Time for a cruiser?

**Pogo2** · 21st November 2010, 08:36

Originally Posted by wysper

If I am not being rude, what sort of dollars did you spend?

Only 18 months old PM'd you

**Pogo2** · 21st November 2010, 10:10

Now that I'm getting heaps of chrome what do you guys reckon is the best chrome polish.

I have Mothers but are there any better options?

**Dave Lobster** · 21st November 2010, 18:28

Originally Posted by Pogo2

Now that I'm getting heaps of chrome what do you guys reckon is the best chrome polish.

I have Mothers but are there any better options?

Pledge, or Mr Sheen

**Edbear** · 21st November 2010, 19:52

To be honest I mainly wash with hot water and soft rag drying off with soft towel. Comes up good enough for me. If really dirty I use S100 which is a spray on and hose off cleaner, works well! I use Jif or a similar cream cleaner for the whitewalls and a scrubbing brush.

**Gone Burger** · 22nd November 2010, 08:11

I use autosol (no idea how to spell that I'm sorry) on my M50... works a treat, especially for getting off those small black marks that burn on over time and use. People say I have the shiniest bike around, and get no end of grief each time I turn up for a ride. Every time it gets a little wet I go straight home and make her sparkle again - just as I did last night after a days riding in the rain.

Only thing I can't get off my pipes with autosol is the remains on a pannier cover that sagged a little and left a small mark. Think that one might be there to stay

**Pogo2** · 23rd November 2010, 16:42

and the answer was yes!

She now sits in the garage awaiting riding and polishing in that order.

Thanks for everyone's input helped make the choice a bit easier, especialy Edbear.

Now to enjoy summer

**Gone Burger** · 23rd November 2010, 16:51

Great to hear! Congrats on the bike. Hope you have a truely fantastic summer on her. Shiny side up my friend.

**Edbear** · 23rd November 2010, 16:52

Originally Posted by Pogo2

and the answer was yes!

She now sits in the garage awaiting riding and polishing in that order.

Thanks for everyone's input helped make the choice a bit easier, especialy Edbear.

Now to enjoy summer

Well, I could hardly disagree, could I...?

You'll need a good few rides to feel completely at home on it so don't delay too long...

After three-plus years, mine is like an extension of my body and I can toss it around with gay abandon! (With apologies to Honda riders...

) Riding it is as natural as breathing and I'm relaxed and happy every time I set off anywhere!

Over the coming months you'll learn its capabilities until you're mixing it with any type of bike over any type of road, including the Coro loop. Mine is still on the original tyres at 27,000km and apart from regular servicing has needed nothing doing to it!

**twinbruva** · 23rd November 2010, 18:08

Originally Posted by Pogo2

Now that I'm getting heaps of chrome what do you guys reckon is the best chrome polish.

I have Mothers but are there any better options?

After being involved with polishing chrome since 1973 I have to say that the best I have come across is Pacer chrome and glass cleaner. I find it as good as the old blue cream glass cleaner that has sadly been replaced by some useless clear crap and it pissed me off so much I forget what it was called. However, the Pacer is great for getting off bugs and tar, is totally non-abrasive and is the duck's nuts IMHO. (But I'm just an old codger with decades of bike scrubbing under my belt.)

For alloy use Autosol, period. Paintwork; Mothers or Meguiars or in some circumstances....3M swirl remover. If the bike is looking mint but a bit dusty use Meguiars 'Quick Detailer', marvellous stuff.

While you're at it, buy a bucketful of elbow grease.

**KelvinAng** · 24th November 2010, 11:52

Congrats!

**Pogo2** · 24th November 2010, 18:19

Originally Posted by twinbruva

After being involved with polishing chrome since 1973 I have to say that the best I have come across is Pacer chrome and glass cleaner. I find it as good as the old blue cream glass cleaner that has sadly been replaced by some useless clear crap and it pissed me off so much I forget what it was called. However, the Pacer is great for getting off bugs and tar, is totally non-abrasive and is the duck's nuts IMHO. (But I'm just an old codger with decades of bike scrubbing under my belt.)

For alloy use Autosol, period. Paintwork; Mothers or Meguiars or in some circumstances....3M swirl remover. If the bike is looking mint but a bit dusty use Meguiars 'Quick Detailer', marvellous stuff.

While you're at it, buy a bucketful of elbow grease.

I'll also buy a can of small circles to go with the elbow grease!

**twinbruva** · 24th November 2010, 18:54

Originally Posted by Pogo2

I'll also buy a can of small circles to go with the elbow grease!

To go with your missus' wee elbows?

**Dave Lobster** · 25th November 2010, 14:26

Originally Posted by Pogo2

I'll also buy a can of small circles to go with the elbow grease!

Don't you have a child or two? They have small hands.. smaller circles..

**wysper** · 25th November 2010, 15:06

Originally Posted by Dave Lobster

Don't you have a child or two? They have small hands.. smaller circles..

I have tried that.
Let the kids wash the car the other day.
After they had finished, getting themselves thoroughly soaked in the process, I had to go out and wash the car.

*sigh*

Still, they had fun.

I would be happy for them to 'wash' the DR, (although I did regret that slightly when Mr 3yo thought the muffler was a good place to put the hose in!) but if I had a cruiser with lots of shiny chrome bits, I think I would rather do it myself.