Yeah well I pressure wash mine but I am very cautious with what I spray and for how long. In general great caution not to hit electrical and the carbs is recommended. And I spray with water not cleaning solutions. You should hand wash anything questionable... IMO anyway... Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >Do NOT pressure wash a bike! You'll force water into the chain trapping it >behind the o-rings. Just get an old toothbrush and a cup of kerosene and give >it a scrubbing, wipe off excess and give it a good lube job. >Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jurisgnostic <[email protected]> >Sender: [email protected] >Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 06:14:58 >To: <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Chains > >Just moved to Tucson, AZ. It's monsoon season and I live at the end of a >half mile dirt road. I barely made it home before the low points in the >roads flooded, but not before my bike got all muddy and I was soaked. My >question is: what do i do for the chain in circumstances like this? > Surely dirt and grit are now in the chain. > >One person suggested i should pressure wash everything off the chain and >re-lube. I guess i can do that if i need to, though will have to drive the >12 miles or so into town to do it.. Any other suggestions? > >Oh: 1992 Nighthawk 750 > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >To view this discussion on the web visit >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/RQyH04pkdv8J. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
