pressure washing

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      what's the most damage you had done to your bike by pressure washing , it just cost me my ecu plus labor to find why my 99 ultra wouldn't spark .   happy new years to all (Edit by FSG)

      the picture is of a train covered with people in Pakistan it's tuff to see the train

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[bouncingVman]

cheap chrome plating has been left at the car wash for me. Thats about it... I'm sometimes kinda careful at the carwash. So far so goot. 

[1JITSU1]

 gds         Hope the guy in front of that train dont fall off        
                      Looks like the Long Island R\R last year going to the city for the bike show 

[tireater]

Stealer got my back axel with a waterblaster when I went in for a recall...The bearings died in 30 days...

[04customking]

Hey tireater, you're not drinking yet are you?

[Panzer]

Had blue lights mounted under tank.
Pressure washer broke the wire connection at ground.
No more pressure washing for this bike. 

Why does Tireater keep changing his pix?     Just curious.

[48pan]

About 20 someting years ago, maybe 30 something years ago I used to spray my bike with engine degreaser and pressure wash it. Until I hit my brakes one day and the foot pedal went to the floor. I had a mechanical front brake to bring me to a stop.
Somehow water got in the boot of my master cylinder and rusted out the snapring.
Luckly it wasn't a panic stop or I wouldn't be here writing this.
I'm not as dumb as I look. Since then I do not recomend or use any kind of pressure washing on my bike.

[Paniolo]

Pressure washing cost me front wheel bearings on my old '95 Ultra.

[someday69]

I love to hit the wheels and tires,,,now if I could get someone to roll it while I did the tires and rims....I like to shoot the front motor mount and clean the oil off it and the filter area,,,shoot the motor and the place where the oil seeps between the trany and motor,,,,the front of the forks where the bugs get heavy,,,,,
          But you got'a be carefull of the middle of the rims where the bearings live....and now I will watch out for the ecm too.
                     I leave her runn'in while the spray'in goes,,I don't even take off my wille and max throw over bags anymore...
                                     I cost fifty cents for each token and they get five at the last place...still got one left....now I'll have to go back...someday..

[HDRDR]

I fried a wiring harness back in the 70's doing that, and would never do it again. I learned my lesson a long time ago

[highlander]

Got a little water in one of the gauges. Stealer replaced it under warranty.

[Baggerlady]

Hubby blew off a chunk of paint from the fairing when he did his 99 FLHT.

[Snorth]

Never had a problem pressure washing.  Just like any other tool, be careful using it.   

[sandrooney]

Power washing can damage, I had a swingarm pivot shaft almost welded in on an old shovelhead I had,and I am convinced it was from power washing . I just take a bucket of hot water and microfiber towels, don't even use soap. Then wax two or three times a year.
SR

[Upswept]

Exactly, Snorth.  Just be careful.  Don't shoot it into wheel bearings or electrical connections, and don't get too close.  Use your head.

[Justpassingas]

Kinda like using a 20lb. sledgehammer to bang in a 4penny finish nail ain't it....Overkill IMO...I use the garden hose and never had a problem

[Jim Bronson]

Degreaser+hose+blow dry. Same way I wash my hair.

[PoorUB]

Kinda like using a 20lb. sledgehammer to bang in a 4penny finish nail ain't it....Overkill IMO...I use the garden hose and never had a problem

When you are a thousand miles from home and the bike has an inch of bugs on the front, and covered in road grime from running in rain you just have to break down and wash it with what ever you have, like the first car wash you see. Like others have said, just some common sense. Rinse the bike down, hit it with the faomy brush, and rinse again. You don't need to get right in there with the pressure wand!

[mark61]

Kinda like using a 20lb. sledgehammer to bang in a 4penny finish nail ain't it....Overkill IMO...I use the garden hose and never had a problem

Had a circuit breaker on a '72 fl catch fire after washing. ECM on my Y2K cause the Power Comander connection is NOT water proof like the factory boot.

    You aint seen my bike after spending days riding in the rain. Not all roads around here are hard surfaced and there is more than a little "farm run off" that gets into places you can NOT wash by hand!

Like was said  carefull use of the tool.

mark61

[Phu Cat]

It took the grease out of the speedometer drive and the front wheel bearings.  Haven't been to a car wash since.

PC

[seattledyna]

degreaser and garden hose, works just fine

[FLTRI]

        what,s the most damage you had done to your bike by pressure washing , it just cost me my ecu plus labor to find why my 99 ultra would,nt spark .   happy new years to all (Edit by FSG)
      the picture is of a train covered with people in pakistan it,s tuff to see the train

I've seen this problem with MM EFI systems. Do you have a Power Commander? If so there is a rain boot to keep water out of the ECM that should have been transferred from the bike's connector to the Power Commander's connector. Also there must be proper installation of that boot over and around the ECM so any water is diverted away from the ECM's connection.
If you do not have a Power Commander make sure that boot is properly installed over the connection or it is still possible for water to get into the ECM from riding in pouring rain.
HTH,
Bob

[low_rider1979]

enjoyed your website Vman

[Coyote]

        what,s the most damage you had done to your bike by pressure washing , it just cost me my ecu plus labor to find why my 99 ultra would,nt spark .   happy new years to all (Edit by FSG)
      the picture is of a train covered with people in pakistan it,s tuff to see the train

Let's see (Edit by FSG) smart enough not to pressure wash my bike.

Can't figure what this has to do with power washers but I must have missed when they ran against each other. 

I use mine on the bike occasionally but only to remove the bugs from the front of the bike and only with a wide tip from a distance.

[bouncingVman]

enjoyed your website Vman

You're welcome ... nothing special just something to have fun with.