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Keep Your Bike Clean!
October 23, 2009

There’s a saying that goes ‘cleanliness is next to Godliness.” This certainly applies to motorcycles. A clean, shiny muscle cruiser, Harley, or sport bike is a sight to behold on the road. What’s the point of going to a local bike night or motorcycle event if your bike is not looking its best?

Cleaning a motorcycle is not rocket science. Basically it takes some water, soap, and a little elbow grease. Soaking, washing, rinsing, and drying a motorcycle will basically keep a bike looking nice. Ace It Polish is a great product for a quick detail.

To make your bike look great all the time, you’ll need a little bit more. Hawg Wash Cycle Care has a full range of products to help a bike go from clean to gleaming.

Hawg Wash Cycle Care produces paint polish products, wheel cleaners, micro fiber products, plastic care products and other items. Regardless of the type of bike, Hawg Wash has a product for you.

There are special cleaning products that are especially great for keeping your chrome shining like mirrors. Mothers Chrome Polish is one of the products recognized by bikers as the best for chrome. Not only are Mothers products great for traditional chrome but safe for black and colored chrome products.

While cleaning a bike is a great way to keep it looking it’s best, it is equally important to dry your bike thoroughly each time you wash it. Moisture and soap that is not removed from the bike can cause film to accumulate. Rust can also form on chrome or alloy metal parts.

A blower is often the best choice to completely drying a bike after washing. High speed air can knock off water and soap in tight areas that a towel cannot reach. This can make all the difference. Also, air drying minimizes streaks.

In most cases, a standard leaf blower can get the job done. Blowers can range from under $50 to several hundred dollars.  The cheaper options are just as effective as the more expensive ones.

It’s not enough to have an expensive customer cruiser or Harley Davidson with tons of accessories. Make sure that your bike not only has the best motorcycle accessories but shines line it just came off the production line.