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Sep 7, 2012 | 10:56 AM

#41

Hecklerboy

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From: West Virginia

Pickup a plastic bottle brush from Walmart.
Works great and won't scratch anything.
Also use some S100 or Harley Engine Brightener.

Sep 7, 2012 | 10:59 AM

#42

smitty901

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lionsm13

Thanx for digging up a 2 year old thread and responding to it like it was current.

So much for introductions I guess...

Oh, BTW; welcome to the forum...

Two years old or 5 years old facts are still relevant.
who knows maybe a few new products came along.

Sep 7, 2012 | 12:55 PM

#43

Ironflyer

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From: Massachusetts

Hey, sorry to beat on a dead thread, found I missed a bit of it, been reading here a awhile and finally reg'd, ridden 35 yrs, road raced these thru the eighties, the Bones is my 15th ride,
Paul

Sep 7, 2012 | 02:43 PM

#44

Ironflyer

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From: Massachusetts

Shout followed by Oxy took a lot off, couldn't find any Green when I was out, will follow that with my S1 next time, clean black bike witha not as gray motor, it was only parked at a show the other night, wasn't entered, go figure
Thanks for the input guys

Sep 7, 2012 | 03:25 PM

#45

MikeTD3

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lionsm13

Thanx for digging up a 2 year old thread and responding to it like it was current.

So much for introductions I guess...

Oh, BTW; welcome to the forum...

WTF do you care? Did someone MAKE you read it....what douche move.

Sep 7, 2012 | 03:39 PM

#46

The Shute

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Originally Posted by DMJFatboy

I use wd-40 and a small brush, sometimes old tooth brush. Also removes stubborn chrome polish when it gets on the black engine parts.

Personnaly I've always ridden the MOCO's bikes, but that's where I draw the line. They want too much for fancy cleaning crap and insignia's on their clothing. WD-40 and Lemon Fresh Pledge clean up anything your've got. Unless you get some small doses of surface rust on metal parts, then wet a piece of tin foil and rub it off. My suggestion is to quit spending so much money on fancy named detegents.

Last edited by The Shute; Sep 7, 2012 at 03:43 PM.

Sep 7, 2012 | 05:52 PM

#47

lowrider1499

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After a wash and dry, use S-100 Engine Brightner on a cool engine.

Mike

Sep 7, 2012 | 06:28 PM

#48

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeTD3

WTF do you care? Did someone MAKE you read it....what douche move.

Agree...

I'm always open to new and better products / techniques to cleaning my pride&joy

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Sep 7, 2012 | 07:39 PM

#49

Ironflyer

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From: Massachusetts

Lemon does clean stuff, forgotten about that foil trick, it's just tryin to get it back to that original clean black you know, different things'll get the bulk of the mess out of your track clothes, you need Oxy for steam oil, but 20k of cooked road film is a bitch, Thanks it'll get there