motorcycle detailing
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motorcycle detailing
hey there bike brothers and sisters-
over in wash n wax we usually focus on detailing cars...
but since ms wanabe now has a bike, its time to start talking about detailing bikes too!!
if you have thoughts to share on tips or other thoughts (or even questions) about detailing bikes, please check and post in here:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=569201
over in wash n wax we usually focus on detailing cars...
but since ms wanabe now has a bike, its time to start talking about detailing bikes too!!
if you have thoughts to share on tips or other thoughts (or even questions) about detailing bikes, please check and post in here:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=569201
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Same as a car but avoid getting the chain wet, that's about it. There are a lot of places that are hard to get to like under the windscreen on some super sports, but I ride my bike every day and try to wash it every couple weeks just to get the dirt and bugs off of it.
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Originally Posted by sahtt,Feb 20 2008, 11:39 AM
Same as a car but avoid getting the chain wet, that's about it. There are a lot of places that are hard to get to like under the windscreen on some super sports, but I ride my bike every day and try to wash it every couple weeks just to get the dirt and bugs off of it.
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Water doesn't seem to naturally go on to the chain (at least with the 4 sport bikes I've had). I just pour water over panels from a bucket to clean them after washing, I don't use a hose.
You can also wash the hell out of it with a hose then do your chain cleaning afterwards, negating any water contact. I prefer to do it the other way around though since spraying chain lub and WD-40 all over the place usually gets the bike dirty. If you can clean the chain without making a mess, you can do it after washing the bike any way you want.
Truth be told I left my suzuki 1200 outside for almost two years. If it was a bad storm I'd put a cover over it, but that's about it.
After 5 years and 33k miles, it still had the stock chain on it with minimal if any rust. Bikes are pretty tough.
You can also wash the hell out of it with a hose then do your chain cleaning afterwards, negating any water contact. I prefer to do it the other way around though since spraying chain lub and WD-40 all over the place usually gets the bike dirty. If you can clean the chain without making a mess, you can do it after washing the bike any way you want.
Truth be told I left my suzuki 1200 outside for almost two years. If it was a bad storm I'd put a cover over it, but that's about it.
After 5 years and 33k miles, it still had the stock chain on it with minimal if any rust. Bikes are pretty tough.
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Guess I should get out the S100 cleaner. 
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Originally Posted by Cyntex,Mar 6 2008, 12:56 PM
Get that honda spray can stuff $$
Wash the bike as you would a car then blowdry the bike with a vacuum blower or leafblower. Thats what we do at the bike dealership for bikes coming out of their crates. They are NASTY sometimes too...