CLEANING ENGINE ON BIKE WHAT WORKS BEST

Hello
i am cleaning my kz1100 up, bike set for a while and has some grease around plug areas not much and some tarnish stains that ran down the cylinders from junky gas in carb and some grease around the shaft drive and hub,i sprayed some pb blast on them, works ok but is there something to use on it somekind of foam or something that will work better with out leaving a bunch of residue all over everything else,i have the carbs and tank and seat off,

Ted

found this info .....
dotheton.com/index.php?topic=9342.new;topicseen#new

although the guy cleaned his carbs it could be used to clean the engine, going to consider it myself !!

Is it painted or bare aluminum? I have some spray on aluminum wheel cleaner at the house that works well. Spray on, rinse off. It doesn't foam but cuts through brake dust and chain lube pretty well. It doesn't shine like a polish but it does strip the oxidation from AL. Doesn't leave a residue either. I don't recall the name - think I got it at pepboys or someplace like that. If it's painted what about just using an S100 solution and scrubbing it with soft bristles?

i am gonna talk to a guy up here at advance auto he has some sweet KZ900's and 1000's he has some nice looking bikes,i cleaned the pipes up and the chrome on the bike with some NEVER DULL cotton waddaing in a can works great but there are alot of hard to get at spots on the motor,i will clean it the best i can for now this winter i will take the motor off and do everything the right way,maybe not the right way to someone but its the best way i know how to

ted

I like simple green and K&L Cycle wash. One thing I havve found to make your cleaner last longer is to use a foming hand soap dispenser to get the cleaner to stay put. With a non foaming applicator, you can watch you cleaner run off and when it is foamy, it tends to stay in place.
Carbs before

Foamed up.

Boy, this sucks. You can only put 1 picture per post. Whats up with that?
Carbs done and ultrasonic cleaned.

The Fish wrote:

Boy, this sucks. You can only put 1 picture per post. Whats up with that?
Carbs done and ultrasonic cleaned.

Pretty parts

I use armorall wheel cleaner. Must have a pressure to do a good job. Roy

i have got a gallon of carb cleaner to clean the carbs,i am replacing all the seals and o rings any way,i used some gumout carb gel engine cleaner in a spray can and am not impressed with that stuff at all,i sprayed some carb cleaner on the heads and cylinders and scrubbed around with a brass and stainless tooth brush,that has worked better than anything so far.
i can't get between the fins that good and around the spark plugs i am gonna go buy a 270 caliber gun cleaner end to get between them,it will look good when i am done i will post some pics.

Ted

WD40 is a pretty good cleaner for grease and oil. Spray on and use a soft brush or toothbrush to get in the tight spots to loosen up the grime. You can spray more on to wash off the mess, or switch to a soapy solution. I doubt it will do anything with the gas residue stains.

Mothers Carnuba with Cleaner will also do a good job cleaning up the engine as long as the surface is not porous. Kerosene isn't bad either.

Stay away from Zep products unless they are specifically for aluminum. I used some once and wound up with some sort of spotty corrosion that has been difficult to get rid of.

i posted what works best for cleaning the engine,do you use the armour all on the carbs cleaning them or on the motor i seemed to lost you there,buy all means if you guys got some tricks to save money and to get stuff just as clean as using carb cleaner i want in on them

Ted