Motorcycle Valeting?

Grendel · Scooby Slapper Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Karma :

Motorcycle valeting do any exist?

I would like to get my 1993 Transalp looking like new with shiny spokes and everything else but all I can find is car valeters. Don’t motorcycle valeters exist?

If anyone knows of any in Hampshire area I would be grateful since once the bike is thoroughly cleaned it will be easier to keep clean.
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Nb · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2005 Karma :

I know of one, https://www.motokleen.co.uk/ Think hes my neighbours dad or something. Never used him since my bikes pretty clean but its the only one i know of.
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Paivi · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Karma :

Google found these. Quite steep at £64, though.

Google for 'motorcycle valeting' or 'motorcycle cleaning'.

Ooh, here's another one, in Guildford, but they'll travel.
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Grendel · Scooby Slapper Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Karma :

Good finds people problem is there not near Southampton or Hampshire Except the one in Guilford wich i have E-mailed to see if he would come out to me.

Thanks for info so far folks. Keep it coming. Thumbs Up

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Paivi · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Karma :

Dorset and Hampshire
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Grendel · Scooby Slapper Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Karma :

Excelent!!
Must look harder i came across that site earlier but didnt see the motorcycle valet bit Embarassed

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Grendel · Scooby Slapper Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Karma :

Hmm slight problem with that have already wash & polished & waxed all the bits I can get to after it has been stored and unwashed since 2002 and it's now come up a different colour after all the years of dirt but not being mechanically minded i'm not keen to start taking wheels and other mechanical things off in case I cant put them back on correctly.
Main problem is getting the years of crap off the spokes without removing the wheels.
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Past bike: 2004 Hyosung Comet
Current bike: 1993 Honda Transalp
Transalp Page: https://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=11418462079

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Grendel · Scooby Slapper Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Karma :

Is there anyway to get the wheels and spokes shiny without removing them?

Lots of gold spokes to clean Rolling Eyes

https://www.bikepics.com/members/grendel/93xl600v/
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tutton · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Karma :

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/66595/carplan_wonder_wheels.html

Used it on cars,
so will be fine on bikes too, works brilliantly =]
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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Why would you want anyone else to clean your bike?

yambabe · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I have used Scotchbrite pads to successfully clean spokes in the past. It's a fiddly job but can certainly be done without removing the wheels. I found the best ones to use are the ones they sell in the supermarket as scourers for non-stick pans..........
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Grendel · Scooby Slapper Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Karma :

Another cleaning question
When i had the bike in bits after the accident in June i put that Krust stuff on all the rust patches unfortunately it ran and has gone black which looks a tad odd on a silver frame. Also still looking for a Hampshire valeter since due to knackering my shoulder i don't have the strength to give the 16 years of dirt a really good scrubbing. So any suggestions on miracle cleaning or valeters in Hampshire would be greatly excepted.
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Rawker · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Karma :

If you just contact a car detailer, and say you have a bike. they will more than likely still do it, and they know what they are doing as its their job and profession!

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