Clean Spokes?
Cruiser
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From: Tampa Bay area, FL
RE: Clean Spokes?
I had been using fingers in rag to apply polish and then used a micr fiber mit to remove. Picked up a Mothers polishing ball and was disappointed as it was to large to fit most places and tended to pull the drill into the wheel getting the chuck to close to the fender for my comfort. Yesterday while at the auto parst store I noticed they now make a smaller ball with a flexibale rod. I haven't tried it yet but will hopefully this weekend and let you know.
Road Captain
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From: Harley Home
RE: Clean Spokes?
Spokes are a pain aren't they? When I bought my bike used the spokes weren't rusted or anything just dull. The first bath I gave her I spent a lot of time cleaning with a spoke brush getting the majority of gunk off. To restore the brightness I used eagle one metal cleaner, that wadding in a metal tin and a cordless dremel with a buffing wheel which makes it much easier to polish the hub and all. It is a slow tedious process but now that I have the spokes clean it is much easier. I have tried the Harley soft cleaning strips and they work much faster for touch ups. I don't have profile chrome wheels but I can live with the way the spokes look now.
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From: Harley Home
RE: Clean Spokes?
ORIGINAL: bountyhunter
Mags are bad enough. Imagine the elbow grease and skinned knuckles cleaning and polishing spokes behind brake rotors, no thanks![:'(]
Mags are bad enough. Imagine the elbow grease and skinned knuckles cleaning and polishing spokes behind brake rotors, no thanks![:'(]
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RE: Clean Spokes?
Typically clean the spokes really good twice a year - pull the wheels and give them the whole nine yards - rest of the year just spray down with a good wheel cleaner - spray down and wipe off
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I use Dawn dish soap with a Harley Davidson spoke brush I bought several years ago. I wash the wheels about every other time I wash the Bike. That would be atleast every other week or as needed. 10,000+miles on the spoked Wheels and they still look new[sm=bling.gif]
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RE: Clean Spokes?
I clean my spoke at lease twice a month. Jack up the bike get some soap and water sod up the spoke really good and then rinse and I use a leaf blower to dry them. Then I take some glass cleaner in the can (Foam) and wipe them down this process take 20 min max guaranteed.
