Wasing motorbikes....

[McDuck]

Well the serch has failed so i have started a thread. How to was a bike.


Discuss.



Thanks.

[vindy500]

how to was a bike?

english is failing

[Hitcher]

Wassup! Wasing is overrated.

[bungbung]

You know, how to waste bikes, really waste them good

[bungbung]

Wassup! Wasing is overrated.

Did he just say wheatcup?

[Whynot]

what? :blink:

[nodrog]

with a wasing machine (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Laundry/Washing-machines/auction-155819635.htm)!, duh!

[unrealone]

*blink*

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[avgas]

wassu talkn bout willis?

[vindy500]

heres another one

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Laundry/Washing-machines/auction-162015152.htm

[kiwifruit]

timmay!!!!!!!

[mowgli]

Leave the keys in while parked all day in the city.

I don't know what to say Mr Insurance Dude, my bike was there this morning.

[mashman]

This is what you're looking for (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlZrPEquCB0) Skip to about 2:20

[Lord Zod]

Wasing = racing with a bad accent maybe?

[Meekey_Mouse]

Lol, When I bought the gixxer I spent a week asking different people and shops about cleaning bikes... I bought 3 jerry cloths (was told they are best as sponges can absorb dirt then scratch fairings, so just keep rinsing the jerry cloths), Turtle extra suds wash, Meguiars Motorcycle wax, a proper wax pad, leather drying cloth and I also bout some green stuff that I can't remember what it's called... Was supposed to be good at getting off the road grease... But personally I love the Australian Engine De greaser you can get from Super Cheap Auto... Great for wheels/engine/stand and if I use it on the fairings I only spray it very sparingly where I need at, give it a soft rub and wash off immediately with water.
Oh I also use a commercial standard product I use for the seat, handle bars, wheel hugger and controls... If you're interested let me know and I'll find out what it's called.

All of the above bring the bike looking like new :love:.. But then again I'm freakin fussy when it comes to my baby... Some times I'll spend 3 or so hours cleaning it :laugh:

Hope that helps :)

[mashman]

WD-40... just can't beat that smell when the engines hot...

[nudemetalz]

Maybe McDuck wants to get married here.... http://www.wasingfisheries.co.uk/

[bladerider97]

Do you mean frotting motorbikes (just make sure they cool down first, and dont let your wife catch you)

[mowgli]

One word - PLEDGE - carry on.

[Meekey_Mouse]

One word - PLEDGE - carry on.

Somebody told me about that... But it sounded really odd using furniture cleaner on bikes... Also got told by some one else that it strips the fairings of there protective coat...?

[mowgli]

Somebody told me about that... But it sounded really odd using furniture cleaner on bikes... Also got told by some one else that it strips the fairings of there protective coat...?
I've been using it for about eight months without issue. Wash, dry then lightly polish with Pledge. Sure it comes up nice and shiny and makes the bugs easy to wipe off but the best thing is, it repels dust while stood in the shed between rides :2thumbsup

[Swoop]

One word - PLEDGE - carry on.
That is for your helmet visor. Mmmm, rain does not stick...

[Lord Zod]

Maybe McDuck wants to get married here.... http://www.wasingfisheries.co.uk/

Let me guess, you decided to google "wasing" to see what would appear? LOL :2thumbsup

[nudemetalz]

Let me guess, you decided to google "wasing" to see what would appear? LOL :2thumbsup

..Busted...I couldn't resist !!!:lol:

[vifferman]

some green stuff that I can't remember what it's called... Was supposed to be good at getting off the road grease...
Simple Green, p'raps.
Fkn usless stuff, AND it's rather caustic, so if you don't rinse it off promptly, it leaves gnarsty marks.

But personally I love the Australian Engine De greaser you can get from Super Cheap Auto... Yeah, it's good, as is the Brake Cleaner you can get from them, which is basically drycleaning fluid, so it's excellent for removing chain spooge that you've tracked inside onto the new carpet....

Word of Warning about the engine degreaser: it can be very good at redistributing itself onto (and into!) your tyres, where it makes a very excellent friction/traction reducer on wet roads. Another thing that's excellent for that is that wheel cleaner that contains a "super-duper secret repelling agent for stopping road spooge and brake dust from sticking to your wheels". I suspect it's a soluble silicon or the like, and it's excellent for coating your tyres to stop the road sticking to them.

Wasing a bike
I've wased several bikes. The first one I wased by t-boning a car. It was a bike before that; afterwards it was modern sculpture, till the next owner tok another wased bike, mated them, and produced an offspring that looked similar to its two parents.
The second bike got wased by a car u-turning into it.
And then there's the current bike - only partially wased. It was shiny and nice-looking until I dropped it at a near-standstill on one side then t'other.

[CB ARGH]

A birdie in a tree once told me this forum may contain nuts.

Fuck, it was right. :bash:

[vifferman]

This is grate! Another word introduced into the KB lexicon.
Soo.....
Now we can say, "I praked my sprotsbike in the gargre, which was worngA, as it was on fire and it got wased".

[AllanB]

Smarties

If it is only a bit dirty but beyond a quick wipe with a clean dry cloth prior to detailing, use a bucket of warm soapy water and hand sponge the grime off (a bit like the nurse does in hospital :rolleyes:) rub dry with a towel (again that nurse....) then apply your preferred finishing agents.

If it is a filthy mess after a week of touring and getting caught in crap weather you may need to crack out the hose. But only use low pressure and keep it away from the electrics. Also plug the muffler ends when squirting. Once the bulk crap is hosed off treat as above and lightly hose again. Blow-dry (nurse?) or go for a quick spin to dry off the bike. Then apply your finishing agents.

To remove road tar or stubborn bug splatters a bit of WD40 works wonders.

