Cleaning your Bike

[pathfinder]

Several years ago I read a report about washing down your bike with regular washing up liquid,dont do it!,it contains salt and degreasing agents that can adversely affect your paintwork and leave calcifying residue on all metalwork including stainless steel,I have always used shower gel or hair shampoo,if its good enough for your skin its good enough for yer bm.

 

[Wapping]

Because your motorbike is worth it

 

[MikeP]

Does washing-up liquid only have detrimental effects upon 1200 models?

(Stand-by for the , "nah, never clean it, just ride it, it's only a bike FFS" brigade).

 

[LBL]

washing it

I was told by my mum to wash mine religiously after every ride oh matron

 

[Pukmeister]

Compared to the salt on the roads, I don't think you have much to worry about from a dash of Fairy liquid etc.

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

Good point

 

[The White Rabbit]

I have always used shower gel or hair shampoo,if its good enough for your skin its good enough for yer bm.

Skin is far most resiliant than your bm, you can bathe in washing-up liquid without fear of corrosion

PS-you did mean a motorcycle, you haven't missed out a 'u' I assume?

 

[cookie]

heard all that stuff about washing up liquid containing salt etc.

before poofy car shampoo was ever invented, that's all there was, so that's what was used. can't say i ever saw any evidence that it has any bad effect at all

ditto washing road salt off when the bike's hot/with hot water. all theoretical tosh IMO.

having said that, i do use car shampoo now as it has a bit of polish in it & leaves the paintwork looking nice.

 

[jimbogs1200]

In the good ole black and white tv days the paint on a car contained large amounts of lead.. The new paint is EU, PC bollox safe.....therefore it is as soft as a very soft thingy...

Also, I don't ever wash, chamois or polish in circular motions as it will leave swirl marks...
But then, I am a bit of an.........

 

[SonicTheHedgehog]

Does washing-up liquid only have detrimental effects upon 1200 models?

(Stand-by for the , "nah, never clean it, just ride it, it's only a bike FFS" brigade).

You can wash bikes?

*just noticed the Eek smiley looks like the BM headlight*

 

[pathfinder]

Skin is far most resiliant than your bm, you can bathe in washing-up liquid without fear of corrosion

PS-you did mean a motorcycle, you haven't missed out a 'u' I assume?

Oh yea!sorry, your right I did miss out the u.Should read Bumw.

 

[magpie]

Compared to the salt on the roads, I don't think you have much to worry about from a dash of Fairy liquid etc.

I washed my bike with Fairy liquid




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