To clean or not to clean?

**rossirep** · 16th February 2013, 10:08

Originally Posted by neels

What a cock.

you wanna touch my what.??

**Akzle** · 16th February 2013, 10:21

Originally Posted by rossirep

you wanna touch my what.??

bike...

...with my keys.

**scumdog** · 16th February 2013, 10:32

Originally Posted by Akzle

when it rains...

OK, who hacked Akzles 'puter and post helpful stuff like this?

**Akzle** · 16th February 2013, 10:53

Originally Posted by scumdog

OK, who hacked Akzles 'puter and post helpful stuff like this?

bit late to the party. rasty puss already got it.

**Grizzo** · 16th February 2013, 12:44

Originally Posted by rossirep

ok everyone on here is a bike nut, so how often to you clean your bike??

Not nearly enough!

**bluninja** · 16th February 2013, 13:04

Washing bikes breaks them

washed mine and it wouldn't start the next day.

Mine gets washed when I've been through road works so I don't let any corrosive cement dust eat through the waffer thin paint ro when I want to give the bike a good look over to make sure it's sound.

I used to have a special liquid in the UK that I would coat the bike with that stopped salt and corrosives harming the bike. Just a rinse of with the hose and all was good, jst didn't look all gleamy and shining. It's the same stuff they put on planes, the only problem I found was that at speed the front wheel started to go really light and was prone to lift

I used to use a rag with WD40 (CRC) and wipe the bike over. Nice clean and a bit of protection.

**Road kill** · 16th February 2013, 22:42

Originally Posted by bluninja

Washing bikes breaks them

washed mine and it wouldn't start the next day.

Mine gets washed when I've been through road works so I don't let any corrosive cement dust eat through the waffer thin paint ro when I want to give the bike a good look over to make sure it's sound.

I used to have a special liquid in the UK that I would coat the bike with that stopped salt and corrosives harming the bike. Just a rinse of with the hose and all was good, jst didn't look all gleamy and shining. It's the same stuff they put on planes, the only problem I found was that at speed the front wheel started to go really light and was prone to lift

I used to use a rag with WD40 (CRC) and wipe the bike over. Nice clean and a bit of protection.

LPS3 does the same thing your special liquid did/does.
Buy it in a spray can at your local engineers supply shop.
Don't get it on those round black things though.

**unstuck** · 17th February 2013, 05:22

I like em dirty.

**Corse1** · 17th February 2013, 09:36

When I am bored! Cleaning is good for checking items that you might otherwise not notice.

**MIXONE** · 17th February 2013, 09:52

When the mother-in-law comes to stay...

**bluninja** · 17th February 2013, 17:52

Originally Posted by MIXONE

When the mother-in-law comes to stay...

Oh she washes your bike? Wow what a considerate lady....oh no! wait a minute. You mean YOU wash the bike so you can hide from your scarey MIL

**MIXONE** · 17th February 2013, 19:08

Originally Posted by bluninja

Oh she washes your bike? Wow what a considerate lady....oh no! wait a minute. You mean YOU wash the bike so you can hide from your scarey MIL

My MIL is so scarey that her only use is when I take her diving.She acts as a shark reppellent.

**Berries** · 17th February 2013, 21:55

How did this thread get on to MILFs so quickly?

**reggie1198** · 17th February 2013, 22:17

I'm constantly have to don gloves to wipe up fluid deposits left on my bike. Keeping the bike well polished helps, as the man jam can't penetrate the paint job.

Clean it when she needs it or when I'm avoiding doing something around the house, or the missus.