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

JoJoYZF · 02-16-2009, 02:12 PM

Since my bikes previous owner didnt seem to keep it all that clean, I dont worry about it as much. When I got it the wheels had spots on them that wont come off, the exhaust had spots on it and it had minor scratches. Once I get a new bike that can be kept looking clean a little easier, Im sure I will since I get OCD about it.

Cutty72 · 02-16-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JoJoYZF

Since my bikes previous owner didnt seem to keep it all that clean, I dont worry about it as much. When I got it the wheels had spots on them that wont come off, the exhaust had spots on it and it had minor scratches. Once I get a new bike that can be kept looking clean a little easier, Im sure I will since I get OCD about it.

I thought I'd be the same way with my Buell... but I'd rather ride than clean, so it doesn't stay near as clean as I originally thought.

Mrs. Colleen · 02-16-2009, 02:29 PM

I do not clean it very often...usually when my husband tells me it is really dirty.

I do usually wipe down the sides of the tank after every ride because dirt collects there...but I just wipe it with my hand and call it a day.

If I had a new bike with perfect paint and all that I would probably keep it cleaner...but honestly I figure the less I wash it the less chance I have of a star coming loose.

Archren · 02-16-2009, 02:48 PM

I wash mine once in a blue moon.

I really should be better about it.. but I haven't ridden it as much as I could, and with the cold, I didn't have the motivation (until Friday afternoon) to wash it. It's pretty clean now, but I need something to make getting in those nooks and crannies a lot easier.

marko138 · 02-16-2009, 02:55 PM

I'm with the mighty DLIT and Yamerhaw...I keep my shit proper. I paid good money for my rig and I want it to look good. I clean before and after every ride. Sometimes with Honda Polish...or when it's really dirty I'll get the soap and bucket out.

PhiSig1071 · 02-16-2009, 03:28 PM

What is this "wash" you're talking about? I just say fuckit and ride in the rain.

Gets rid of most of the dirt. The only time I really clean my bike is if I crash. The run-off at JGP is dusty.

buzzcutt2 · 02-16-2009, 03:35 PM

Pretty much never.

Moni · 02-17-2009, 01:45 PM

Never...It only gets washed when my boyfriend does it. And thats maybe once every 3 months.

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...

02-16-2009, 02:48 PM	#4
Archren Sham WOW Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ATX Moto: 2007 Ducati 1098 Posts: 2,741	I wash mine once in a blue moon. I really should be better about it.. but I haven't ridden it as much as I could, and with the cold, I didn't have the motivation (until Friday afternoon) to wash it. It's pretty clean now, but I need something to make getting in those nooks and crannies a lot easier. __________________ Photography "The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time. It was impossible." - Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

02-16-2009, 03:28 PM	#6
PhiSig1071 Let go of my ears. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC Posts: 1,394	What is this "wash" you're talking about? I just say fuckit and ride in the rain. Gets rid of most of the dirt. The only time I really clean my bike is if I crash. The run-off at JGP is dusty. __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda necessitatem

02-17-2009, 01:45 PM	#8
Moni Kawi FTW!!!! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami Moto: 08' Kawi 250r Posts: 115	Never...It only gets washed when my boyfriend does it. And thats maybe once every 3 months. __________________ http://www.marykay.com/monibarrios

02-16-2009, 02:12 PM	#1
JoJoYZF Bring on the Zombies! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cleveland Moto: 2000 Yamaha YZF600R Posts: 2,691	Since my bikes previous owner didnt seem to keep it all that clean, I dont worry about it as much. When I got it the wheels had spots on them that wont come off, the exhaust had spots on it and it had minor scratches. Once I get a new bike that can be kept looking clean a little easier, Im sure I will since I get OCD about it.

02-16-2009, 03:35 PM	#7
buzzcutt2 Fuzznutz Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Moto: 98 ZX9 Posts: 999	Pretty much never.

02-23-2009, 04:52 PM	#9
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	#10
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...