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andybarsblade · Apr 10, 2013

Love giving my bike a clean. Hate water marks!
So i snow foam
jet wash rinse
and dry with an airline
Contactless washing! it's brilliant

andybarsblade · Apr 10, 2013

cally1066 · Apr 10, 2013

its come up lovely

fatbob · Apr 10, 2013

Looks sweet that fella

MOz · Apr 10, 2013

You jet wash a £14k+ bike??

Are you mental? I'd never let high pressure water anywhere near mine....

andybarsblade · Apr 10, 2013

MOz said:
I'd never let high pressure water anywhere near mine....

Why not? I know what im doing.

Nick · Apr 11, 2013

MOz said:
You jet wash a £14k+ bike??

Are you mental? I'd never let high pressure water anywhere near mine....

??????????

Docta13 · Apr 11, 2013

I always jet wash mine, don't see the problem?

MOz · Apr 11, 2013

I have always been told that due to more exposed wiring & electrics on bikes any form of jet washing is a total no no on bikes. I suppose it depends on how close you plan to get and how powerful the spray is. I don't deny you know what you're doing Andy, the snow foam looks very effective but I've heard of some bikes being jet washed that had serious electrical problems afterwards.

Nick · Apr 11, 2013

My local BMW dealer uses foam and jetwash to wash all their bikes - whilst they don't use a Karcher pressure washer that will clean paving slabs, they use a pressure washer powerful enough to get the dirt off - they appear to know what they're doing and don't seem mental!

bananaman · Apr 11, 2013

Rains washing all the crap off the roads ready for a nice dry, warm weekend !!!!!

Nick · Apr 11, 2013

I'll drink to that.

unionjack · Apr 11, 2013

Docta13 said:
I always jet wash mine, don't see the problem?

Thats once then :glee:

andybarsblade · Apr 11, 2013

Karcher pressure washer, sensible distance away and then the entire bike is blow dry with compressed air, done this every time i've cleaned it from new. No switch gear or quick shifter issues yet.

Docta13 · Apr 11, 2013

unionjack said:
Thats once then :glee:

oi ill have u know its been washed twice now!!!, lol

MOz · Apr 11, 2013

The snow foam looks very interesting. Where do you get that from and how do you apply it?

andybarsblade · Apr 11, 2013

You just need a special snow foam product like
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/valet-pro-ph-neutral-snow-foam/prod_500.html
and a lance for your jet wash
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/snow-foam-lance-various-fittings/prod_371.html

1-3 mix ratio and roberts your dads brother
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGANvdco4EE

MOz · Apr 11, 2013

Thanks for the link Andy. Might give it a go!

awg · Apr 15, 2013

I've just ordered a lance and some foam. The lance isn't particularly cheap but it does look good. I normally use Muc-off so I'll see how much better/easier this is. Thanks for the tip Andy.

Allan

Marcus81 · Apr 15, 2013

Came up nice. I jet wash mine with a little karcher from a distance with no problems. Couldn't use the work one though, it runs on three phase and would probably knock it off its stand!

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