How to Wash a Motorcycle Without Wrecking the Chrome
Most of the damage done to a bike happens while it is being cleaned, not while it is being ridden. Chrome gets hazed by the wrong cloth, tanks pick up swirls from a gritty mitt, and water left to dry in the sun leaves spots that get polished off, taking a little material each time. This guide covers rinsing before you touch anything, the two bucket method, why chrome wants care rather than chemicals, why you should never wash a hot bike, and what changes once the bike is coated.
Ceramic Coating for Motorcycles: Tank, Chrome and Everything Else
A bike is not one surface, it is five or six, and that is what makes coating a motorcycle different from coating a car. Painted tank and guards, chrome, powder coated frame, polished alloy, leather and exhaust all want something different, and a product that is perfect on the tank is the wrong answer elsewhere. This guide covers what a coating changes on each surface, why chrome is where most of the value sits, why exhaust and headers are excluded, and why a small bike takes longer to do properly than you would expect.