How To Clean Motorcycle Exhaust Pipes

Fortunately cleaning a motorcycles exhaust pipes is a job anyone can tackle with a few easily obtainable tools.

How to clean motorcycle exhaust pipes. Applying a degreaser will help in breaking up carbon deposits and rust. Of a chrome cleaner on the cloth or rag. Ensure that the exhaust is not hot before doing this.

Brass or stiff plastic bottle brush stick it on a bit of old throttle cable outer for a flexable handle to run it through the pipes maybe. Use a dry rag to remove any dirt from inside the tip of the exhaust. Repeat until the pipe is clean.

First try oven cleaner. It goes without saying that anything that can dissolve carbon deposits is lethal so wear goggles. Ive never tried melted rubber but if you warm it up a bit with a hair drier then soak it down it might do the trick.

It works on baked-on grime in your oven so it will also work on baked-on grime your pipes. Autosol metal polish plus steel wool works wonders. The air gap between the two pipe layers acts as insulation and keeps the outer chromed pipe from turning colors.

Once you have sufficiently rinsed the pipes use a clean cloth to dry the pipes. The discoloration of BMW exhaust pipes is a normal result of the exhaust temperature and the fact they are single-wall pipes. But it can also be a sign that your bike might be running lean is off in its timing or have a leak in the exhaust system.

Never do it on hot pipes always cold He says it can be used to clean all oxidation on stainless steel and chrome. Use a special motorcycle cleaner formulated to dissolve grease bugs and crud on exhaust pipes and the bike body without harming your bikes. To do this you need to fold it in half and then in half again.