Why you should wash your bike in winter

Stumbled on this whilst looking for some v-strom information

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/suzuki-tech/dl1000s-chocolate-engine-casings-40456

Faaark!

 

It's a Suzuki, what would you expect?

 

Heh.

Mine's been slathered in Scottoiler FS 365 for the last 6 weeks i've
been riding it.

The roads are either icy as **** or covered in salt, neither great for
bikes .. but not much other choice when heading for the early
'plane :/

Paul.

 

Not good.

 

<crosses DL1000 off list of possible purchases>

 

Holy shit!

I thought my Versys had suffered cos some belly pan brackets have rust
on them

 

Had the same thing happen to the clutch cover on a Triumph Sprint despite
washing it every w/e. Joys of living near a bloody gritting depot

 

GT85 after every ride, works 100%

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Nige,

Land Rover 90
Yamaha R1
Range Rover Vogue

 

Water, that is all that is needed (warm to save your hands). Looking at
the exhaust it is not just this winter he has not washed it.

 

Remember the XT500, it had magnesium engine casings which would dissolve in
winter if not protected. As you say a couple of buckets of warm soapy water
takes the worst of the salt off.

 

Post corrected.

 

I'm seriuos about GT85, i had the F800GS last winter & rode it most days
through all the salt & shit. I never washed the bike once & just spreayed it
every time i got home.

Come selling time in may, i gave it a mega clean & it was like new, not a
mark on it at all.

Thats F365 stuff is horrible as it's really hard to get off properly & it
caused stains on one bike i had, but GT85 does the lot.

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Nige,

Land Rover 90
Yamaha R1
Range Rover Vogue

 

We will be kind and assume you are posting from a PDA?

What's a good day to get these fairing panels to you, where/how. Thanks for
assistance.

 

There was a nold GT250 at the Stafford show recently, presented as a GT380.
I was tempted to ask if the other cylinder was included in the sale.

 

T500.

Suzuki 2-strokes went to rat shit when they started using the GT model
designations and putting on ram air.

 

Give me a call matey, i'm around at the weekend, or are we meeting Ben
for a pint or two next week?

What you doing in the Morning? I am going to Leeds earlyish on, then to
Huddersfield & pastBeavs to Manc.

Gimme a call, not an issue.

Nige

 

Just home and early tomorrow, no time to load it up but I'm around weekend
and the young Rob is over. Exscape on Sat morning. I was crocked Mon-Tues
and didn't catch up with Ben as I hoped to so next week is a deffo.

 

I can do that. Tuesday or Wednesday is best for me.