Q&A for How to Wash a Motorcycle

A good quality auto or motorcycle wax will do a great job cleaning your bike. Chrome polish can be used on chrome parts, if your motorcycle has any.

Yes, water does not effect the engine, but be sure not to force water down the exhaust pipe, as this is a direct link to the interior portion of the engine.

Just make sure your other systems (like your chain, sprockets, tires, brakes, etc.) can take the extra power. It shouldn't be too much of a problem with a small jump in power.

Water will only get into the carburetor if it has an open air intake. If you have this, simply cover it with a sandwich bag (if the engine isn't running).

You can, but it's easier to use a spray cleaner. If you're going to use water, use warmer water.

You can use different kinds of polish (liquid polish, wax polish, dashboard polish) after washing the bike in order to maintain the paint, as well as to give it a shine.

It depends on the motorcycle. Some motorcycles have seats that can be removed easily using the ignition key, while some do not have this feature. In such bikes, you won't be able to remove the seat without using tools (and knowing what you're doing). I wouldn't bother in that case unless you really need to.

According to a long-term exposure test conducted by Bennets, only substances like petrol (gasoline) and diesel attacked the o-rings. It seems that most solvents, including WD40, do not adversely affect o-rings, and this includes kerosene (paraffin). However, it must be added that in a detailed o-ring penetration test conducted on fort-nine, it seems that certain solvents (kerosene included) can penetrate the o-ring seal and reach the sealed chamber, which is not entirely desirable. Finally, though, a very long-term usage test on canyonchasers concluded that using kerosene to clean the chain pre-lubrication had no adverse effect on chain longevity.

You can either let it dry all the way and reuse it if it's still clean or get a new one.

This is because you have to take the exhaust off the bike. Otherwise, the water might backflow into the cylinder, causing engine and cylinder damage.

You have to remove the carburetor from your motorcycle, unscrew the float bowl covers and release the float bowls. Once you do that, remove the carburetors jets and spray the them clean with carb fluid only. Once this is accomplished, spray the remaining areas of the carb with the carb fluid and let it dry before reassembling.

You can buy chrome wrap online and use a heat gun to make it stick to anything.

Replace your motorbike back brake disk with a new one and see if it's working. If it isn't working still, your motorbike ran out of brake fluid.