I finally got around to washing my motorcycle today. Last night I bought a bucket, some Meguiar’s car wash soap, a wash mit, tire brush, chamois, some terry cloth towels, and a can of Meguiar’s wax. Seeing as I don’t have a water hose here, I also picked up a 2 gal. Ortho garden sprayer to rinse the bike off with.

The sprayer works great for rinsing the bike, and the wax I picked up while somewhat abrasive leaves a smooth and shiny finish. I really only waxed the bike to make cleaning bug guts off an easier task. One thing that stood out when washing the SV was the fact that I definitely need to clean and lube my chain after the thunderstorm that blew threw the other day. Quite a lot of dirt was blown into my chain from the construction site it’s parked near. Tomorrow or Saturday I will clean and lube the chain again, I’ll likely adjust it too because it can’t hurt. Hopefully by Tuesday morning I have over 4000 miles on the clock.