Major clean and preserve for my bike (UPDATED)

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Jan 3rd, '07, 09:09

well i feel guilty now

my bike is really bad, new presure washer will be here soon.
today i am gonna strip it down and polish all those ally bits

as they have collected a bit of winter salt even stood still in my garage

Mike Daytona600 · Post by **Mike Daytona600** » Jan 3rd, '07, 19:28

Don't forget the ACF-50 Jay. It's been working a treat on mine.

AndyS4 · Post by **AndyS4** » Jan 3rd, '07, 20:58

so how do you get between all the rubber cooling pipes and stuff connected to the engine when cleaning i can't seem to shift the muc that's in there behind the engine casing. this is on an S4 btw

Mike Daytona600 · Post by **Mike Daytona600** » Jan 3rd, '07, 23:04

AndyS4 wrote:so how do you get between all the rubber cooling pipes and stuff connected to the engine when cleaning i can't seem to shift the muc that's in there behind the engine casing. this is on an S4 btw

Spray with wd40 and leave to soak for 5, wet it down, spray with motoclean 900 or other traffic film remover and agitate with a brush where pos. Wash off with a hot pressure washer.

Hope this helps. Hot pressure washers make all the difference but if you haven't got access to one then do the best you can with a hose.

AndyS4 · Post by **AndyS4** » Jan 4th, '07, 09:42

i have a cold pressure washer