Cleaning your bikes

Discussion in 'General 1000RR Discussion' started by blade65, Dec 16, 2011.

  1. Remal

    Remal It's ME
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    Red mist smells better than it looks

    I buy a lot from here. always great service and price
    Car Care Products | Detailing Products | UK - Clean Your Car

    A few things I have from Dodo are

    Dodo Crudzilla
    Dodo Crudzilla ready-to-use TFR - Clean Your Car

    cracking shampoo and last ages as you only need a small amount
    Dodo Juice - Born to be mild shampoo 250ml - Clean Your Car

    pre wax cleaner and again very good
    Dodo Juice - Lime Prime - Clean Your Car

    Dodo red mist as above

    Dodo Juice - Supernatural wax
    Dodo Juice - Supernatural 30ml panel pot - Clean Your Car
    expensive BUT I only got the panel pot at £15 which has gone on the bike and will last ages for such a small area. large Pot starts from £62

    Dodo Juice - Supernatural Wash Mitt AKA The Wookie's Fist'
    Dodo Juice - Supernatural Wash Mitt - Clean Your Car
    best thing I have used to clean paintwork with

    Dodo Juice - Purple Haze Pro wax
    Dodo Juice - Purple Haze Pro - Clean Your Car

    and thats just from Dodo
     
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  2. Freedom of choice

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    Mine has never seen rain and hopefully never will but still it gets a proper proper clean after every run. Cant help myself. Funny that i dont see dust and dirt around the house, or thats what she thinks anyway !
     
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  3. Remal

    Remal It's ME
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    never seen the rain!!!! and you live in the UK!!!!

    I won't go out if it's raining no fun but when touring, or taking it for a service you can't help it sometimes.
     
  4. kpone

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    Hmmm, maybe we should talk to Rob about Dodo juice for Nice Motorbike.


    UK Clean Your Car might be getting introduced to my cars.
     
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  5. Si.

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    I use sdoc. spray the bike, leave it 10 mins.

    Then hose off.

    Then wash the bike with mequires, rinse then i use a chamois. then i use paint cleaner, then a polish, then a wax, all mequires (stage 1,2 and NXT). Then i use silica spray on the plastic bits, and autosol on the bolts to shine them up, then wax the metal bits. Then i put a coat of collinite over the whole bike (this is fantastic stuff, and impervious to chemicals and even paint) on top. I do this every time i wash the bike. Comes up better than new, and Collinite is great on the swing arm and frame etc....


    http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/collinite.aspx?gclid=CIvX8q2dh60CFVQLfAodyEx2SQ
     
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  6. rocket

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    for the last 9 or 10 years my bikes have only ever been toys not transport. never go in wet or on damp roads ( the guys at the local dealers know me that well that if theres an mot or service booked and the weathers iffy i don,t show up) i use autoglym on the panels and a dry soft cloth to just dust over the frame parts and a little wd40 on cloth to clean rear wheel then autoglym over that. also a cloth in around shock and linkage,forks and inside fairing panels. this gets done after every trip be it 3 or 300 miles. (its a nice way to pass an hour or so with a cold beer when kids in bed) even take hugger and front mudguard off a couple times a year to clean up underneath. this might seem anal and i do get a lot of piss taking from mates but also get loads of comments on the bikes amazing condition when i,m out and parked up. i work damn hard to give the wife and boys everything i can so when i can have a little toy myself it gets treated like one of us. more often than not i have a second cheaper bike that i,m not quite so fussed about so i can get out and about when its a bit iffy as my brother and the guys i ride with don,t see things the way i do. lol.
     
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  7. Benn The Pig

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    Anyway what's this new bike???
     
  8. ray

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    I either use SDOC100 or Dodo Juice: Born to be Wild to wash the bike, with cold water.

    Then I use a carnauba rich wax to buff the panels up whilst using a good quality metal polish for the metal parts.

    WD40 to clean the wheels.

    Then either ACF-50 or Scottoiler FS365 coated over the bike before the panels go back on (obviously avoiding any parts of the braking system :))

    Anyone have any good ideas on cleaning the rear shock on my 07 as it is buried into the swingarm?
     
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  9. Remal

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    Bound to be a few on here that post on this forum or lurk

    A world for detailers...

    Some of the guys are very anal about cleaning, I just enjoy it. But so good info on there.
     

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