Cleaning

Anyone have any cleaning tips? In particular the oil splats I seem to get on the underside of the near side exhaust?

Any particular products that come highly recommended?

Cure the oil leak
I spent a few hours polishing my exhaust piping with buffing wheels and compounds, now a quick clean with Brasso keeps then nice

Alan H

[AndyC_772]

For the underside of the exhausts, Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover is the stuff. The "oil leak" is crud from the chain, so changing to a thicker chain lube that doesn't get flung off so badly might help.

To clean the exhausts, first get the worst of the grime off with your usual products. I normally use SDoc 100 gel spray, which does a pretty good job of getting 90% of the muck off the rest of the bike with very little effort. For the worst areas, including the exhausts, a stiff brush like the type sold for cleaning alloy wheels gets it in to the nooks and crannies where oil and road grime tend to collect. Be careful not to scratch anything.

Once the exhaust cans are free of loose dirt and grit, pour some of the Autoglym tar remover onto a soft cloth, wipe onto the exhaust cans, and wait for a couple of minutes before wiping off. Finally rinse with clean water and you're done.

Thanks guys, very helpful. Very new bike so I expect no oil leak as such but just the new oil and debris from the chain.

[chris.p]

Wurth dry chain lube is what you need, other makes are types available, but the Wurth works for me

With the chain lube put it on after a ride and then leave it. Ready for next ride. This reduces the flicking off.

Try Wonder Wipes http://www.everbuild.co.uk/wonder-wipes
followed by wipe down after cleaning with GT-85.
Lube chain after ride when warm.

[utopia]

I suffer from significant chainlube splatter from my scottoiler (but its worth it).
Its easy to remove though.
I just use some GT85 sprayed on a kitchen towel.
In the absence of that I'd probably use paraffin.
Though it can get tiresome and so I'm currently working on a rear sprocket guard to catch the fling.

Originally Posted by chris.p

Wurth dry chain lube is what you need, other makes are types available, but the Wurth works for me

I use the same stuff it's so dry it makes you think there's nothing on the chain.