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I noticed today that my wheels were really filthy. The rear cleaned up nicely with a rag wet with Windex, but the front was a real pain. Brake cleaner, cleaner wax, and a lot of rubbing.

I can't imagine there's anything wrong with my bike, so this must be part of the "BMW Experience." Are there any tricks?

Don't brake . I also heard rubbing your wheels whith wd 40 helps(dust will be easier to remove the next time) but don't spray it directly cause that won't be a good idea for the brake discs and pads.

NeilS wrote:I noticed today that my wheels were really filthy. The rear cleaned up nicely with a rag wet with Windex, but the front was a real pain. Brake cleaner, cleaner wax, and a lot of rubbing.

I can't imagine there's anything wrong with my bike, so this must be part of the "BMW Experience." Are there any tricks?

Welcome to "The Experience". Actually, one of many

I use Simple Green cleaner. It works great on that stuff, as well as road grime in hard to reach areas. Use a spray bottle to squirt it on and let it sit for a few minutes, then use a brush to knock off the crud, and rinse it off.

I usually keep a coat of wax on the rims, the crud comes off easier. Just be thankful the R1200R wheels are so (soooo) easy to clean. Now the old snowflake wheels on the R100RS - now that was a challenge.

Watch yor rear brake pad wear, i had replaced my pads at 7k miles.
the organic pad that are OEM sort of waste away quickly. I replaced them with sinterd pads and am having alot less dust on the rear wheel.

Acpantera wrote:Watch yor rear brake pad wear, i had replaced my pads at 7k miles.
the organic pad that are OEM sort of waste away quickly. I replaced them with sinterd pads and am having a lot less dust on the rear wheel.

I don't know, but the older BMW's used up the rear fast also. It depends on how much you use them.

Im trying some stuff called REJEX which I got from the U.S. made by a company called Corrosion Technologies Corporation which I applied last weekend so I will see how the wheels clean up tomorrow when I clen the bike - weather permitting - you can read all about it if you just Google it.

Phillo wrote:Im trying some stuff called REJEX which I got from the U.S. made by a company called Corrosion Technologies Corporation which I applied last weekend so I will see how the wheels clean up tomorrow when I clen the bike - weather permitting - you can read all about it if you just Google it.

I've been using REJEX for year actually - on my rims, and on my windshields and faceshields and paint. It was originally designed for aircraft windshields (expensive and exposed to high-speed debris), and Cee-Bailey ships a small bottle of it - relabeled - with their windshields.

It's a polymer coating - so doing a bunch right in a row without waiting 24 hours between coats will just make your hands sore, and do nothing for the coating.

Apply multiple coats - it "builds" and is quite long lasting. It does make brake dust rinse off with a light touch of a sponge and some water. Sometimes just the water is necessary.

It also helps keep suicidal bugs from etching themselves into your windshield, and makes faceshields very easy to clean, and gets rid of the small haze like scratches that are so distracting in bad weather and at night.

Good stuff. I've had the same bottle for at least 5 years, and have yet to use it up, and that includes coating several cars with it (what it was originally made for.)

Compared to other similar polymer coatings such as Zaino or Full Metal Jacket (both of which I have and use on the M3's) - the price is a real bargain.