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Re: Correct way to wash a bike?
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02/18/11 at 17:28:00
The thing that kills me is little spots of rust formations. My bike stays outside under a cover during riding season and I get little spots of rust on parts of the kick stand, on the bolt covers, on the alan screws to the oil filter cover, and around the bottom of the necks to the mirrors. But I suppose the only way to avoid that is garaging! Does this bother anyone else?
The oil leak used to cause a BIG mess. A few small drops of oil would go a long way in making a big mess once the wind blew it off the cooling fins. Hoping to end this annoyance by fixing the oil leak before riding season arrives here.
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Boys and girls, there is a correct way to do everything, but if you want to do it right, do it my way.
Seriously, Google Monkey See Monkey Do, then click on automotive, then motorcycles. Tons of short videos on riding, washing, tire changing, etc. I would leave a link thingy, but I don't know how. Caution: You can spend a day on that website with "how to's" for dozens of projects.
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monkey see monkey do
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Stop rust, no sanding necessary, just get some Ospho ( not the gel) from Kelly Moore. Last I gt was about 12 bux a quart. I keep that stuff around, cuz something I own needs a dab every month or so. It turns ion oxide to iron phosphate. It wont work thru thick rust, but stain, yea, its gd to the metal below. Wipe it off a bit, protect your paint & such, then, a dab of oil is better than rust.
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I always look for the high school age car wash..might kill the bike the girls are cute in those wet tee shirts.
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Here is what I do. I wait for it to start raining then I go out and ride real fast.
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I used to drive my car thru the park at nite, when they were running th sprinklers. They werent some wimpy dudes, they squirted a Long Ways. Get me a free wash,, never got busted,,
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02/20/11 at 23:51:59
I borrowed my mom small steam cleaner she bought at Wal_Mart. Its about the size of a tea pot. Cost somewhere around $25. I use it all the tie to clean my bike. It shoots a pretty powerful blast of steam that cleans off all the oil, road grime etc. without removing any paint. Works great! Gets in all the small areas that a brush or rag can't get to. It comes with all kinds of attachments. Even brass brushes that won't scratch chrome.
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