You dirty bitch!

[Ms Piggy]

Well! I decided that instead of study I needed to be in the sunshine, ya know vitamin D and all that...ok, ok so it was yet another ploy to piss around and avoid study.

Anyway, after seeing the look of horror on Bung Bung's face at the sprints last week when he said, "Man your bike is dirty!" I decided I'd fill up 2 buckets of water, get some kero, a tooth brush & srubbing bursh, a couple rags and give her a clean.

I started by attacking the chain with the kero & toothbrush - oh dear, oh dear. The muck & filth! I am ashamed to say I hadn't realised my back sprocket wasn't black! I tried getting the little front cover that is over the front sprocket & off but I couldn't undo the bolt at the bottom (a job for someone with a superior tool) so there is still a bit of gunk in there for another day. I gave the body & the pipes a general going over with hot soapy water & then warm non-soapy water.

I must say that afterwards she looked...well, clean. I only spent an hour though, I get quite picky so if I hadn't had a previous engagement I would've stayed there all afternoon. And I swear she even felt like she handled better as I rode her to go get my facial.

Note to self: clean bike A LOT more regularly!

[Storm]

Hahaha Nice work on the clean. I always get a buzz when I realise I can change my bike colour with just some warm water

[Blakamin]

Hahaha Nice work on the clean. I always get a buzz when I realise I can change my bike colour with just some warm water

Know that feeling... tho i've been home 35 minutes, I've played with the baby, said hi to the mother in law...whose gone now and pulled the tank and airbox off the bike to clean the plugs... just waiting for fish and chips, put bubs to bed and back into it!...might clean some stuff too!

[Slingshot]

(a job for someone with a superior tool)

I've got one of those

[Bonez]

I started by attacking the chain with the kero & toothbrush -:

Try deisol next time it's a lot cheaper than kero and does the job.
Glad you got it looking sweet.

[StoneChucker]

After a couple of things in THAT post, I need a cigarette

I washed my bike on MONDAY, and haven't had a DAMN chance to polish, silicone, Pledge and Chain Wax it since Well, till now that is, watching the simpsons, then getting back into it

[Holy Roller]

The steam cleaner gets the bike spick and span again, a quick polish and its all good. Mind you I don't have a chain to worry about.

[FROSTY:Me]

Clean--theres a concept --must wash mella yella

[Wenier]

i should really wash mine after the two trips on the ferry

[ching_ching]

Cleaniliness is next to Godliness.

[Ms Piggy]

Try deisol next time it's a lot cheaper than kero and does the job.
Glad you got it looking sweet.

Ok cheers - we had the kero just floating around so it didn't cost me

I've got one of those

I bet you've said that before.

Cleaniliness is next to Godliness.

Amen to that

[Blakamin]

guess what tool didnt have the right tool??? i left my plug socket in my other bike when i sold it... oh well. my rocker covers clean

[Stevo]

Man you know how to make a bloke feel guilty eh CSL? Feel as if I should go wash the mud off the back end the filthy effing bird shit off the seat and grime from my chain.

If I do all that will mine go faster too?????

[Posh Tourer :P]

Dont forget to re-lubricate that chain if you clean it that well....

[Ms Piggy]

Dont forget to re-lubricate that chain if you clean it that well....

I did that as well, just didn't mention it. A good lube is always necessary.

Man you know how to make a bloke feel guilty eh CSL? Feel as if I should go wash the mud off the back end the filthy effing bird shit off the seat and grime from my chain.

If I do all that will mine go faster too?????

Don't feel too guilty Stevo - it's the 1st time I washed the bike since I owned it. And I've had it since December last year.

Dunno if it will fo any faster, you'll have to tell me once you've cleaned it!