To clean or not to clean?

**rossirep** · 14th February 2013, 17:32

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

**Karl08** · 14th February 2013, 17:34

When it's dirty

**rossirep** · 14th February 2013, 17:40

Originally Posted by Karl08

When it's dirty

yeah fair enough makes sense really. but is that filthy dirty or just alil dirty dirty??

**ducatilover** · 14th February 2013, 17:42

Only every time I go near it. Or ride it (that's a rare thing, because it'd get dirty if I ride it)

MD · 14th February 2013, 17:45

Each morning. Then of course there's elevenses clean before the mid day apres lunch clean. Apart from that and the evening clean I don't bother until the next day.

I'm just pleased I don't suffer from obsessive complusive disorder.

TIP: If you listen to the silence carefully enough you can detect dust molecules landing on your bike from 20 metres away.

**FJRider** · 14th February 2013, 17:48

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Only every time I go near it. Or ride it (that's a rare thing, because it'd get dirty if I ride it)

Our roads are clean. My bike doesn't get dirty.

Should it get dirty ... I ride in the rain. (or pay a kid to clean it)

**bosslady** · 14th February 2013, 17:54

every 2-3 weeks

**Akzle** · 14th February 2013, 18:12

when it rains...

**neels** · 14th February 2013, 18:14

When I've forgotten what colour various black parts used to be.

**GSF** · 14th February 2013, 18:33

If you give it regular small cleans it's never as big a job as when you leave it for months and it turns into a shit-encrusted dogpile.

Plus, cleaning will help slow or prevent corrosion. It might also be easier to spot a fluid leak on a clean bike.

**actungbaby** · 14th February 2013, 18:40

Originally Posted by rossirep

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

To be honest with you am probley over qaulified to answer this

When i get bored or have knowing to do i clean okay

When was young i cleaned my bike ever week i took greta pride in it too , ditto my mx5 car along came marriage and a son and

yeah car fell to bits well not literlly but yeah

Some school thought u should be riding the bike not cleaning

But everones diffrent ideas and yes i still clean alot

Only its the house know so go firgure

I really mean clean the bike so my advice do it often your young the cleaning i mean

well think i mostley mean that oh dont be scared of girls there okay lol

**The Lone Rider** · 14th February 2013, 18:44

When it's noticably dirty, I spray wheel cleaner on the rims and use a microfibre covered sponge with car wash solution on all the rest. Then hose down.

Then dry with a shammy.

And maybe once a month I polish the chrome.