Ride for a day, clean for 1/2 day lol. pita.

 

Haha that's how it feels for sure. I'm learning pretty quick unlike an atv, these rzrs get mud everywhere not just on the underside. Doesn't even have to be that muddy out.

 

I hate to put my buggy away dirty so I try to stop by the local coin operated car wash on the way home. First I soak it entirely with the "Tire Pre-wash" then I pressure wash(only about 1500psi) with soap. Takes about $10 and thirty minutes with WV mud. With NC red clay it's $18 and 50min.

 

I thought about how much time I put in cleaning, just did it today (2.5 hrs) and realized to close plastic around that engine or front end would trap heat. Not good. So its either clean a lot or have possible heat related issues. I'll take cleaning. We have PA clay around here though too.

 

I've sprayed my ride down with baby oil and spray silicone. Both are great to help mud fall off. And I normally wait a day or two to clean. Another thing I've done is spray muddy bike down with simple green (don't dilute) and let soda for like 10 mins also is a big help.


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We ride average twice a week. I hose it off at the car wash about every second ride. Really, why? Its just going to get dirty again. We arent insane riders though. Probley 3/4 of my riding could be done in our truck.

 

Yeah you would think polaris would have installed or offered wheel wells


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Yeah I can't put my ride up dirty for more than a night. We go night riding in trails / mud a lot so I'll clean up the next day. Takes a couple hours, pull the skid plate, etc and clean it up well. Use IZ W99 out of a foam lance on the pressure washer as a pre-soak. Rinse. Another shot of the foam lance, with some regular car wash soap like Duagloss 902 or Mr. Pink, and go to town with the mitt. I've got a Master Blaster MB-3 (motorcycle dryer) that I use on my Rzr, cars, bikes etc. I like to think that drying it thoroughly after washing helps.

Yeah you would think polaris would have installed or offered wheel wells

The problem with wheel wells is that stuff will get back behind them. Once it's back there it will stay there. Not good.

I started my son off when he was 6 with a small quad and disabled the electric start, i told him if he couldnt start it he couldnt ride it! 10 years later, if you cant clean it you can drive it.
our time varies depending on terrain. Car wash just down the block , razor and trailer get cleaned at the same time.

I got my start in motocross at 4 and raced until I was 17 when I got hurt and stopped. From my first bike my pop made me clean (or help clean at that age lol) but that's where my cleaning / maintenance routine comes from. When I got older if my bike wasn't clean, running right, etc it was on me and I wouldn't be racing. Not to say my pops didn't help me with the harder stuff.

 

wheel wells would be nice, but then theres the air flow thing and they are hot blooded to start with. there are some nice block off mods i have seen on here. oh well its only a days worth of cleaning / greasing.

 

I spend several hours after a multi-day trip. Part of the time is removing and reinstalling my Factory UTV skid plate and other accessory parts and pieces. I use Simple Green. After I'm done with the washing part I clean or change the air filter, change the oil and filter, and put grease in all zerks. Even with all that, as soon as I put everything back together I find something I missed.


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Takes me about 6 to 8 hours to clean and detail after riding!

 

Good lawd :yikes: kudos for patients my friend. I'd never ride it if it new a 6+ hour cleaning session was ahead of me.

 

When I bring a friend they usually offer to pay for gas, I say just pay for the car wash, I'll pay for the gas. They think they're getting a better deal until we get to the car wash .

 

That's awesome!

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After the first all weekend ride, I spent about 8 hours cleaning mine. Sprayed entire machine to get mud off, soaked everything with simple green, let it sit about 5 mins, rinse and wash, dry off, and finally sprayed everything down with SC 1 silicone spray. Ready for second outing!

 

I drive mine through the pond or the creek and call it a day. I ride often so I don't get serious about keeping it clean.

 

Check out this...http://m.homedepot.ca/product/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=837883&lang=EN

I'm going to spray in under all my plastics and skid plates and shocks, floors and firewall. I seen this stuff work on cardboard and it blew my mind. It leaves a film that's why I'm only spraying in the hard to get places for the next time to try it out.

 

Got done with Drummond island...about 6-8 hours later done with cleaning, greasing, and servicing it...when I clean it, I check for worn parts...

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I spray wd-40 on mine before i go out if its going to be muddy. Good deal we picked up while racing motocross. Mud and dust practically wipes off. Just be sure not to spray the brake rotors. Trust me, you're not going to stop very well for a mile or so. With that said i spend usually 20-30 minutes pressure washing then another hour or two detailing and what not if i feel like it haha

 

Don't get WD-40 on the shock shafts either. I did that once and it stuck on compression. Took a day for it to pop all the way back out. Something about it not being good for the rubber seals and bushings.


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So does the WD-40 or silicon trick really work? Seems like it would make the machine a huge mess instead of making it easy to clean. I'm sure it would be shiny on the initial spray down of WD-40

 

Dust does stick to it but it also makes it way easier to clean up afterwords. When i used to race motocross, between races we would just use a towel or old shirt and the mud/dirt would easily wipe off the number plates and what not. Very rarely needed water. Its preference really. Ive always used wd since my moto days so i continue to do it with the rzr.

 

East TN rider here also, yep spend around 2 hours to clean it up good after a ride.
I have used Hot Shine tire shine on the plastic and under carriage and found it to work best.

 

Dust will still to the machine if you spray it with WD-40, but nothing squeaks afterwords and itll look better than new. Doesnt leave the white residue that some cleaners leave on black plastics.

 

I clean for at least 4-6 hours after every ride. Detailing everytime. SC1 and spray tire shine. Works the best for me. I've never left mine dirty for more than a 12 hrs once i got home from a ride. I do alot of shows so its easier to get it right then having to rush later. But she aint no parking lot queen......

 

Mud??? What the hay is mud? In my neck of the woods I might see mud once a year. Heck I brought back more mud from ROTR than I get all the rest of the year. Works for me since I usually only have to hose of the dust after most of my rides. 20 minutes and I'm done!

 

We always go some ware to ride so we ride three days min so soon as I get home I clean both rzrs and service them and fill them with fuel for the next ride. I don't get crazy but I like to start a ride with clean toys. Having them clean makes servicing a lot faster imho

 

I "try" to keep it to an hour, but it's close to 2 after every ride. Hit everything for quite a while with the pressure washer, then foam cannon and rinse. Dry plastics, then SC1 on all exterior surfaces, silicone spray on all hoses and underside plastics, WD 40 on all metal (suspension, frame, chassis).


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Takes wayyyyy longer than I like...makes me avoid the mud on certain days.

Will have to start pre-spray prior to riding.

 

depending on the ride we usually try to stay dry and dusty so ill just hose it off in under an hr but any mud an ill turn it on the side and pull the skids and pressure wash everywhere, that takes around 3 hrs.

 

I thought wd40 sucked. Tire shine before then simple green after does the trick