Washing my bike / replacing coolant

[LVNeptune]

What's the deal? 50/50 people keep saying you can pressure wash or not pressure wash.

I changed my oil last night and got oil on the pipes =( figured I may as well just give her a good cleaning.

Can I just go to one of those washer places and do it myself or what?

I was also going to replace my coolant and bought everything and saw a guide in the "How-To" section I was going to follow but what about replacing the hoses?

I would like to get some bright red hoses or clear ones or something

 

[GTPAddict]

I would not pressure wash the bike only because there is a lot of exposed pieces that are not exposed on a car (engine, electronics, seat, ect.). It's easy to get water where it doesn't need to go with a lot of pressure.

 

[FIZZER6]

Coming from experience I would NOT pressure wash the bike, use a garden hose with a spray head, that's plenty of pressure, besides you can't get the road gunk or oil off the pipes with water pressure alone, you need to get a sponge/rag on there with soapy water!

I pressure washed mine this year, being careful not to spray high pressure on the engine or electrical and I still ended up with water in every single spark plug hole!

 

[iSteve]

I'm even very careful using a garden hose. You would not believe how easy it is to get water in places like the steering head and wheel bearings.

 

[VEGASRIDER]

Ask this member if he will pressure wash his bike again.


http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-general-discussion/40431-pressure-washed-my-fz6-rough-idle.html

 

[FIZZER6]

Ask this member if he will pressure wash his bike again.


http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-general-discussion/40431-pressure-washed-my-fz6-rough-idle.html

Yea that was me!