Manual car wash places okay for bikes?

[油井緋色]

Topic.

Just curious because I don't wanna go in there and end up with holes on my bike or something lol

And by manual I mean the coin operated ones.

[ZX600]

Holes?? What do you mean, are you washing your bike with a welder?

They are fine, wash my bike there all the time.

[joet100r]

They say that you should be careful about where you point the spray. Avoiding the electrics is a no brainer but things like the wheel bearings is something you might not think about. If they aren't sealed bearings then you can blast the grease out of them.

[daught]

I take a jack in there to clean my chain

[油井緋色]

Holes?? What do you mean, are you washing your bike with a welder?

They are fine, wash my bike there all the time.

Dunno, never used them before; are there welders there? =P

Usually hand wash things, but my garden hose is probably half frozen or something so...

[m.breen]

Did you try the search option on this sight? There was a good list of coin washes a while back when I was looking for them. I'll try to find it.

[油井緋色]

Did you try the search option on this sight? There was a good list of coin washes a while back when I was looking for them. I'll try to find it.

Gonna check out the one at Bur Oak and Markham Rd cause I live near it...I'll tell you guys if I blow anything up.

[dricked]

Don't spray any bearings! You can force dirt/water into them and end up with premature wear.

[油井緋色]

Don't spray any bearings! You can force dirt/water into them and end up with premature wear.

Pardon my stupidity...what are bearings? From what I googled, looks like a part of my suspension....but what else?

[gwelfmike]

Google motorcycle wheel bearings,

motorcycle headset bearings,

motorcycle swing arm bearings

that should get your "bearing" straight...

Not stupid question if you dont know,

Also, I would not blast your brake calipers, it removes the sliding pin lube and over time could cause your brake pads to cease up

Pardon my stupidity...what are bearings? From what I googled, looks like a part of my suspension....but what else?

[dricked]

^ what he said (beat me to it)

[ZX600]

Since we are so specific, don't blast water inside your exhaust or inside your air intake

In other words use common sense

[turbodish]

Just be sure to wash nothing but your seat and fenders. Can't be too careful.

And with your seat, don't spray so close that you loosen up any stitching in the seat or force water through the stitching holes.

[in-your-face]

Since we are so specific, don't blast water inside your exhaust or inside your air intake

In other words use common sense

common sense is not as common any more, some ppl need to be told wat to do.
op, make sure u spray the bike from 2 inchs away, gets all the dirt and grime of the bike.
ther is no sense in being two ft away.

[adv_round]

There's a lot of sarcasm here... I know it's winter, but seriously, this could do some real damage.

There are stations that use high pressure nozzles, be careful with that. If it feels like it's going to damage something, use low pressure setting (basically, spray without pulling the trigger). If you do use high pressure, stay few feet back from the bike.
With bikes, soap and elbow grease is better than high pressure water.

[Paul]

Reminder folks...if you don't have a HELPFUL answer....simply don't respond. /end of thread