Do you want to clean your electric bike…..? And you don’t know how to clean your electric bike if yes then this article is perfect for you to learn.
To clean an electric bike is not an easy task one has to very careful to wash it because it has electric circuits that can be easily damaged to clean your electric bike you have to go through certain steps.
Cleaning materials
To clean an electric bike you need certain materials.
- Hosepipe or a bucket.
- A mug.
- A toothbrush.
- Sponge.
- Disk brake cleaner.
- Bike degreaser.
- Chain lube.
- Poly- film.
- User manual.
Preparing an electric bike for washing
- Washing your electric bike you need to prepare your electric bike to follow these steps to prepare your electric bike.
- The first step to prepare your electric bike is to remove the battery. Because if you don’t remove this battery it can be damaged read the user manual to make sure which part cannot touch the water.
- Then which parts of your electric bike you cannot remove secure it with poly-film.
- De greases Drive train so that it will help you not spread dirt during your washing time.
- Always use disk brake cleaner to clean the disk breaker on the rotors because the disk breaker can fade away if it is soaked with soapy water or detergent water.
Washing the electric bike
- After preparing your electric bike take a hose pipe or a bucket of water then pour water into your electric bike with the help of a mug if you are using a hosepipe then make sure not to use high power hose.
- Then take a soapy sponge clean your bikes thoroughly use a toothbrush to clean where your hand cannot reach.
- After that again pour water to clean it.
- Then take a clean cloth to dry your electric bike properly.
- After cleaning with a dry cloth to dry your bikes left it for some time if it is summertime then keep it outside to dry properly in the sun so that the damp feeling can go.
- Make sure that after cleaning you use chain oil to keep it lubricated but I will suggest you to use dry lubricate so that it doesn’t feel wet.
- If you want to keep your bike brand new use shine product that is allowed to use in your manual book.
How often you should wash your bike
- How often you should wash your bike will depend on your uses. If you use your electric bike less like once or twice in a week then you can wash it once in a month if you drive it in the city road which is not muddy but if you use your electric bike regularly then you have to clean it every week or three or four days. If you want to wash your electric bike after two months you can but not more than two months.
Wrap up
There is a saying with people that if you treat someone better then they will also treat you better same goes for your electric bike if you take good care of your bike then it will give you better service and also keep you safe from accident. So you should take better care of your bike it will give your bike longevity.