HaulinAshe
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I have been rumored to be one of the most obsessive bike washers in this joint. I have one basic rule, "I don't work on a dirty bike."
Picture of me in my "happy place" on a recent 10-day ride.
So years of racing MX and dealing with dirt bikes has long had me in a ritual of washing the bike nearly every time I ride. If the weather has been dry and the bugs have not been plentiful, then I may go for several days without washing. But that's admittedly rare.
Here's my routine:
Take one(1) LOW PRESSURE electric pressure washer. Attach it to a hose, power and place it someplace it can live permanently without the need to unhook/hook.
Add one 2 gal. capacity el-cheapo garden sprayer. Fill it with a 1:4 solution of Simple Green.
Buy yourself a bundle of the discount store microfiber cloths for drying.
Stock up on Honda cleaner in the latest, less-expensive generic brand.
When the big girl needs a wash, spray it liberally with the diluted Simple Green solution. Go turn on the water for the pressure washer and hose her down using a wide fan setting and don't stick the nozzle close to bearings. Bugs come right off, bird parts come right off, pit bull parts come right off. Even Oh Sh!t I nearly missed that corner through mesh gear stains will dissolve away.
Wipe the paint areas dry with microfiber cloths. Wallah!!! You're done!
Before you go on a long trip, or every month or so, use the Honda cleaner BEFORE it gets dirty. It helps greatly to reduce water spotting and greatly reduces grime adhesion. Don't use the Honda cleaner on the wind screen or instrument bezels.
When cleaning the wind screen, ALWAYS rub it up/down in one direction only. Never wax-on/wax-off or sanda floor Danielson.
Picture of me in my "happy place" on a recent 10-day ride.
So years of racing MX and dealing with dirt bikes has long had me in a ritual of washing the bike nearly every time I ride. If the weather has been dry and the bugs have not been plentiful, then I may go for several days without washing. But that's admittedly rare.
Here's my routine:
Take one(1) LOW PRESSURE electric pressure washer. Attach it to a hose, power and place it someplace it can live permanently without the need to unhook/hook.
Add one 2 gal. capacity el-cheapo garden sprayer. Fill it with a 1:4 solution of Simple Green.
Buy yourself a bundle of the discount store microfiber cloths for drying.
Stock up on Honda cleaner in the latest, less-expensive generic brand.
When the big girl needs a wash, spray it liberally with the diluted Simple Green solution. Go turn on the water for the pressure washer and hose her down using a wide fan setting and don't stick the nozzle close to bearings. Bugs come right off, bird parts come right off, pit bull parts come right off. Even Oh Sh!t I nearly missed that corner through mesh gear stains will dissolve away.
Wipe the paint areas dry with microfiber cloths. Wallah!!! You're done!
Before you go on a long trip, or every month or so, use the Honda cleaner BEFORE it gets dirty. It helps greatly to reduce water spotting and greatly reduces grime adhesion. Don't use the Honda cleaner on the wind screen or instrument bezels.
When cleaning the wind screen, ALWAYS rub it up/down in one direction only. Never wax-on/wax-off or sanda floor Danielson.
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