How often do you clean/wash/detail your bike?

zed · 02-23-2009, 04:52 PM

maybe now that I'm not cleaning bikes I'll keep it cleaner....doubt it but never know

deals gap dragon slayer · 03-02-2009, 01:52 PM

before and after each ride... i like my bike to shine... i'm kinda OCD about it... the little dings and scratches on the bottom side of the lowers really irritate me...

Rider · 03-02-2009, 01:58 PM

I rubbed my with a microfiber cloth and Honda polish before and after each ride. None of my street bikes ever saw a hose. They just didn't get dirty enough for that.

wildchild · 03-02-2009, 05:01 PM

I don't clean mine bikes nearly as often as people say I should. I ride them a lot though so they tend to be dirty from miles.

rogue · 03-03-2009, 12:57 PM

My bike got washed today. My housemate was outside washing his car and decided to wash my bike. It took him all of about 10-15 minutes and most of that was spent on the rims.

She may get another one before the rally.

Tmall · 03-03-2009, 01:36 PM

I washed it approx. 3 times last year. It's sitting in a garage with mud on the lower and up on the undertail right now.

Gonna try and ride a little less this year. I'll have more time for cleaning it. It's a real shame too, it's so sexy when the rims are cleaned and the white is polished..

Rsv1000R · 03-03-2009, 02:34 PM

I wash mine 2-3 times a year, usually if given the choice of washing it or riding it, I ride it.

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02-23-2009, 04:52 PM	#1
zed yellow don't corner well Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas City, KS Moto: 06 ZX10R Posts: 1,243	maybe now that I'm not cleaning bikes I'll keep it cleaner....doubt it but never know

03-02-2009, 01:52 PM	#2
deals gap dragon slayer Addicted to Track Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: McKinney, TX Moto: 2007 Kawi ZX-10R Posts: 147	before and after each ride... i like my bike to shine... i'm kinda OCD about it... the little dings and scratches on the bottom side of the lowers really irritate me...

03-02-2009, 01:58 PM	#3
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	I rubbed my with a microfiber cloth and Honda polish before and after each ride. None of my street bikes ever saw a hose. They just didn't get dirty enough for that.

03-02-2009, 05:01 PM	#4
wildchild cruiser Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the run Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09 Posts: 2,749	I don't clean mine bikes nearly as often as people say I should. I ride them a lot though so they tend to be dirty from miles.

03-03-2009, 01:36 PM	#6
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	I washed it approx. 3 times last year. It's sitting in a garage with mud on the lower and up on the undertail right now. Gonna try and ride a little less this year. I'll have more time for cleaning it. It's a real shame too, it's so sexy when the rims are cleaned and the white is polished..

03-03-2009, 02:34 PM	#7
Rsv1000R WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,059	I wash mine 2-3 times a year, usually if given the choice of washing it or riding it, I ride it.