How to clean the stainless exhaust system

[wuff]

Ello all I have a question how are you keeping the stainless exhaust looking good. I ride pretty much on road all the time so I want it to continue to look good. Any ideas on keeping the shine going. Thanks for the input.

[ChrisN]

Autosol works well.

[Yukon]

Your basic Dollar General brand toilet bowl cleaner (16% Hydrogen Chloride) will do the trick.  This picture was taken when the bike had 6000 miles on.  The pipes were copper color and I only cleaned them 1 time.

[Stretch]

Nice!  Does the overspray harm the engine paint?  How long do you let it sit?  Brush it around or just hose it off?

[Yukon]

I applied it directly with a sponge in a well ventilated area, then hosed it off.  No need for it to sit at all and no overspray to worry about.

[Stretch]

Sweet!  I'll get right on it.  Thanks.

[paulie]

i'm curious how my old standby would work.. barkeepers friend.
stuff works wonders on our stainless pots n pans, i imagine it would do the same on the exhaust

[goosen2002]

I was just biatching the other day about how bad my exhaust looked! I was asking a friend if he knew of anyway to get it clean ... he didn't. THEN, as I was lurking here I found this thread. Armed with an old sock and my toilet bowl cleaner I attacked the exhaust. I really shouldn't say attacked, it was effortless and only took about 15 minutes!!!!! I have never seen it look so good. Thanks for the great tip!

[The Midnight Rambler]

Damn!
Should have read the tip before spending £7.99 on 250ml of Hein Gerickes Edelstahireiniger. Thats "intensive cleaning agent for all exhaust systems made of stainless steel" to you and me.
Don't the Germans have a way with words.

[Yukon]

I was just biatching the other day about how bad my exhaust looked! I was asking a friend if he knew of anyway to get it clean ... he didn't. THEN, as I was lurking here I found this thread. Armed with an old sock and my toilet bowl cleaner I attacked the exhaust. I really shouldn't say attacked, it was effortless and only took about 15 minutes!!!!! I have never seen it look so good. Thanks for the great tip!  

I can't take the credit for this one.  My local dealer (Triumph of Windber) gave me the tip.   They're good guys out there.  Small operation, family owned and operated.  I stopped in on Saturday to make an appointment for a state inspection, they did it while waited.  I had a bad rear brake light switch and they had none in stock.  So they took one off of one of their new bikes and put it on mine.  

[Stretch]

Good ol' toilet cleaner.

Now my bike looks great and my shitter is disgusting.

I fail to see a problem.   8)

[HockleyBoy]

Anyone know a brand of toilet bowl cleaner here in the UK that contains Hydrogen Chloride?, had a look at a few in the supermarket last weekend and couldn't see any.

[MIUC]

Same as Hockleyboy, but in the U.S... Read this and run to the store, but did not find a toilet cleaner with Hydrogen Chloride.

What brand did you guys in the U.S. purchase?


TXS!

[Yukon]

I used the "Dollar General" store brand.

[HappyMan]

I used Lysol brand toilet cleaner.  Worked like a charm.