How Do You Keep Your Pride and Joy Like New? - Page 5

MJS · 29-Jun-2005, 14:28

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.

gary888 · 29-Jun-2005, 14:32

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

chicken · 29-Jun-2005, 14:34

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

Harv748 · 29-Jun-2005, 14:42

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.

BDG · 29-Jun-2005, 14:46

Buy a new one every year

Steve M · 29-Jun-2005, 14:50

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

neilkeogh · 29-Jun-2005, 16:57

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 !

Brent · 29-Jun-2005, 17:41

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???

AK · 29-Jun-2005, 17:53

Quote:

Originally posted by Brent

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

probably David

you can do mine next time - please

JPM · 29-Jun-2005, 18:03

Quote:

Originally posted by Brent

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

Yep

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

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29-Jun-2005, 14:32	#42
gary888 Registered Forum User Mille Posts: 110 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sunny Manchester I last cleaned mine properly a year ago........Good quality car shampoo, clean the wheels with gunk, polish with autoglym. Reply

29-Jun-2005, 14:34	#43
chicken Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,670 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brick Lane Curry House Mood: suck, squeeze, bang,......fart? My bike are all immaculate. The (ex) DD bike gets the most attention with a regular trim, watering and weeding. Reply

29-Jun-2005, 14:46	#45
BDG Registered Forum User Ducati Corse Posts: 3,893 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The North Mood: Daft as MartinH after too much Smirnoff Ice Buy a new one every year Reply

29-Jun-2005, 14:50	#46
Steve M Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,926 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: north staffs Mood: Sans moto 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 Reply

29-Jun-2005, 16:57	#47
neilkeogh Registered Forum User 500SD Posts: 508 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: St Leonards on Sea Mood: What's going on?? 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 ! Reply

29-Jun-2005, 17:41	#48
Brent Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,379 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Weybridge 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??? Reply