BCF has gone cleaning crazy..

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Come on ya bunch of tarts with your bluddy shiney handbag accessories, half the forums made up of threads like "oooo what polish shall I purchase" and "oh i say, doesnt that make it shiney" not forgetting the typical "how do i keep the underside of my hugger clean?" threads..

buy it ride it break it fix it ride it again chuck it in the garage and do it all again the next day.

stop fannying about cleaning the underside of your seats and polishing ya nuts.. and get with the riding!

It's almost winter, soon it'll be raining all the time, icey, cold and slippy then what ya gonna do? stop every mile to clean the salty marks of your suspension linkage bolt??

Anyway, just wanted to say that I've owned my current bike for 10 months and have never once cleaned it. Well, I sprayed it with a hose once after covering it in paint and filler dust!

Whos with me? dirty bike and proud of it Laughing

SoND · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Karma :

You've got a dirty bike but how long have you actually been riding it this year though? Razz

Any new videos yet?
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Davo · Davo To The Rescue! Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Karma :

I'm with you there!

I've cleaned my bike about 3/4 times in the 1 & 1/2 years that I've had it and there have been reasons for it (e.g. where's that oil coming from etc...)

I cleaned my last bike (Hayabusa) once and that was the day I sold it.

ncrn · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 May 2006 Karma :

bikes incredibly dirty, it gets cleaned when i feel like spending some time with the bike.

still covered in mud from where i accidently wandered into a construction yard the other day.
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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

a) It's something to do when you can't ride
b) Helps you spot faults early
c) Saves money in the long run (When everything on the bike turns to dust)

ncrn · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 May 2006 Karma :

surely you can do that with regular maintainance? I dont need to clean the fairings to do that?
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

This is one of my bikes that has never been washed since 1989.
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I'm trying to clean some of my newest bike. I was given it the other day and there are blobs of set cement on the inside of the petrol tank (well, on the outside too, but I'm not too bothered about those). Anyone got any ideas how I can get it off?

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

brooky · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Karma :

I agree. Bikes are to be ridden , and washed

Washed mine twice this week already. Embarassed

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moonym20 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 12 Jun 2002 Karma :

in my opinion cleaning is a sign of good ownership and care it also shows pride in your machine Thumbs Up

i get annoyed when my bikes get all messed up and try to clean them when i get a chance Smile

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_Will_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Karma :

My bike gets covered in so much shit, i have to clean it otherwise it'l be siezed up in a few months Neutral

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

I washed my bike a few days after this. Smile

Nath · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

Not washed my bike for 20k miles. The chainfling/muck on the rear wheel and chainguard is several millimeters thick. The oilfilter casing of my engine is painted black, whereas the rest of the engine is bare aluminium except that it's impossible to tell the difference as the whole of the engine is covered in heavy muck Thumbs Up

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fazed · Korn is my hero! Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

Might as well look after something you paid a lot of money for ? It make's sense Smile

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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

I've got no reason to validate what I do to my bikes or how I like to keep them. I simply enjoy working on bikes almost as much as I enjoy riding them.

Fair enough that owners want to use their bike in different ways or cherish/maintain/clean them to different levels. Biking's a personal thing, owners gets brandished into further subcultures and they get enjoyment out of different walks of motorcycling.

And as for the recent few threads involving cleaning - winter is on its way. A lot of people hibernate their bikes (or contemplate doing so) around about now, so its obvious such threads are to appear in preperation for a winter's overhaul. And for those who want to continue riding their bikes but keep them in a summer-shiney condition, cleaning routines have to be doubled.

Delvard · Traffic Copper Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Karma :

I like cleaning my bike. It's good meditation, fun, satisfying and beats taking crack.
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Keen · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Karma :

I clean mine when it needs it. I never feel like doing it, but strangely when I do, I enjoy it. Its theraputic.

PS Nath I love your bike, its got style in that complete absense-of-style way Thumbs Up

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lilredmachine · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Karma :

I have just given my bike it's annual wash with a toothbrush, it came up looking spanking. So thats it till the end of winter now.
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feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

I'm with these views. I haven't cleaned my Bandit once this year. If it gets dirty, so what! The rain will wash it off. Laughing

Besides nobody will see the speck of mud at 60MPH+
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flamy · Scooby Slapper Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Karma :

I maintain a bike, but wouldnt wash it unless it was desperate... even then it'd be a quick 5 min job.

cleaning Thumbs Down

Wave2k · G's Stalker Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

You used to be exactly the same Yams a year or 2 ago, a proper hardcore tart, just because you can do a few wheelies and stoppies doesnt mean its gone, once a tart always a tart.
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