Kawasaki ER 500 - Backyard Bike Project - Episode 15 Steaming

[@a4266]

Hehe, nice little toy you have there! Going to be playing around with a pressure washer this weekend so I can start prep work for painting. More videos please :P

[@thedaddycrowe4548]

cilit bang oven cleaner is an amazing de-greaser i will go out and get some if i need to de-grease anything best i have found so far

[@alexestefanesturbo]

Muito bom esta máquina de água á vapor.

[@Scotty_K]

I use tfr that stuff is awesome and you can get 25 litres for around a £ a litre at an auto jumble

[@ALARAiswise]

Ha,Ha. I thought the title "Steaming" meant the bike was steaming out the exhaust. I had visions of you removing the head to replace the gasket, lol.

[@dirtygarageguy]

ALARAiswise LOL no, well I hope not - thanks for the comment

[@PlebMotovlog]

What is your opinion on using sugar soap for general bike cleaning? I tend to use it on muddy bits and reserve the more expensive degreasers on stuff that actually needs. Saying that I found a really cheap degreaser and chain cleaner on eBay. Will give that a test as its suppose to make like 500 bottles of degreaser for £15. Alternative is using the stuff I used back in the days I worked in pub kitchen to degrease floors. If it can take off an inch thick layer of cooking oil it should be able to clean the chain and engine too. Shouldn't fuck with rubber seals. Another thing is the clutch and brake cleaner I buy in bulk. But I need to do some testing on how it affects rubber seals as I have suspicion that is what dissolved the o rings on my old chain (no kidding there like like a skid mark left and is it lol).

[@paulbudford]

Must admit I thought it was going to work better than that. I guess the ones used in car valeting must be steam with high pressure. Mr muscle works quite well as a degreaser.

[@dirtygarageguy]

Paul Ford Mr Muscle isn't a good as it used to be they're using ammonia now instead of sodium hydroxide. Like most things you get less bang for your buck. The shit on the bike is really baked on though. even the pressure washer found some bits tough. - matt

[@twmbarlwmstar]

Will nobody think of the COSHE!

[@motorcyclerefurbishment8162]

any more info on the Steamer, which brand, how much, does it need electric and water supply...???

[@dirtygarageguy]

ROY Dean you can find details here, its a Katcher steamer which you pour in water into its tank and you just plug it in and wait 5 minutes www.amazon.co.uk/K%C3%A4rcher-1020-Steam-Cleaning-Station/dp/B004ISZDQG

[@dirtygarageguy]

ROY Dean you can find details here, its a Katcher steamer which you pour in water into its tank and you just plug it in and wait 5 minutes www.amazon.co.uk/K%C3%A4rcher-1020-Steam-Cleaning-Station/dp/B004ISZDQG

[@motorcyclerefurbishment8162]

Pony Power Thanks Matt...ordered one....I have lots of things need steaming.......Hmmmmm......roy