I use liquid dish soap & mix it in a bucket of warm water. I have a soft bristle brush that I use. I start at the top & wash in sections. Then I immediately use a clean wet rag & wash the soap off. I have another hand towel I use to wash more delicate areas with the soap & then rinse. I use a chain brush to clean the chain & then I spray lube it with a wax based lubricant. This type of lubricant is harder for water on the road etc, to wash off the lube from the chain. Bike usually ends up shining like a diamond in a donkey's pitootie!
Thank you, Ross M. Jamison Sent from my iPhone On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Michael Curran <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > From: Jurisgnostic <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 06:14:58 -0700 (PDT) > To: <[email protected]> > ReplyTo: [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.
