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Cleaning Sportster Motorcycles

There are many reasons to frequently clean your motorcycle including; style, boasting rights, vehicle maintenance, and overall satisfaction.
While it is important to clean your motorcycle frequently while riding it to get the best performance out of it and to preserve paint jobs, one of the most important cleanings your motorcycle will get is the one it gets right before you put it up for the wintertime.
Many people just throw their bike in the garage or shed until next year's use, but this can be a stupid move if you want to make your motorcycle last.
When you put your bike up at the end of the summer you should take the time to attend to some of the neglected details about your bike so that you can preserve it and pull it out at the beginning of spring without any problems.
Otherwise the good riding weather will come and you will be stuck in the garage trying to get your bike up and working again instead of being out owning the country side.
So take care of it now and you will be glad you did in the end.
When you are about to start cleaning sportster motorcycles you should check a few valuable things.
Check your tires.
Make sure they are on correctly and tightly and that they have good pressure in the tires.
Take the time to clean out your spokes and the axle so that grease and grime don't affect it as they sit there all winter.
Check your air filters and either clean them up good using an air compressor and other tools or replace them now.
If you do it now you won't have to later.
Check your cables and make sure they are solid and firmly in place, and do a routine check of the entire bike cleaning off crud and dirt that could affect the actual functionality of the bike.
Check your lights and horn and make sure they are working correctly as well.
For other tips on what to check while cleaning you should go into the owner's manual and do some of those things that are specific to your Harley Sportster.
Once you have done a routine check of your bike, this is a good time to polish it up good.
You can invest in cleaning products that are specifically for Sportsters or you could use something as simple as pledge.
Any polish will help you cover scratches on the surface and keep plastic from yellowing.
It will also help preserve chrome parts.
Make sure and do some of these things when you put your bike up so that you are ready to ride and roar when the warm weather returns.
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