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Dirt Worker portable bike washer
 
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anyone got one
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Snoochy
08/03/06 15:42
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Hi anyone got one of these other than our good reviewers at bikemagic, what do others do to wash the bike before it goes in the car any other portable washers anyone know of.

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The Welsh Idiot
08/03/06 16:58
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Haven't got one but I want one. It'd be interesting to see if anyone has had any experience with one of the little blighters.
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Nick Evans
08/03/06 17:02
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They lent us one for SSMM and it was really impressive, made cleaning bikes much easier, obviously!

I've seen a lot of people using things with a hand pump on the top you can get from garden centres I believe, I just bought a 'boot liner' tarp for my car and stick the muddy bike on that.
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Pimpmaster Jazz
09/03/06 09:16
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I use the hand pump method, although this does look a damn site more refined, to be frank.
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Pimpmaster Jazz
09/03/06 09:16
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However, at SSMM I bribed the guys at the Finish Line stand with beer. Far easier and I got to jump the queue.

:-D
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The Welsh Idiot
09/03/06 09:18
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Sweet - That sounds like a plan.
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Jay 300zx
09/03/06 13:23
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Got one its Great..! Cleans the bike before it goes on to of the car. Had Scott ransom test bike out a couple weeks ago covered it head to toe in mud.. Went back to the shop cleaner than thay gave it to me. You can get three bikes cleaned easly. Well worth the £85

Jay
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The Welsh Idiot
09/03/06 13:51
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Cheers Jay.

If that 300zx refers to your car, nice!

Not as nice as a Skyline though ;)
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Paul Beckett 3
10/03/06 10:04
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I've got one and it does the job. I've been doing a lot of winter riding this season and have been getting pretty damn muddy. This said, I've rarely managed to completely clean my muddy beast with much less than a full Dirtworker tank of water. On one particulaly disgusting ride it took two full tanks.

I live in a flat sans garden or hose, so the Dirtworker solves my bike cleaning problem perfectly. It's built to last too.

Paul.
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Jay 300zx
10/03/06 13:37
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Did have a 300zx sold it just before xmas 4 years of fun fun fun miss it now..! But need a car to put the bikes on etr etr. So got a Audi S2..

Still who know mit get a Slyline in a couple years or so. ;-)

Jay
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The Welsh Idiot
11/03/06 16:19
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I've seen a bike rack on a Skyline! R33 GTS-T to be more precise!

Those bikes didn't realise just how lucky they were :)
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Snoochy
17/03/06 13:10
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Took the plunge and got one will give it a good test this weekend
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Riftzoner
20/03/06 11:29
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wots the verdict snoochy ?
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Snoochy
22/03/06 13:54
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having planned to go to wharncliff to get really muddy the company phoned to say there was a fault on the mains lead and not to use it and they will send us a new one so had to clean the dam things the old way and boy did we get muddy.
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Mike Davis
22/03/06 14:28
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a fault on the mains lead

If it had a mains lead then there was definitely a fault :-)
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Dirtworker
22/03/06 19:13
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Hello

Snoochy. You must be one of the people I spoke to on Saturday. Sorry about the problem with the cable. By they way it is not a mains cable, everybody, it's the cable you plug into your car.

I'm expecting the new cables tomorrow and the envelopes are ready waiting for them. So you should have your cable on Friday/Saturday.

Damian Lockley
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Snoochy
23/03/06 07:31
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thanks Damian,
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John Evans 9
30/03/06 08:34
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Portable bike washer ,85 quid?
1 5 gal water carrier(camping type),half full
1 plastic bucket
Cleaning brushes and cloths
Cost:nil,you've probably already got them.
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Snoochy
11/05/06 23:50
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finally back from hols
Dirt Worker will clean 2 reasonably dirty fairly clean its easy to use and keeps the inside of my car clean so it does what it says on the tin, Spray is ok for a portable although i worry that the pipe fitting on the gerry can looks a bit weak. Overall good
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