Steam Cleaning

[chickenstrip]

Knowing that I should avoid wheel bearings, shock linkages, electrics etc, is it a bad idea to steam clean a bike?
I used to do it with older air cooled Jap stuff with no problems, but not so sure on the painted finish of a Fazer thou engine. I'm wondering if it might just take all the paint off, especially where it's already a little flaky at the front of casings.
Thing is, I ACF'd it for the first time ever this winter, and have let the crud build up; looks like it'll be quite a job to remove it all, especially down pipes etc.
Advice?

[ws4936]

[panrider_uk]

I'd use a pressure washer rather than steam clean.

Water vapour can get into more bits than water droplets.
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

[c-m]

If you can do it on a car engine then you can do it on a bike engine. It's not like cars don't have bearings too, and engines are similar (or even the same if you have a NC700 and Honda Jazz)