CLEAN ME!!

**James Deuce** · 24th September 2004, 16:34

Originally Posted by firestormer

About $25.
Me.

PM Address. Wheels on the way.

**jrandom** · 24th September 2004, 16:37

What is this 'clean'?

**claire** · 24th September 2004, 16:41

I live with the bike cleaning standards authority so I clean my bike everytime it is deemed unclean. Which is probably why my bike looks like a new one still since I inherited it from him. We have all sorts of products etc that are used to keep the bikes in pristine condition and Chris can spend hours in the garage to give his bike that off the showroom floor look.

I have been known to yell across the garage that I would never have gotton my own bike if I'd known they were such pricks of things to clean.

Claire

**gav** · 24th September 2004, 16:43

White wheels......yeah, how i use to hate trying to keep them clean, but if you didnt they looked terrible, had a NZ new VFR400R Pro Arm (paid $10000 for it back then) looked absolutely gorgeous, but those wheels....also had a white 86 VFR750 ..... really love the black wheels on my CBR600

**Cajun** · 24th September 2004, 16:43

Originally Posted by claire

I live with the bike cleaning standards authority so I clean my bike everytime it is deemed unclean. Which is probably why my bike looks like a new one still since I inherited it from him. We have all sorts of products etc that are used to keep the bikes in pristine condition and Chris can spend hours in the garage to give his bike that off the showroom floor look.

I have been known to yell across the garage that I would never have gotton my own bike if I'd known they were such pricks of things to clean.

Claire

hahahah my wife says that some times, hates the chain lube going over rear tire, or over her nicely cleaned swing arm

**Motu** · 24th September 2004, 16:43

My bike's filthy -I hardly ever clean it,I'm not a fussy kind of guy - but about once a week I remove the engine,wheels and forks and clean the frame with a good detergent using a toothbrush to get into all the nooks and crannies,sometimes I repaint the frame and put on new stickers for tyre pressues and stuff.Then I demount the tyres and scrubb them clean,I take every spoke out of the wheels and give them a good clean,I kinda like that stroking up and down you do.I remove the barrel and head and wipe clean the crankcase - you must use a special rag for this,I have my own supply that the wife isn't allowd to use for dirty things like dishes.Then I will put the forks back on and refit the engine...then I just stand back and look at my gleaming pride and joy....next I gotta go to the laundry and change my pants,cause...um...I just wet them.

Bikes are to use,often,hard,they get dirty,I get dirty,tough shit - if they can't take the treatment I hand out they don't belong in my care.

**Yokai** · 24th September 2004, 16:44

I haven't cleaned my bike since I bought it

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But I think I will be doing it about once every 2 weeks. THat way I can do the cage at the same time...

C

**Zed** · 24th September 2004, 16:56

Originally Posted by claire

...Which is probably why my bike looks like a new one still...

Same with mine claire, one of the main reasons why I clean it so regularly!

**Zed** · 24th September 2004, 17:04

Originally Posted by Jim2

15 minutes isn't long enough to clean a bike properly. It takes me about two hours by the method you prescribe Zed.

Define "properly"?

I completely scrub mine down with the brush and completely dry it off with the chamois. The rims get done too! I've got a good routine going so I get it done quickly. If I wax it and go over it with a fine tooth comb it will take me an extra hour or so...but I don't find it necessary to do that every week.

**bondagebunny** · 24th September 2004, 17:06

Bunny's Back

**StoneChucker** · 24th September 2004, 17:07

Takes me about 4 hours.

First thing is cleaning the chain and sprockets, with a toothbrush and Kerosene (advised to do so at two maintanance courses, and the bikes manual) and any brake dust of the wheel rims.
I hose off the bike, then spray on a diluted mixture of CT-18 (Great all purpose cleaning chemical, removes dirt/grime/oil) and leave that for 10 or 15 mins. Then I hose off again, followed by a soft cotton cloth and bucket of water and CT-18 mixture over everything. Hose of one last time, and chamois dry. Then dry with air compressor to get water out of screws, nooks and crannies. I then Wax all the fairings with a carnuba wax, use Silicone spray on everything else, Polish the windscreen (and my helmet visor) with Pledge furniture polish. I also spray certain moving parts and electrical switches with CRC.

Finally, re-lube the chain with Chain-wax, preferably when the chain is slightly warm. Kiss her goodnight, and turn out the light.

**White trash** · 24th September 2004, 17:08

I'll tell you what, Jimbo750 probably had the best cared for bike of anyone here.

Fucken amazing!

**jrandom** · 24th September 2004, 17:31

Originally Posted by White trash

I'll tell you what, Jimbo750 probably had the best cared for bike of anyone here.

Fucken amazing!

So, did he keep the un-bent footpeg as memorabilia, just so he could rub cutlery polish on it every night and remember how it felt?

**dveus** · 24th September 2004, 18:27

Quick question: What if anything do you guys use on the vinyl(or whatever it is) seat?

**James Deuce** · 24th September 2004, 18:29

Originally Posted by Zed

Define "properly"?

I completely scrub mine down with the brush and completely dry it off with the chamois. The rims get done too! I've got a good routine going so I get it done quickly. If I wax it and go over it with a fine tooth comb it will take me an extra hour or so...but I don't find it necessary to do that every week.

Sorry Zed, no offence intended