Scooter baths: Am I the only one...

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:01 am

...with a garage that takes the opportunity when I get home to get out the blue paper shop towels and wipe down my helmet & scooter after I rode home in the rain?

It just seems like the perfect time to get all the dirt off and clean the wheels, etc.

So, it makes my commute home a bit longer when I factor in the scooter wipe down, but I think it's worth it.

still shifting · Post by **still shifting** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:49 am

Rain, well I've heard about that stuff, I do remember it a little... R

scootavaran · Post by **scootavaran** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:09 am

It usually rains after I wash the scooter.

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:19 am

I don't have a garage, but I have access to a hose and, if I choose to make the drive to my parents, a covered carport.

When I got my scoot, I knew I was going to be pretty OCD about cleaning it. I found to BOGO (buy one get one) free rebate coupons for Armor All products. Lokky and I both already had a cleaner, so I got stuff for the rims, stuff for the white walls, a foamer made to clean rusty gunk and grime, and wax. I also found this Meguiar's leather & vinyl cleaner, which worked very well on my white seat and was indeed nonslip... I was impressed with it. Lokky and I also use Plexus to clean our helmet visors and our windshields on our scooters.

Anyway, point is, I made sure I had the products to give her a gooooood bath when I had the time and it looked like she needed it.

pdxrita · Post by **pdxrita** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:16 pm

I keep a kitchen towel in the pet carrier, which I use to wipe off my helmet and windshield if I ride in the rain. I don't do it for vanity purposes, though. For my helmet, I do it because I don't want leave it sitting wet in my topcase for fear of it getting musty. For both the helmet faceshield and windshield, I do it to prevent having to look through dried water drops on my next ride. Right now, my scooter really needs a bath, though. It's something I look forward to each spring; having weather that's nice enough to get out the hose and bucket and make my trusty scooter shine. Alas, rain is in the forecast for at least the next few days, so no bath this weekend.

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:06 pm

I have been looking for a time to wash my scoot.............I can say that tender love and care will come back to you.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:45 pm

I wash my scooter every time I ride in the rain. That is, the rain does.

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:13 pm

Rain? What's that? We don't have no stinkin' rain in California.

50CC Cape Cod · Post by **50CC Cape Cod** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:26 pm

Meguiars has some good products for keeping things nice. Spray on and easy to use quick detailer and waxes that I have been very happy with.

50CC Cape Cod · Post by **50CC Cape Cod** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:32 pm

For whiewalls Coker Tire has a product Wide Whites which has a citrus
ingredient which works very good not a harsh chemical which may cause the white to turn color. Also it keeps the white rubber in good condition, clean, and white.

Tazio · Post by **Tazio** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:31 pm

We haven't had any rain in SoCal since Algor invented global warming.

Besides if you have time to clean your scoot, you just ain't ridin enough.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:08 am

k1dude wrote:Rain? What's that? We don't have no stinkin' rain in California.

... but girl, don't they warn ya? It pours, man it pours.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:14 am

scootavaran wrote:It usually rains after I wash the scooter.

x2! hahahaha

But yeah, I try to wipe my bike/scoot down with a clean towel when I get home and she's wet.

kmrcstintn · Post by **kmrcstintn** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:10 pm

I try biweekly (during rainy/wet road/dirt splash) or monthly (dry times) at a car wash using low pressure rinse & garden hose on sidewalk in front of townhouse after the nightly temps warm up

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:35 pm

Tazio wrote:... if you have time to clean your scoot, you just ain't ridin enough.

LOL...I have 3 scooters, so I vary between them, not riding when it is too cold--as in frost on the ground--or raining when I leave for work. I don't mind riding home in the rain, but I don't like to have wet gear sitting around all day at work.

Luckily on the days it rains, it often doesn't rain while I'm out in it, so the scooters don't get rained on too much. I just don't like to have wet bikes sitting in the garage I guess.