Mine gets washed off when it looks grubby, wheels get cleaned with Muc-Off, sometimes it gets a quick polish with AutoGlym super resin polish.
Over the winter it might get a better clean - bodywork off etc..
I just try to find a balance between keeping it from getting too grubby, and being ott - which I am way too lazy for.

I last cleaned mine properly a year ago........Good quality car shampoo, clean the wheels with gunk, polish with autoglym.

My bike are all immaculate. The (ex) DD bike gets the most attention with a regular trim, watering and weeding.

I think I'm in the same anal league (oher misses) as JPM and Keefer.

My bikes cleaned weekly, as thats about as often as I ride it...but for no other reason than I like my bike to look mint, and I do actually enjoy doing it...Hot and soapy water followed by Muck-off. Autosol for polishing and Autoglym for palstics. Once you get on top of it its a 20 miute job anyway.

Even the DR350 gets cleaned on a regular basis.

Buy a new one every year:lol:

One of the attractions of Ducatis is surely the way they look and a clean one is even better. Plus if I was after a secondhand bike and looked at one that had been cared for as JPM's bike is, it would be going home with me:)

Clean, now where exactly is that in the dictionary?

I give the bike a quick once over with diluted Mer seems to do the biz and the a quick wipe around the wheels with white spirit hey presto !

:D

Usually once a week. It's a good place to hide from the family. I agree that it's also a good way of finding loose bits and leaks. And it's quite relaxing.

Does spending an hour on the rear sprocket area qualify as anal??? :(

probably David:lol:
you can do mine next time - please:saint:

Yep :D

Try 3-5 hours on your pipes for good measure too!

If we're being anal, how long to clean your toilet.

I won't just get my coat i'll resign as well. Bye.

:lol::lol:

Shaun, you should know that's awoman's work!! :o:lol:

Me too.

I don't even use that Muck Off or whatever on the wheels.
I just clean it from time to time when it's really dirty :D

This is exactly the reason that I bought the Bostrom!

When you know how well something has been maintained its worth buying.

I took the 748r to the new owner yesterday and he already has a 748. I was fighting back the tears when i saw how filthy his current bike was because I realised that she may end up looking like that soon.

Delilah was so clean I think he was quite suprised and realises that he has a bit of a bargain!

I don't get an option on cleaning Bob, if I miss a minute speck of dust it gets noted down at inspection time and I lose out on any special perks ;)

i clean the 749 completely after every ride, lube chain and lube all metal. Then Showroom Shine it. i spend aprox 3 hours.

lol i washed my bike 4 times last week. so almost daily for me.

/ian

[Edited on 29-6-2005 by weeian]

[Edited on 29-6-2005 by weeian]

Whats these special perks then Lil ??
Nothing to do with what you wear when you clean the bike .??:lol::lol::P

How do I keep mine looking like new?

Just close my eyes and remember...:lol::lol::lol::frog:

I give it back to the owner at the end of every race meeting :lol:

66% of the time in one whole piece too!!

Muc off or Gunk the greasy bits - Wash off and dry- Clean wheels with WD - Clean chain and regrease. Polish Tank and screen. Silcone on the seat and nut and bolt and fluid check. Usually the day after I get back from a meeting and the bikes prepped ready for the next. I don't like surprises the day before racing.
In road trim - it's the above too although I may leave it one or 2 days.
Dibble now hates me :lol:

Ive got the autoglym wash, polish, metal cleaner, special cloths, pretty much everything....uuuunnnnfortunately Im too lazy to use them and havent even opened the bottles yet. (moment of madness in the shop)

I clean mine if it gets really dirty, dont usually go out in the rain so not much of a problem. Washed it once with fairy liquid (i know, i know) since I bought it (May).

Cleaning saddo here im afraid..!! Why..?

1) I find it therapeutic...a bit of time away from my 2 young kids on a saturday morning and keeping company with Mr Carlsberg and the iPod while im doing it seems to work wonders for my stress levels..!!

2) I Get a bit of satisfaction when (Keith can relate to this im sure :D) people have a good look over your bike and comment on what a great example it is...especially as one of thems 11 years old.

I must admit im not quite as fussy with the S4R as its newer and you can get away with not cleaning it for a while (only last night removed the gazillions of dead flies from it after my tour of the forest of dean last week), but I do really mollycoddle the 888 for obvious reasons.

As for my routine I guess its similar to others, but a great find was turtle waxes speed wax from there extreme range...(indicated by max power stylee fluro green bottle) best polish ive ever used and just a spray and wipe job..even dibble could use it...!!

Anorak removed...next...:lol:

Nat:o

[Edited on 30-6-2005 by Nattyboy]

yes must be cleaned. after every ride. or they well take it off you. :alien::alien::lol::lol:. a bit anal hours on sprokets.

Did I just read 3 hours to clean bike after every ride?

That is a fetish !

I used to know someone who would polish the underneath of his mudguards.

Are you long lost twins ?

I havn't seen him for years - he has probably moved on to polishing the tiles on his house roof or something.

Seriously, the only bike I have ever washed and polished on a regular basis was my G**d W**g and that was only because when I bought it my mates all said it was a crying shame that a mint old bike was going to rust away within a year of my ownership. 2 years later I sold it after riding it more than any other bike I have ever owned and only lost two hundred pounds on the deal.

Perhaps the Autoglym and solvol users club have the last laugh at re sale time after all.

[Edited on 3-7-2005 by philthy]

[Edited on 3-7-2005 by philthy]

hehe philthy i just love spending time with my bike whether it be riding it or just being in its presence.

/ian