04-19-2015, 09:46 PM
(04-19-2015, 09:29 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: If it were me I'd not spray the chain with the wand, but clean it with a rag sprayed with some WD40 when I got home. After cleaning I would run it around the block to warm it up, then spray on my chain lube and put it away for the night. The next morning I would take a rag and just run the chain thru it by hand to wipe off any excess chain lube and call it good to go for another 500 miles.
If you must use a car wash don't spray you ignition with the key in it, or your handlebar switches. Stand back and just mist those things and wipe them off when you are done.
I like that. I'd forgotten about WD-40.
It's obvious to me, but maybe not to some readers of this, to keep the key out of locks. Things like the instrument panel are better cleaned with a little bucket of soapy water anyway. But the chain, which is naturally oily and has to be kept that way...is another matter.