how do you guys usually clean your bikes? if you even clean em lol would takin it to the car wash and pressure washin it hurt any wiring or anything? what about just a hose and car wash and a mit? and rinse off with a hose?

 

Ride in the rain.

 

my buddy did it and pulled the paint off the clutch cover.......******* gsxR's

 

is just a hose and soap ok? how do you guys clean your bikes?

 

Hose,shampoo,rinse, blow dry, Fabreez...

 

hose, some of that car wash soap, and a mit....

 

I havent cleaned my bike in roughly 8 or 9 months. I bought the bike roughly 8 or 9 months ago

 

only in certain places would I get up close with a power washer nozzle! Like on some parts of the exhaust or metal parst if they aren't painted. be careful around the obvious stuff like, fuse boxes and electric parts... dash and ****. I'm even careful around seats or the tail section where you know water is gettin on your Power commander....

But I have had them lift up vinyl decals on my aprilia(cuz I don't wash my stuntbikes a whole lot) and mess up stickers that I run...
Also I heard of people damaging wheel bearings and **** cuz the hollow rear wheel slots got blasted also. I just wouldn't want to force water into places that it wasn't meant to get under normal wet riding conditions on a bike you are trying to keep nice.

It's easy if you need to stop and take your hand and knock off some bugs just by rubbin and then put on more soap then rub more that's OK. I kinda stand back and move the wand alot foggin it more than hammering it hard...
They say in your owners manual to use one, but sometimes a garden hose and a bucket/sponge won't get it all, or isn't practical. So just be careful and use some common sense, and you should be fine. Anything you miss you can get with that bucket and follow up with Plexus and blam-O, everyone will be impressed by your bike's shine, and the way you'll be sliding off tank wheelies in no time! LOL

I take my **** to the carwash though... I have ben known to even stand back and fog it with wax and then get closer on some spot free rinse if I'm feeling ****!

*edit* I forgot to mention to avoid doin it if your bike is really hot... you can warp your rotors and **** like that.

 

pressure washer = grease remover..

Don't pressure wash the bike! Its bad for street bikes, and quads/dirt bikes..

It blasts the grease/lube out of the cracks and bearings.




For cleaning the plastics, your best off with just some soap, water, and a garden hose..


For de-greasing... Pickup some de-greaser (I use orangeblast) with a tooth brush..
Then rinse with soap and water

 

Towliee are you home? Hit me up, I got a question for ya. I may need your help some.

And go power wash you **** you puss!!

 

ya im at home

just woke up





I know not to power wash my ****. I'm the one that has to re-grease all my friends quads every month because they blast all the grease from their axle/swingarm everytime they wash their ****



edit: your pm box is full! Do you have Aim? If so, pm me your aol name!

 

I know.. that's why I don't stand with it 1" away from my case and blast the **** out of it, or any part of my bike for that matter... but I cleaned out my PM box with a ****** power washer... LOL

I'm sending you one now.. and no aol here.....

 

i normally just use windex and a shop towel.....

 

+1 works wonders on cleaning break calipers n rotors 2 and its fun!

 

yep windex and a terry cloth makes it glossy

 

simple green is money, dilute 50/50 spray on, let soak and scrub where need, wash off. Simple green is the active ingredient in most motorcycle cleaners.

 

call ..... THE MEXICAN(s)

 

i use windex. just wonderin if i should use soap and a hose tho. ill use windex most and every once in a while hit it with the hose and soap. i already degreased it all with the motor out but then i had a lil antifreeze problem haha. made quite a mess. thanks guys