RIDER REVIEW
CLEAN MY RIDE F
irstly, I’d just like to clarify I hate cleaning bikes. Despite this, over the last 36 years, I have tried a varied array of bike washes and degreasers with a variety of results. Some degreasers were likely to remove layers of skin as well as fumigating you if not used in a well ventilated area. Some cleaners left white marks and required hideous amounts of elbow grease to remove road film, desiccated bugs and brake dust. Then to add insult to injury you had to use polish to finish the job. I’d been told of the claims for this product and, to be frank, was a little sceptical. After all, a bike wash that leaves a streakless finish and degreases as well as the fabled Jizer (which some of you may remember). As an aside you can’t get Jizer anymore, presumably as it doesn’t meet restrictions regarding its biodegradability. I actually read the instructions for Clean MyRide and applied the spray to my everyday transport which was, as usual, covered in baked on filth. Having left the spray on for around two minutes, I wiped it over with a cloth before spraying the bike. I was left with a streakless finish that had removed engrained brake dust, oily deposits as well as the customary smorgasbord of dead insects that had been superheated by my headlight. The spray itself is reasonably viscous and because of this did not tend to run off surfaces as easily as I’ve found with other products. It also has a faint smell somewhat reminiscent of fairy liquid which is a great improvement from some other
cleaners that have rather harsh chemical scents. The ‘softeners’ in it mean that it can be used safely on any surface as it is non caustic and you can easily see where you have applied it due to the dye incorporated into the solution. I also understand it can be used as a ‘dry wash’ where you spray it on wait up to 90 seconds and then just wipe off. I did manage to get some blown into my eye and it didn’t hurt in the slightest although I wouldn’t recommend it! Overall, I was very impressed with this product’s performance. Clean MyRide costs £11.99 for one litre and some many suggest that it is expensive. However, as this cleaner is a very effective degreaser too, you are using one product instead of two whose joint price could well be greater. www.clean-myride.com Clean MyRide is available from: John Harris Motorcycles, Crowborough; and Fastlane Motorcycles, Tonbridge.
South East Biker Magazine • www.southeastbiker.co.uk
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