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Old 10-27-2008, 04:53 AM
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What do you guys use to clean your bikes?
I know some of us use them for everyday transport (so they get rotted dirty) and others when the sun comes out but do you have any little tricks or potions or tools for the job?
EG. What do you use for wheel cleaning or the rubber gaiters on the mirrors etc.
 
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Old 10-27-2008, 05:45 AM
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for the paint i use baby soap, fr the place where grease and grit get stuck wd40 aĆ then a torough wash with baby soap afterward
 
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Old 10-27-2008, 05:57 AM
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I use Turtle Car Wash, Turtle Wax, Autosol metal polish, Windex for the screen, instrumentsand mirrors, nothing on the tires
 
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Old 10-27-2008, 07:07 AM
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Honda polish on the plastics and wheels and my normal chain cleaning routine.
 
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Old 10-27-2008, 07:26 AM
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Despite what MarkR says - I actually clean it ![X(]
Windolene on the screen
Power Parrafin on the wheels, chain, mirror gaiters, inner fairings and other grimy areas
Autosol on the brightwork
Rally wax on the paint
White chain wax from Valvoline - best I've found......
Toothbrush on the wheels, soft cloths everywhere else, loads of elbow grease....
 
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Old 10-27-2008, 09:57 AM
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Pledge,turtle wax..some blue stuff for the mirros and screen..WD40 for metal parts..
 
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Old 10-27-2008, 04:19 PM
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[blockquote]quote:[/i]I use Turtle Car Wash, Turtle Wax, Autosol metal polish, Windex for the screen, instrumentsand mirrors, nothing on the tires[/blockquote]
Have you been watching me clean my bike Mark??

I got it onDVD
 
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Old 10-27-2008, 05:18 PM
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After a ride I wipe down with a damp soft towel then go over with Maguires Final Inspection, When the wheels and under carraige getsoiled its Honda Pro Clean.Like Shadow1,I'm fussy about it being Clean. Just remember that when You Blokes are dig'n him over his ride..........
 
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Old 10-27-2008, 06:37 PM
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I do the turtle wax shampoo for the overall cleaning, then I use the Honda gloss finish for the plastics, wheels it's a freaking grease-cut product that leaves no spot of grease and grimme, tyres regular soap and water, then this is the part that my wife hates about me, taking her hair blow drier pistol and attack the whole bike with warm air to make sure there is no water trapped in the gaps, specially the mirrors and dashboard...call me maniac...but my wife insists that I rub more my bike thanI do to her...
 


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