S100 I forgot how good this cleaning product is.

During the couple of years between the crashed BMW 00' R1100S and our present '03 Aprilia Falcos I seemed to have forgotten about using  S100 for cleaning our bikes and what a great job it does. There are many motorcycle specific cleaning products made by the Germany company Smartparts to help us keep our bikes clean. The basic S100 bike cleaning product comes in a pump bottle or a spray can, when I went to our near by dealership they only had 1 spray can left so I got it. The spray can is nice as is applies the cleaning product in a heavy foam which quickly dissipates to a thin film. The instructions say that you only need to use a sponge on the really tough areas otherwise you just let it sit for a couple of minutes rinse and dry. 

So I followed those instruction.

I was amazed how much better the bike looked than the usual method of cleaning with regular automative soap or the dish soap we had also used. The entire bike was much cleaner looking, the paint had a higher shine, aluminum parts like the swingarm appeared brighter, our Puig windscreen was cleaned of bugs and very shiny and over all the bike just looked much better.

I think the best thing about it was it only took an hour to wash and dry each bike and they looked like we had spent hours cleaning them. The spray can cost $9.99 and we got 2 cleanings out of the can and probably have enough left for a 3rd, I think if I had been a little more conservative with the application I might have been able to get 4 washing out of 1 can. After we picked up our bikes from service I bought a spray bottle of the S100 and one of their other products Engine Bright I also want to get a can of Wheel Cleaner and try that out. The S100 works well on the wheels but they could have used a big more cleaning power and that is what they say the wheel cleaner provides.

The spray can will be good for taking on trips, so if you have never used S100 check out the links above then give it a try.