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What products do you use to make your bike showroom quality?

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Marku wrote:What products do you use to make your bike showroom quality?

I don't, I just ride mine!

I just posted on another thread a reason not to wash the bike. Any day good enough to wash, is good enough to ride.

However, when I finally do it, I use a household degreaser on the engine, car wash on the metal and fiberglass and a product called Back to Black for items like the luggage and luggage mounts.

I don't spend more than about 15 minutes on it though.

*When* I wash my bike, I use typical car wash suds, whatever I have in the garage. Every once-in-a-while I'll wax the bike with whatever decent car wax I have in the garage. As for the black parts I bought some stuff made by the "Mother's" brand, called "Back to Black". Basically it's made for those black 'plastic' car parts that get oxidized and faded looking. I've used it on my system cases, case mounts, mirror stalks, and whatever black controls I feel like. Works good.

The only part I hate is the attention the wheels need, and getting inbetween the spokes.

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ASSSPHAULT AND RUBBER

Beekster!

Did you keep your RR? Last I hear you bought a Viper or something & were selling the bike.

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did not sell the R ,put it on the market at a high price [to please the wife] and said 'well im not giving it away' i buoght a 04 GTO LS1 and as long as i let her drive it during the week ,she stopped giving me crap about the bike, but now i dont know which one to play with on the weekend , the bike ,the car, or the wife life is hard vwith all these choices, i try to enjoy at least 2 out of 3 on the weekends

From advice from the board, I picked up Griots Garage's Speed Shine.

Good stuff.

This subject has made me think twice about washing my bike and trying overly hard not to get it dirty. I've wanted to ride all week, but its been raining all week.

Hmmm...should I go play in the roadwash??

So, beekstersocal, the wife misses out on the weekends does she?
The GTO would be our Monaro that was built LHD and marketed in the States as the GTO. Nice ride.

thanks johno , i loved these cars since i first saw it , i call it the 4 seater corvette, i was lucky to find this car on the dealer lot ,dealer certified and with only 4000 mile on it ,and since gas is high i stole the car [price wise] so i could;nt resist. i was thinking of taking the wife to a secluded place in the gto , that way i can knock two birds out with one stone if you know what i mean

I wash with cherry power. No degreaser. Just on the center stand and wash away to my arms hurt. If the tar wont come off by this method, I use Goo Gone. (2 ml at most). Unlike some other folks here on this forum, I usually wax my bike after I wash it. (Marine Corps heritage, and my fathers pride..Never seen his car dirty, not once). I use the new stuff on the market called Turtle Wax ICE.

Now having being a complete idiot one day.....I actually used some Eagle One Wheel cleaner...and as you can guess it, all my black parts turned white and black speckled.....Until.....I used ICE. I use ICE everywhere, except the tires.....I mean everywhere, I was my rims, black parts....speedometer...everything except the tires. This is the best stuff in the world.

Just a note..Before I started putting on ICE...I waxed her everytime with Meguires (sp) GOLD Class.

The best thing about ICE....I have barely used any at all...7 wash and waxes later, I have more than enough to last me the rest of the year.

[i]IT DOES NOT LEAVE ANY RESIDUE ANYWHERE!![/i]

By the kit at Advanced Auto Parts...13.99..wax, cloth, applicator. Everywhere else in my neck of the woods is 16.99, even Wal-Mart.

Nice report, Clint. Thanks!

Marku wrote:What products do you use to make your bike showroom quality?

Share your secrets.

Honda's Spray Cleaner & Polish. I get it at a Honda motorcycle dealer. Works very well on all surfaces painted or chromed.

Well I wondered how everyone kept them clean when I first got mine but I have to say I haven't washed it yet, just a little spray furniture polish is all I've used and it still looks like a new pin! Maybe a different story once the rain comes back!

XL-1 Motorcycle wash. This stuff is great, you spray it onto the bike dry, let it sit for 1 to 2 minutes and hose it off. Ta-DA! 5 minutes and you're done and can get back to the reason you bought the bike. Riding!

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