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**hypheni** · 09-19-2013, 03:07 PM

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How do you people wash your CBR at home. Just curious to know as I'm going to wash my bike this weekend.

**bbsrailfan** · 09-19-2013, 03:27 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by hypheni View Post

How do you people wash your CBR at home. Just curious to know as I'm going to wash my bike this weekend.

LOL....Mostly I wash & wax mine at home once every 15 days, and once every 2 months I take to a pressure wash. This Sunday it's my turn for a pressure wash

**hypheni** · 09-19-2013, 04:08 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

^^ So how do you wash ?. Using water pressure from pipe ? And for waxing what you use. What is the price and from where I can buy it ?

**bbsrailfan** · 09-19-2013, 04:35 PM

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Originally posted by hypheni View Post

^^ So how do you wash ?. Using water pressure from pipe ? And for waxing what you use. What is the price and from where I can buy it ?

[MENTION=57101]hypheni[/MENTION] I don't have that luxury since I stay on the 2nd floor. I use a bucket and mug...basically the following steps:
1. Basic water splashing
2. Splashing with soap water (I use 2 pouches of Clinic Plus shampoo mixed in 1 bucket water)
3. Wiping the plastics clean with a soft cloth dipped in soap water properly.
4. Using a mild scrub like scotchbrite to clean the undersides, swingarms, alloys etc.
5. Generously splashing water to remove all soapiness
6. Leave it to dry

For the detailing part, I use Formula-1 caranuba wax on the metal parts and glossy plastics like fairing, front fender etc.. For the matte plastics, I use a matte polishing liquid (got it from my neighborhood bikewallah - need to mix 1 part with 10 parts water and spray on the matte plastics - they will shine like new)
Warning: Never use caranuba wax on matte plastics...you will suffer. Learnt it the hard way!!!!

**hypheni** · 09-19-2013, 04:44 PM

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^^ Well explained mate.. For now I will go for a homely wash as you stated with soap and water. Will wax it once I get more info about waxing.

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And what about Radiator. How do you wash that. Cleaning it with some brush ?

**bbsrailfan** · 09-19-2013, 05:01 PM

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Originally posted by hypheni View Post

^^ Well explained mate.. For now I will go for a homely wash as you stated with soap and water. Will wax it once I get more info about waxing.

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And what about Radiator. How do you wash that. Cleaning it with some brush ?

I installed a mudflap on my front fender 15 days after I bought the ceeber. Haven't touched my radiator since then, and it's still clean! I do give it a splash of water whenever I wash it...and I always instruct the pressure-wash guys not to spray on it directly. If you are washing at home, you can use a soft-grade toothbrush (dont use medium/hard ones). Clean it with water only, avoid soap as it will be difficult to get the soap off from the fins.

**Sid85** · 09-19-2013, 05:11 PM

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Originally posted by bbsrailfan View Post

I installed a mudflap on my front fender 15 days after I bought the ceeber. Haven't touched my radiator since then, and it's still clean! I do give it a splash of water whenever I wash it...and I always instruct the pressure-wash guys not to spray on it directly. If you are washing at home, you can use a soft-grade toothbrush (dont use medium/hard ones). Clean it with water only, avoid soap as it will be difficult to get the soap off from the fins.

Where did you source the mudflap from? Or did you do a diy for the mudflap. I am looking for the same. A picture would more than helpful.

**bbsrailfan** · 09-19-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally posted by Sid85 View Post

Where did you source the mudflap from? Or did you do a diy for the mudflap. I am looking for the same. A picture would more than helpful.

Sid bhai...some time in Feb I had posted the pics on this thread itself...probably it's a herculean task to dig them out right now so I'll take the easy way - I'll click new pics today evening and upload them here. The flaps are from a TVS moped but fit perfectly. It might spoil the looks - but it saves not only the radiator, but also saves your pants/jeans from mud splashes to some extent when riding in the wet!

**Divya Sharan** · 09-19-2013, 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by bbsrailfan View Post

Sid bhai...some time in Feb I had posted the pics on this thread itself...probably it's a herculean task to dig them out right now so I'll take the easy way - I'll click new pics today evening and upload them here. The flaps are from a TVS moped but fit perfectly. It might spoil the looks - but it saves not only the radiator, but also saves your pants/jeans from mud splashes to some extent when riding in the wet!

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[MENTION=49917]bbsrailfan[/MENTION], pics are not clear. I mean, mudflaps!

**bbsrailfan** · 09-19-2013, 10:49 PM

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[MENTION=49917]bbsrailfan[/MENTION], pics are not clear. I mean, mudflaps!

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**trooper911** · 09-20-2013, 12:52 AM

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Instead of making these visibly ugly modification add a piece of plastic just under the radiator and forget about water splashing, stones kicked up by the tyre and everything else that can damage the radiator. You can do something like the black strip thing i made when i got the bike. It has been going strong for the past 15 months not a single bent fin and i still have a clean radiator.

To make it i cut some strips out of an old mat and put a couple of pieces of cardboard from an toothpaste box and wrapped it all up generously in insulating black tape and stuck it to the little piece of rubber just under the radiator using feviquick.
You can go nuts with the materials i could only get my hands on these at the time and they have more than served their purpose

you can also make a more permanent and sturdy fixture using those perspex number plate thingy's and use nuts and bolts to attach it. I think somebody even posted a picture of it somewhere.

**bbsrailfan** · 09-20-2013, 11:45 AM

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Originally posted by trooper911 View Post

Instead of making these visibly ugly modification add a piece of plastic just under the radiator and forget about water splashing, stones kicked up by the tyre and everything else that can damage the radiator. You can do something like the black strip thing i made when i got the bike. It has been going strong for the past 15 months not a single bent fin and i still have a clean radiator.

To make it i cut some strips out of an old mat and put a couple of pieces of cardboard from an toothpaste box and wrapped it all up generously in insulating black tape and stuck it to the little piece of rubber just under the radiator using feviquick.
You can go nuts with the materials i could only get my hands on these at the time and they have more than served their purpose

you can also make a more permanent and sturdy fixture using those perspex number plate thingy's and use nuts and bolts to attach it. I think somebody even posted a picture of it somewhere.

Not really sure how that will help save the radiator from clogging with mud splashes - and I can see that even after pasting that strip of plastic/cardboard, there is a noticeable build up of muck on the fins and the fact that you still have to depend on a radiator guard...

**hypheni** · 09-20-2013, 12:11 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Is there any Radiator guard available as genuine Honda part ?

**trooper911** · 09-20-2013, 12:24 PM

Re: Honda CBR 250R

Originally posted by bbsrailfan View Post

Not really sure how that will help save the radiator from clogging with mud splashes - and I can see that even after pasting that strip of plastic/cardboard, there is a noticeable build up of muck on the fins and the fact that you still have to depend on a radiator guard...

It is simple physics. Whatever gets kicked up by the tyres has to have a certain trajectory to hit the radiator all you are doing is placing an obstacle in that path.
What considerable muck? This jugad does not prevent objects coming other than the tyres like flying insects and pebbles from other vehicles hence the radiator guard too. Also I did not expect my temporary fix to last very long and was expecting it to fall off on some ride but it it is still hanging on. Only regret is I did not make it strong enough and due to wind blast it has sagged a bit. I might change it to a more permanent fix one of these days.

**bbsrailfan** · 09-20-2013, 12:33 PM

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If the jugaad works well, then all's well and it's an experiment well taken :thumbsup:

@hypheni: You don't get OEM raditor guards. You either get one locally, fabricate one, or import an outrageously expensive one!

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