Cleaning your pride and joy

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Re: Cleaning your pride and joy

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I like cleaning
Nearly as much as riding
I wash my bikes after every ride - every time
Never put my bike away dirty - it's a sin
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Re: Cleaning your pride and joy

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Ride did a test a while back on bike cleaners and polishes, here's their thoughts on the SDoc100:

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/product- ... er-review/
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johnnyboxer wrote: Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:37 am I like cleaning
Nearly as much as riding
I wash my bikes after every ride - every time
Never put my bike away dirty - it's a sin
.....so
Puddles.....fords.....and rain storms don't count as cleaning my bike then?
🤔
Oh well!😆
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Re: Cleaning your pride and joy

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Fried Egg Sandwich wrote: Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:56 pm
johnnyboxer wrote: Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:37 am I like cleaning
Nearly as much as riding
I wash my bikes after every ride - every time
Never put my bike away dirty - it's a sin
.....so
Puddles.....fords.....and rain storms don't count as cleaning my bike then?
🤔
Oh well!😆
From your last two experiences on the taffy we know you don’t clean yours!!
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"Cleaning your pride and joy"

In the shower with a bit of soap usually.
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Thedktor wrote: Sun Aug 12, 2018 2:06 pm "Cleaning your pride and joy"

In the shower with a bit of soap usually.
Is that a 2stroke or 4 stroke. :roll:
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I like Snow Foam for a proper clean and generally just a rinse and wipe over more regularly
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I love a good scrub
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Re: Cleaning your pride and joy

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Thanks for all the replies, guys.

I ended up buying the SDoc100. Rode down to the local jet wash emporium and liberally sprayed the foamy stuff all over the bike... using virtually the whole bottle... oops! Left it for a bit while I had a smoke and a can of pop, then gave it a really good spray down with the jet wash. Not a bad job considering the lack of effort involved, however, I did have to go over a few bits again with some Motorex Protect and Shine once I got home.

On the plus side: it does do a pretty good job of getting rid of every day dirt.

Negatives: I did have to redo some of the stubborn bits, especially where chain oil had coated the centre stand and chain guard. Also, as I used nearly the whole bottle, it would have probably been cheaper to take it back to the Eastern Europeans to do like I normally do.
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johnnyboxer wrote: Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:37 am I like cleaning
Nearly as much as riding
I wash my bikes after every ride - every time
Never put my bike away dirty - it's a sin

You're weird... :lol:
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