Baci
Junior Member
Title says it all. Will I regret washing a hot bike and more so with a pressure washer?
First off let me say I prefer to hand wash my bike. However I moved and I dont have a hose where I live.
Two main questions here. Will I damage the bike if I use a pressure washer? And can you wash a hot/warm bike? (IE gauge says engine temps are 170-200F)
With the pressure washer I know you can get water in your wheel bearings and other spots that are not good. So can i just get the bike wet from a far distance and then hand wash it? Bring some rags and a bucket with me? Or is the pressure washer at any distance going to just cause me grief?
Also how bad is it to wash a hot/warm bike? I know when yourapidly cool something its never a good thing, but I wasnt sure if the bike had a tollerence. What happens when it suddenly raings?
Trying to find a convienent way to keep my bike clean, with out having to make it a 2+ hour ordeal each time.
First off let me say I prefer to hand wash my bike. However I moved and I dont have a hose where I live.
Two main questions here. Will I damage the bike if I use a pressure washer? And can you wash a hot/warm bike? (IE gauge says engine temps are 170-200F)
With the pressure washer I know you can get water in your wheel bearings and other spots that are not good. So can i just get the bike wet from a far distance and then hand wash it? Bring some rags and a bucket with me? Or is the pressure washer at any distance going to just cause me grief?
Also how bad is it to wash a hot/warm bike? I know when yourapidly cool something its never a good thing, but I wasnt sure if the bike had a tollerence. What happens when it suddenly raings?
Trying to find a convienent way to keep my bike clean, with out having to make it a 2+ hour ordeal each time.