Cleaning Gear For A Motorbike - Saxperience

bark · 17th July 2008, 15:42

Alright People,

Looking at buying my mate some stuff off cleanyourcar.co.uk but wouldn't have the foggiest idea as to what I would need.

Would anybody be able to suggest some gear to use on it?

benJee_VTR · 17th July 2008, 16:20

Autoglym do a motorbike cleaning kit, including engine degreaser, instant bike shine, visor cleaner and motorcycle cleaner and polishing cloth. all for about £20 from Halfords/Wilco/any other car accessory shop.

Hope this helps

benJee_VTR · 17th July 2008, 16:21

Just found a website with it on so u can have a look

http://www.thefastone.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=901429

skye00 · 17th July 2008, 17:55

road bike or off road bike???

bark · 17th July 2008, 17:58

Road Bike, GSXR 600, it's stunning!

Basically he's after something to keep it nice and shiney, resist the sh*te off the road, and protect the wheels as much as possible, making an order on cleanyourcar so would ideally like to find it on there.

BENSAX3 · 17th July 2008, 19:03

wheel selent will p[rotect the whels, put 2-3 coats on, buff off between coats.

a decent polish,wax and sealent will protect the paint.

glass cleaner

engine degreaser

i wouldn't use tyre black though being a motor bike

DAN-VTS · 17th July 2008, 19:49

BenJee hit the nail on the head, i have the autoglym bike kit and its fantastic

Although i have alot of megs stuff aswell as they do stuff for bikes

benJee_VTR · 17th July 2008, 19:54

Autoglym and Meguiars are the tits, tbh, as are bikes and saxos!

bark · 17th July 2008, 19:57

Cheers people!

Was thinking of this stuff to protect the body work :http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/ch.../prod_132.html

And this for the wheels:
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels...nt/prod_9.html

DAN-VTS · 17th July 2008, 20:10

Personally i wouldnt but its up to you? And also depends how much your mate likes cleaning their bike, I like to give mine a very quick going over before each ride and i use megs motorcycle detailer, very quick and easy to use and comes up like its just been polished

As for the wheels i just polished and waxed them

bark · 17th July 2008, 20:14

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Originally Posted by DAN-VTS

Personally i wouldnt but its up to you? And also depends how much your mate likes cleaning their bike, I like to give mine a very quick going over before each ride and i use megs motorcycle detailer, very quick and easy to use and comes up like its just been polished

As for the wheels i just polished and waxed them

So you think that wax would be a good one for the wheels and the body work? Totally no idea as you can probably guess

DAN-VTS · 17th July 2008, 20:34

Ive never used the wax in a pot like you listed above ^ So cant say if it would be good or not. I just use meguairs polish and wax in the bottle for everything, and then when i just wanted to give it a quick wipe over i used the motorcycle detailer. I cant find anything on that site that i use on my bike so the choice is yours mate

Predator_R32^p · 17th July 2008, 21:50

EZ detail brush is a must, a degreaser for sure, brushes, detailing swabs, chrome polish if it has any, leather cleaner and cream, polish, sealent and wax, megs tyre gel, a waffle weave towel and a load of microfibre cloths

DAN-VTS · 17th July 2008, 22:53

No to the megs tyre gel! Theres an accident waiting to happen

I think it even says on the bottle not to use on motorbikes

Predator_R32^p · 17th July 2008, 22:56

lol very true doh, then just go for the poorboys natural look dressing, its not slippery

ThegreenVTR · 17th July 2008, 23:04

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Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

EZ detail brush is a must, a degreaser for sure, brushes, detailing swabs, chrome polish if it has any, leather cleaner and cream, polish, sealent and wax, megs tyre gel, a waffle weave towel and a load of microfibre cloths

pred isnt a fan of bikers.

Predator_R32^p · 18th July 2008, 15:47

i bloody hate them tbh, although i do want one when im a bit older

bark · 18th July 2008, 15:49

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Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

i bloody hate them tbh, although i do want one when im a bit older

I want one ASAP!

Fell inlove with them after my friend took me out on his R6, scarily fast (up to the speed limit of course).