Keeping Riding Gear Looking New

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Permalink Reply by Girlriders - Katie on October 26, 2011 at 6:59am

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Permalink Reply by Silverzzr Admin Team on November 1, 2011 at 1:45pm

My gear maintenance is about the same, throw my textile jacket and gloves in the wash, hang dry, windex my helmet and as far as boots go, no real cleaning involved

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Permalink Reply by acalliste on November 1, 2011 at 6:48pm

I throw my textile gear in the washer occasionally, fabreze the inside of my leather and clean & condition the outside every now and then, or after riding in the rain, or after being laminated in  love bugs.

 

I usually wear a balaclava so there's no real need to clean the inside of my helmet and I just use pledge, honda polish or plexus to clean the outside and plain water to clean the shield. If the bugs have hardened on, I'll take a soaked paper towel and drape it over the shield, let it sit for a few minutes to rehydrate the bugs, then just wipe them off with the paper towel.

 

My gloves and boots only get cleaned & conditioned after rain.  For the gloves, I put them on and rub the cleaner in, wipe off with a clean cloth and then rub the conditioner in the same way.

 

I don't really care about my gear looking new. Just that it's well cared for, and in good working condition.

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Permalink Reply by Girlriders - Katie on November 1, 2011 at 6:57pm

Yep, we all do just about the same thing.   I did a silly thing though when I replaced my crashed jacket...I bought an off-white/ivory one, so I'm trying to keep the stains away.  Rebuying everything at once really reminds you how expensive this stuff us, I figure I'll give this set a little more TLC.

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