General cleaning

[rice-pudding]

I'm a car cleaning enthusiast, now I have a bike I'm unsure on the correct way of cleaning. Any open threads or advice on bike cleaning?

Thanks

[Tango]

I use Autoglym shampoo conditioner on the bike first....then rinse....then Autoglym Super Resin polish for the bodywork.....and Autosol for the chrome/shiny metalwork.....and a wipe of ACF50 over the frame/swingarm/suspension linkages/fork legs/wheels etc......and a squirt of Back to Black on the matt plastic tail unit.....

Also check out this thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=45359&hilit=cleaning&start=15

And a pic of my Speedie.....not bad for a 9 year old bike.....

[rice-pudding]

I use snow foam on my car, think I could use it on the bike? Or will it strip oil from the chain?

[eastanglianbiker]

if you are cleaning the bike up in general and getting water and moisture everywhere you should do jobs like check and lube chain after as a matter of course so using snow foam wont make a lot of difference as long as you clean and lube chain as normall afterwards