The 5 forbidden areas of washing a motorcycle!
The 5 forbidden areas of washing a motorcycle! 90% of newbies don't understand and lead to scrapping!
01 Bearing
There are not many bearings on a motorcycle, steering bearings on the front end, front and rear wheel bearings, and bearings on the rear rocker arm, and nothing else seems to be there. Inside these bearings, you need to be careful not to use a high-pressure water gun on the bearings to punch in the gaps when washing the bike.
Although the bearings outside will have oil seals can block the daily cycling in the mud and water, but the high-pressure water gun is pressurized water column, the bearing on the oil seals may not be able to block, if the bearings into the water may lead to rattling, rust, or rotate up to the jamming, the damage will need to be replaced after the more troublesome, need to pay attention to a little bit of attention to when washing the car!
02 Fuel tank port
Oil motorcycle fuel tank cover is divided into two layers, one layer is the outside cover, hardly play a role in sealing, and inside the cover there is a layer with a rubber gasket, it can play a role in waterproofing. But between the two layers of the cover, the location of the gas port is also also two layers, the middle layer of the sandwich can be in the water into the time, or when the gasoline added over the time from the middle of the sandwich leakage to the ground.
If you use a water gun to rinse the fuel tank mouth, if the laminated drainage holes can not be discharged in time, or there is a blockage there will be a certain amount of water seepage into the fuel tank, although a certain amount of water will not have a great impact, but more will affect the fuel supply, so this point also need to pay attention to.
03Air filter
The location of the air filter of the motorcycle each car has a certain difference, some are on the side of the body, some are under the fuel tank, no matter where, when we wash the car, for the air filter air intake need to pay attention to do not directly rinse with a water gun against.
Although it is said that there is a filter structure, moisture will not immediately enter the engine, but if the air filter is wet, if mold occurs, it will affect the air intake efficiency of the air filter, to a certain extent, it will affect the output of the motorcycle performance.
04 Under the cushion
Motorcycle cushions below the general will have two parts more critical: ECU and battery, and these two parts are more afraid of water electronic components, ECU in charge of the vehicle's operation, while the battery is responsible for the vehicle's power supply, although it is said that the rain from above these cushions can block all, but if the side of the water gun from the side with a high-pressure water wash, then, too, there will be the possibility of these two critical parts Water ingress, so the position of the cushion gap need to pay attention to.
05 Electrical component
Do not use a high-pressure water gun to clean the headlight, switches, left and right handles, gauges, horn, and other parts of the motorcycle. There are many power circuit connections in these parts. Cleaning with a high-pressure water gun can easily lead to broken circuits or leakage of electricity. It may also cause: the headlight of the motorcycle does not light up, the horn does not sound, the instrument gets into the water, and the motorcycle does not start.
To summarize, in addition to these positions mentioned above, the other positions of the motorcycle can be cleaned with a high-pressure water gun and foam like a car, and after washing it can be blown dry with an air gun or riding the moisture in the crevices, which will avoid rusting of some metal parts in the crevices, and can prevent the vehicle from oxidizing prematurely.