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Beeler341
8/24/2017 5:01am
8/24/2017 5:01am
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8/27/2017 6:25am
What's everybodies set up they use to get there bikes washed at the track? 95% of the tracks I go to don't have a direct line you can run off of. I'm just looking for some ideas and how other people are getting the job done!
1. It's an added bonus to the customer
2. The water can drained from the wash bay to a tank and used on the track so it's no extra cost to the track owner. Also depending on your water tank and wash area it would collect rain water too.
3. You can scrape up the washed off dirt and reduce your track erosion.
Simple washing area on concrete pad with a drain. Don't charge to use it water. People bring their own pressure washers or just use the hose. If you are looking for something to charge for you can do soap or bike cleaner packs at the concession stand or something.
Too much hassle, cost, and maintenance. Running a track is hard enough as it is.
The Shop
When connected to a water tank, you will have little input pressure at the end of the line. I have seen some pressure washers with this pressure valve that will not flow water on a non-pressurized supply line.
If your pressure washer has the pressure valve, you will need to open up the pump circuit and remove the pressure valve mechanism. This then allows the pressure washer to work on little/no pressure in the input line.
Used to be a pro in Kansas (long time ago) that did not even wash his bikes between races, let alone between motos. He was still plenty quick.
Sounds like modern racers have Howard Hughes Syndrome. ;-)
Pit Row
I want to start washing my bikes at the track just so I don't have to do it when I get home, not between motos.
When I'm waiting for the results for my kid so he can get his sweet 5th place trophy, I could easily hit his bike with a pressure washer and that's one less thing to worry about at the house. Plus mud on the driveway at the HOA I live in is of concern.
Yep, I still use one of these.
So I appreciate the bike wash at Perris raceway. It would be even better if it was free, but I don't mind paying $4 to head home with a clean bike.
I use a mix of about 20% Simple Green in a small pressurizable spray bottle you can get anywhere. I spray down all the really mucky stuff on the bike, then start up the pressure washer, and it all comes clean.
It would be great if Pala could add the same setup or leave a water hookup, and I'll bring my own power washer.
I work in the construction equipment industry, and the dealerships/rental yards have to do this to be fully compliant. Pay big money to dispose of what the average moto guy would consider perfectly good dirt, because it's "contiminated" once it's been washed off of a machine.
That being said I saw my buddy using the track firehose to get the job done last week right next to the track
Much easier to just clean them right then and there then unloading the trailer and setting up the wash once home to wash them all and load them back up.
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