hello all

washed my SW today it looks great, made a big mistake though used pressure washer !! now i cant start by beloved
any thoughts...............

daffy

Hi Daffy,

My best advise would be to let it dry out for a couple of days and then try it again.

I had a thought until you said pressure wash, lol,

You might try setting a fan near the bike, it will dry faster with some air blowing around it. I never pressure wash any of my motorcycles or my SW. The pressure washer is just too hard on electrical parts particularly connectors. It's also a good way to get water in the fuel system. Unless your bike is really covered in mud a waterless cleaning with Pledge will do wonders. Just use a damp cloth to wipe off any heavy dirt and then spritz the bike a bit at a time with Lemon Pledge and buff with an old towel. It will leave a very nicely shined bike. With Pledge there's no white residue as often shows up after waxing with car wax. It makes the bike smell good too.

high air pressure hose

Once this is done, time may be the only cure. I have never used a pressure washer on the scoots. I've seen one used on an M1 Abrams and it really messed up the optics. Too much force, stick with a low flow hose. the rags, sponges, soft brushes remove the dirt, not the water pressure.

Drying is simple with a leaf blower and a towel. Remember that the leaf blower can generate a lot of pressure if you get too close with it. I keep the blower at least 18" away from the surface of the bike. No problems to date.

many thanks to everyone who replied ,
the good news is the problem is solved my swing is OK

I have an embarrassing confession to make, the pressure washer never caused the problem I DID, just before i started washing my SW I wheeled it backwards and accidently hit the emergency on / off switch, because at the moment I have hand muffs on my handles I never noticed what I had done

I know what you must all be thinking ........................

cheers Daffy

I've done that too. As has my wife. As have many others I'm sure.

Done that before too, after about the second or third time, I started checking it when it wouldnt start. But the first time it drove me nuts.
A brand new bike and wont start, lol, too bad the switch comes in handy for emergencies.

Yep, I doubt there's anyone who rides a motorcycle or scooter hasn't joined the 'Kill switch club'. Normally if I'm going to do it I'll wait until I'm at a busy intersection. The SW isn't as bad as the GW for this little trick. The GW's switch is very easy to bump off especially in cold weather when wearing gloves.

Don't know what I did but got a double post.

just a stupid question, but all of you probably know, if you hit the starter button after your SW is running, your headlight will only flash, any one coming headon will see it and hopefully notice a bike or scooter is approaching even tho honda was silly enuff not to incorperate, emergengency flashers, as most of GPR riders have flashers, this is a bad oversight on honda's part to me.

Now there's a project for someone (DennisB?) if it hasn't already been done.... create a wiring harness, flasher and switch that flashes all the turn signals like an emergency flasher. I'd buy it in a flash.

During one of the 'Think Bike' advertising campaigns in the UK it was suggested that bikes approaching cross-roads or side-turnings where cars were waiting to pull out should alter their line on the road so that they were effectively travelling on a diagonal, i.e. moving from crown to kerb and back....but not swerving from side to side!
This is supposed to help them be seen because the view is not conventional.
I haven't explained it very well but the concept makes sense.