CLEANING
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Regular cleaning and paintwork care is part of the maintenance work and helps to maintain the value of your motorcycle.
Never clean your motorcycle with a high-pressured cleaner or a high-pressured water jet. The water could otherwise run into the electrical
components, connectors, sheathed cables, bearings etc. and cause disturbings or lead to a premature destruction of these parts.
– Before you wash your motorcycle, close the muffler openings.
– Use warm water with a commercial detergent and sponge. Coarse dirt can be removed with a soft water jet. Areas that are heavily soiled
can be sprayed with a motorcycle cleaner (e.g. Motorex 900) and cleaned with a brush.
– After the motorcycle has been rinsed with a soft water jet, it should be dried by air pressure and a cloth. Then take a short drive until
the engine has reached the working temperature and also use the brakes. Due to the heat, the water also evaporates at the unapproach-
able parts of the engine and the brakes.
– Slide back the protective covers on the handlebar-mounted instruments so that any water that may have sweeped into this parts of the
motorcycle is allowed to evaporate.
– After the motorcycle has cooled down, oil or lubricate all of the friction bearings and bearing positions and treat the chain with chain
spray. Treat all bare areas (except brake disks) with a corrosion inhibitor (e.g. Motorex Protect & Shine).
– The exhaust pipes can be polished with a chrome care product. The mufflers are made of stainless steel and should be treated with a
suitable care product.
– Clean the windshield with plenty of water and a soft sponge. Chemical cleansers will corrode the plastic.
– To prevent failures in the electric system, you should treat the ignition lock, the emergency OFF switch, light switch and the socket con-
nectors with contact spray.
– Treat all of the painted parts with a mild paint care product.
In the event that the motorcycle is also used in winter and on roads where one has to expect salt spraying, you will have to take
precautions against the aggressive road salt.
– Clean motorcycle thoroughly and let it dry
– Treat engine, swing arm and all other bare parts (except for brake discs) with a wax-based anti-corrosion agent.
Keep anti-corrosion agent from getting into contact with the brake discs, for otherwise this will significantly reduce the braking power.
After rides on salted roads, clean motorcycle thoroughly with cold water and let it dry well!
