Cleaning your bike

[jdline]

Hi there,

I was just look at my xb and i must say she is dirty (jet again) but whats the best way to clean your beest ?
How do you do it en what products do you use ?

I can never get my bike as clean as i would like it to be.

Thnx

 

[Kid1620]

Don't use a preasure washer. Car wash soap and a wash mite works pretty well for everything but the rims. If the rims are painted you can get some no sratch scotchbright pads and u can scrub them down to get brake dust off. But I repeat do not use a preassure washer

 

[jdline]

Surtenly no preasure washer !

 

[anrkizm95]

 

[12R_FIRE]

the pressure washer can get into your wheel bearings, just a heads up

Got a trick from a car guy, our plastics are plastic, believe it or not lol, so he recommended windex to clean, pledge (as a wax). Ill tell you what, my bike has never looked cleaner. If your gonna soak your bike u might as well dunk it in a pond. If needed use some brake clean on the cylinders. As for the wheels, i use some Meguiars Aluminum Wheel cleaner, scrub em real good and rinse/dry.

 

[BuellyBagger]

I use glass cleaner for quick small cleanup, but yeah for the most part CAR WASH soap not ne other. The others have salt or bleach our overly strong detergents in them(dish soap, laundry detergent stuff like those r bad). & Spray wax, and i use tire shine on my triple tail(uly) because it faids out like a tire if i dont. I use a wash mit for most everything and i have a couple scrub brushes for the engine and tires.

 

[oh9bolt]

This is the only cleaner that has touched my bike.

 

[Dave A]

I believe windex is meant for glass not plastic. I'm an optician and I've seen it discolor and glaze over plastic lenses.

 

[anrkizm95]

the pressure washer can get into your wheel bearings, just a heads up

[up]

 

[Kid1620]

Pressure washer can also peel layers of plastic off your front fender. 82 bucks to replace it

 

[50dro]

99% of the time I use Plexus on just about the whole bike. [up]

5-0dro
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[g3STRIKES]

wait till its raining hard and ride

 

[BadDad320]

Lemon Pledge..... Makes the plastics look good....

 

[AgateJrXB12S]

If you use compressed air to dry the water off your bike after you rinse the soap off it doesn't leave streaks like a towel would. Works great for me IMO.

 

[Oakes_86]

wait till its raining hard and ride

That's what I'm talking about [up]

 

[BitchinXb]

Lemony pledge all the way...bitches love lemony.

 

[12R_FIRE]

glad im not the only one repping the pledge![up]

 

[BuellyBagger]

If you use compressed air to dry the water off your bike after you rinse the soap off it doesn't leave streaks like a towel would. Works great for me IMO.

Careful with compressed air it too can force water into ur bearings

 

[Kid1620]

The lemon thing only works for yellow bikes Lol catch a blonde with the old scratch and sniff lol

 

[Loki]

Use a pressure washer but dont be a dumbass with it and get to close...

Ive always pressured washed my bikes without any problems. Just dont be stupid with it.