How do you clean your 'berg?

Simple Green and a toothbrush works for me. I don't know if you have a Smart and Final store but they have the best price @ under $10.00 a gallon. Same price either by the gallon or 5 gallon pail. I usually buy 5 individual gallons at a time as it is easier to handle.

Castrol Super Clean. It's in a big purple bottle. It's good for getting off the grease.

5 bucks a gallon just about anywhere.

I wish I could remember the name of this other stuff I use but it only removes organic material. So it's perfect for offroad or under the hood since most of the stuff is just dirt not oil. Maybe someone else knows the name but I can't at the moment.

If you use these two in conjuction you have a new bike or engine compartment with no scrubbing.

Most of the time when I clean my bike I use Gunk spray engine cleaner and I mixup some Castrol Superclean or some washing liquid{have to be careful don`t want the boss to catch me :lol: } for the plastic.I use a old tooth brush and a spounge and I towel dryWorks pretty good.You wouldn`t be thinking of Purple Power would you?

I use MOTUL bike wash. Rinse the bike to remove the loose stuff, spray on and let soak 10 minutes. Rinse off. I usually blow most of the water off with compressed air, then start bike and let it warm up thoroughly. Then drop the oil while the engine is warm. About every fifth time I wash it I put a drop of Kroil on each spoke nipple to keep them from siezing. I also take the air nozzle and blow air across the spokes at the rim to evacuate the water from there. On my 2001 I always remove the stator after the warm up and blow that whole area out. My 2004 doesn't seem to get any water inside the cover.

Before I wash the bike I clean the chain with a grunge brush (nylon), and lubricate the chain with Maxima chain wax.

After the bike has dried thoroughly I wipe all the plastic down with Mop & Glo. It takes away all the small scratches and makes the bike look great.

I never used to wash my bike much. But these days I really like having a clean bike, just makes me feel good.



BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT MIXING ANY CLEANING AGENTS. THE RESULT CAN BE TOXIC/DEADLY GASES. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PEOPLE KILLED AS A RESULT OF MIXING HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS TOGETHERS. ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH OXIDIZERS.

I would like to throw in my 2 cents worth here. Be very careful using Simple Green and especially the Castrol Super Clean on aluminum as they will dull and or stain the aluminum in a short period of time if used at full strength. Both products work well with the Castrol product being better at cutting through grease & oil.

I personally use Simple Green mixed 50/50 with water in a spray bottle and only use this with a small brush to clean the engine. Then I use car soap and a sponge to wash the whole bike.


Mike

I don`t much like useing Castrol Super Clean.Granted I do every once in a while.Purple Power and Super Clean are basically the same thing along with some others.I have to be very careful with the stuff because it will litary eat the hide off your hands.Basically I use the same stuff you would use to wash a truck with plus spray on engine degreaser and lots of water being careful where I spray and then wipe down.I usually spray the undersides of the front and rear fenders and such with WD-40 in the hopes that it will help shed mud.Since I haven`t rode any in a while I might have to get some bug spray to get rid of the spiders that are nesting and calling my bike home.They even got a mailbox up now :lol: .

I use Ivory dish soap.And it also leaves
my hands young looking.

Bikes are supposed to be washed?:shock:

Jay

What?! You wash a dirt bike?!

Why? It's just going to get dirty the next time I ride. A little dirt doesn't hurt anything. But a little water can cause major problems; ruined stator, rusty chain links, corroded spoke nipples, etc.

Another advantage of riding the desert, you rarely get mud all over your bike, and there is no need to wash the bike.

I do hose off the mud (when the mud gets to be more than 3" thick) during our rainy season, though.

Why waste time washing when you can be riding?