To clean or Not

**Riff Raff** · 7th February 2005, 20:03

Love cleaning bikes. It's going to be a bit sad when the Rebel goes - love polishing all her chrome.

**Blakamin** · 7th February 2005, 20:10

Originally Posted by Riff Raff

Love cleaning bikes. It's going to be a bit sad when the Rebel goes - love polishing all her chrome.

Ducs need love toooooooo.....

**Skunk** · 7th February 2005, 20:17

Originally Posted by Blakamin

not wrong... i've got 5 separate tooth brushes........

How many for the bike?

MD · 7th February 2005, 21:00

The Missus reckons I suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder when it comes to cleaning the bike. She would call in the men in white coats but knows I'd just take their coats to use for cleaning.
Clean before a ride, clean after a ride, shit I'm sick Doc I've cleaned while on a ride. How did I ever cope with dirt riding?
Bikes deserve the best treatment we can give them. Must rush now, just heard what sounded suspiciously like dust settling down in the garage. This could take hours to sort.

**gav** · 7th February 2005, 21:02

Well, I cleaned my bike for the first time, this weekend. I kid you not

So what do you guys use? I used hot water with a turtle wax car clean stuff and dried off with a chamois. I used to use a MOtul product called Motowash which was pretty good, wasnt to keen on using the steam cleaner at work. I guess ArmourAll is still popular? What do you use on plastic fairings and the screen, some stuff can react pretty funny, huh?

**Blakamin** · 7th February 2005, 21:10

Originally Posted by Skunk

How many for the bike?

all of them... you saw my teeth!!!!

**NordieBoy** · 7th February 2005, 21:10

Karcher water blaster and lotsa wd-40.

**Kickaha** · 7th February 2005, 21:17

I don't bother,I gave it a cut and polish once and you couldn't tell the difference if you'd seen my bike you'd know what I mean.

When I had a bike worth cleaning I used to pay a groomer to do it.

**gav** · 7th February 2005, 21:21

Your XJ? umm, yeah, OK maybe I should clean mine more often

**Sensei** · 7th February 2005, 21:38

Whats up with ya Bike Gav . Looks like you wish it was a Suzuki {PT}

SENSEI

**Monsterbishi** · 7th February 2005, 21:48

My bikes just get a hose-down if they get dusty, can't really be bothered using products on them, kinda defeats the purpose of being a biker...

**gav** · 7th February 2005, 22:27

Originally Posted by Sensei 509

Whats up with ya Bike Gav . Looks like you wish it was a Suzuki {PT}

SENSEI

Its the new paint job, pretty much finished, just waiting for dark double bubble screen. Bruce Anstey told me black bikes are faster, so there ya go

Want some paint for yours?
Actually was told it looks like a Hayabusa on the road, certainly doesnt go like one

**XP@** · 7th February 2005, 23:17

It's 9am saturday morning
the sun is shining
your drinking your coffee trying to work out what to do with your day.
you have just enough time to go meet some mates to go for a ride.
But horror of horrors, some chain oil is splattered over the rear and there is road dirt over the fairing and engine from the last month's commuting.

What do you do,
a. Use your bike and ride, dirt and all
b. Get the bucket out and start frantically cleaning, and hope to make lunch...

hmmm... 'a' for me please

I am also under the impression that removing the grease and oil is bad for the bike, afterall what protects better than a nice thick gungy layer of grease?

So unless I am taking a part off to work on all it gets is a lick and a promise

**Blakamin** · 7th February 2005, 23:45

Originally Posted by XP@

It's 9am saturday morning
the sun is shining
your drinking your coffee trying to work out what to do with your day.
you have just enough time to go meet some mates to go for a ride.
But horror of horrors, some chain oil is splattered over the rear and there is road dirt over the fairing and engine from the last month's commuting.

What do you do,
a. Use your bike and ride, dirt and all
b. Get the bucket out and start frantically cleaning, and hope to make lunch...

hmmm... 'a' for me please

I am also under the impression that removing the grease and oil is bad for the bike, afterall what protects better than a nice thick gungy layer of grease?

So unless I am taking a part off to work on all it gets is a lick and a promise

you looked at your back wheel????
Mate, mine was clean when I put her in the gargre... she's clean now.... ride dude, ride!!!!