For finishing I like a high quality polish and wax for the paint, Autosol for bright alloy, chrome and stainless. Use a silicone spray on a clean rag for painted engine parts, cables etc.

[unrealone]

See below :)

[fergie]

the funyist fred i've red for a long tome:niceone:

[Hitcher]

What's next, one wonders? A thread inquiring about a funny wereing noise? Or perhaps excessive tyre where?

[Lord Zod]

What's next, one wonders? A thread inquiring about a funny wereing noise? Or perhaps excessive tyre where?

Easy fix, it's that were-wolf that you ran over, it's still alive & stuck in ya front fender. :banana:

[mowgli]

What's next, one wonders? A thread inquiring about a funny wereing noise? Or perhaps excessive tyre where?

Mayb evin a liddle help wiv inglish and punkchewashun

[sugilite]

What's next, one wonders? A thread inquiring about a funny wereing noise? Or perhaps excessive tyre where?

I suffer from that, every time I go for a decent ride, I look at the rear tyre and ask "Where has it gone?" Tyre where issues, they suck and are bloody expensive! :no:

[YAMASAKI]

give the guy a break, he might be Amerrycun, giving him the automatic right(or is that rite... or write) to drop vowls and consonats at wll.

[McDuck]

give the guy a break, he might be Amerrycun, giving him the automatic right(or is that rite... or write) to drop vowls and consonats at wll.

Yes give me a brake. I just picked the keybord that you need to push the 'h' key a little harder on. :girlfight:

[Jantar]

Yes give me a brake. I just picked the keybord that you need to push the 'h' key a little harder on. :girlfight:
Would that be a disk brake you need, or will an old fashioned drum be OK?

[marty]

What's next, one wonders? A thread inquiring about a funny wereing noise? Or perhaps excessive tyre where?

their TIRES wear your goin Hithcer

[Pedrostt500]

Yes give me a brake. I just picked the keybord that you need to push the 'h' key a little harder on. :girlfight: ok so what does the H key start again.

[fridayflash]

Well the serch has failed so i have started a thread. How to was a bike.


Discuss.



Thanks.
most excelent mumblish!!!!

[Katman]

Is your bike before you was it.


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[woodboats]

I second the Pledge.
Been using it for years on windscreen,visor,all parts of bike including chrome and saddle bags.

One proviso: A real biker uses Lemon Pledge!:2thumbsup

[Skyryder]

Wasing = racing with a bad accent maybe?

I see KB humour is up and running.

Skyyrder

[Winston001]

This is grate! Another word introduced into the KB lexicon.
Soo.....
Now we can say, "I praked my sprotsbike in the gargre, which was worngA, as it was on fire and it got wased".

10 characters :2thumbsup:lol:

[BIHB@0610]

Let me guess, you decided to google "wasing" to see what would appear? LOL :2thumbsup

Hey if you Google "wasing" this thread comes up as the sixth result! We're world famous!!!!:clap::clap::clap:

[jrandom]

My bike gets washed regularly - every couple of months when it's in for a 6,000km service at Holeshot.

:blink:

[nudemetalz]

If you pledge your bike, does that mean that you promise to buy it, like Telethon used to do ?

[Big Dave]

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[Shadows]

CT 18 from SuperCheap is really good stuff. Just follow the directions. I tend to over concentrate it but it does no harm. All you need is a spray bottle, garden hose, and a couple of hours to go and do something else (like try and wash the slime off your hands) while it does its thing.

[bladerider97]

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

[Mikkel]

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Icdlnbreie - but ture! :whistle:

[madandy]

Icdlnbreie - but ture! :whistle:

Icdlnbreie?
It's alulbtesoy mifcnaginnet !

[nudemetalz]

I think McDuck did the "was" on purpose to stir up a thread of piss (or is that pis) takes !!

[Dodger]

My bike is a workhorse, not a show pony so it's not washed these days.
I found out long ago that washing a bike is a sure way to guarantee rain. :Oi:

That being said, it's in at TSS today for it's 24000km service, so I expect it will be cleaned at lest a little during the process..

[Lord Zod]

So assuming that this thread is about washing your bike, I wash mine the same way I was my car but with a little more attention to detail. I use all the same cleaning products.

If the chain needs cleaning I clean it then wash the bike and once all is finished and dry I lube the chain. I'm still trying different metal/aluminium polishes to find the one I like the most, I'll let you know how that goes.

[alanzs]

I never was mine. I do poish it sometimes tho.

[Roki_nz]

All of the above bring the bike looking like new :love:.. But then again I'm freakin fussy when it comes to my baby... Some times I'll spend 3 or so hours cleaning it :laugh:

Hope that helps :)

3 Hours ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[McDuck]

3 Hours ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Its not very long is it?

[Whynot]

3 Hours ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

really ??
what do you do for the other 2.5 ?

[McDuck]

really ??
what do you do for the other 2.5 ?

detail. I will spend a good 5hours washing the cage. It dosnt get it ofton.

[alanzs]

WD-40... just can't beat that smell when the engines hot...

Great for cleaning greasy hands as well. There must be a million uses for WD-40, but that would be another thread. :cool:

[saltydog]

My bike is a workhorse, not a show pony so it's not washed these days.

Nothing like a big booster, some soap suds, CRC, lots of rags, Armourall, elbow grease.......and presto a clean ride. Also a good way to suss out any small things that may need doing...loose/missing bits etc.

[Dodger]

Nothing like a big booster, some soap suds, CRC, lots of rags, Armourall, elbow grease.......and presto a clean ride. Also a good way to suss out any small things that may need doing...loose/missing bits etc.

Well I had the 24000k service done on Wednesday and the bike was spotless when I picked it up.
Shame I picked it up during a Wellington downpour though.