen]

I just use CRC or similar as its got the same stuff in it as degreaser, then polish to protect.

[buellbabe]

My ex was a Motorcycle groomer and he swore by diluted Handy-Andy. It does a great job as a degreaser if you leave it for abit ( not too long tho but 5/10 mins is sweet ). I can vouch for it as being a great cleaner and it is plastic and alloy friendly.:2thumbsup

[bugjuice]

250kph in the rain..
and it's fun too

[DMNTD]

Use a "cutting compound" for minor scatches and tar/oil. Has worked for me in the past. Good idea to give it a good wax'n afterwards though...protection and all. Can buy a colour coded Turtle wax too which does work to an extent. Comes with a chip stick too.

If all else fails...as Buggie said

[Postie]

become a pimp and get a he-bitch to do it

[cheese]

I might try some plastics polish and my dremel.

[The_Dover]

become a pimp and get a he-bitch to do it

Watch it bro, I may have to take legal action as I have the NZ rights to said methodology.

[scumdog]

Buy a 4litre container of degreaser from the Warehouse, watch it on alloy etc unless you water it down a bit.
Top stuff for de-scunging engines etc.

[**R1**]

Buy a 4litre container of degreaser from the Warehouse, watch it on alloy etc unless you water it down a bit.
Top stuff for de-scunging engines etc.how did you get a scunged engine? you recond it didnt leak! arnt you lot ment to tell the truth?

[scumdog]

how did you get a scunged engine? you recond it didnt leak! arnt you lot ment to tell the truth?

Just helping mate who own bikes with the name beginning with 'Y' - Yamaha, Yonda, Yusuki, Yawasaki etc et........:motu:

Handy stuff on old oil leakers I've had - Customlines, Zephyrs etc...

[Postie]

Watch it bro, I may have to take legal action as I have the NZ rights to said methodology.
true true, just getting a bit slow in your old age......

[Motu]

I find that concentrated Simple Green works well.Trouble is with degreasers on a dirt bike,you aren't getting grease off,just dirt.You need something that does a bit of both.After the wash I just hit it with whatever I have a spray can of,WD40,Inox,Silicon dressing....just gotta make sure it's not a can of paint....

[scumdog]

I find that concentrated Simple Green works well.Trouble is with degreasers on a dirt bike,you aren't getting grease off,just dirt.You need something that does a bit of both.After the wash I just hit it with whatever I have a spray can of,WD40,Inox,Silicon dressing....just gotta make sure it's not a can of paint....

Of course keeping it away from those fripperies such as brakes and tyres:shit:

[Mental Trousers]

Best way to clean your bike is to have someone else do it

[cheese]

LOL I'll try that one!

[Coyote]

Super cheap have degreaser on sale at the moment for $1.99 a can. Dunno about the quality, or if it is "plastics-friendly" so I'd try in on the underside to begin with ;)

STAY AWAY!!! Got some of that Australian Export stuff since it was on special, it's crap! Stinks like hell. Not that I'm into sniffing fumes but this stuff is awful. Also it isn't safe on pretty much anything that isn't metal and it doesn't work all that good either.

I swear by CRC Aerogrease. That stuff works wonders

[cheese]

hmm I used some of that shit when I was cleaning out my bike. I wonder if it was what made my seals go???

[crazyxr250rider]

just scrub you bike down with concentrated washing powder (1cup to a 1ltr)
then rinse it all off makes your plastic like new!

[DirtMad]

i just use handy andy , but mostly just h20 cause im too lazy after getting back from a ride :rolleyes:

[Wellyman]

I use a waterblaster and some other spray i can't rember the name of. but i will check and post it.
WM

[grantman]

I used some stuff from work that looked like blue jiff
It was great for cleaning up the old faded plastics on the XR.

It was a bit gritty and you just rub it on with a cloth ,just like a cutting compound.
(clean it off and its like new!)

worth every cent! :)

[DirtMad]

rippin off work again aye grantman :rolleyes:

[cheese]

I ended up using some plastics stuff I had at home from REPCO and my bike looks great. Pity it's not working though....:(

[IronicCapers]

Ive found the best thing to clean a bike is to blast it then after that get a green bottle of turtle wax stuff $10 from the warehouse then after its dried give the plastic a spray of silicone and wipe clean. You can do this to any part of your bike apart from your brakes as if you put silicone on the brakes you won't have brakes. Oh and its advisable not to do your seat as silicone spray won't help you grip your seat.