Motorcycle Cleaning After One Year Sitting Outside
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video I show you what I did to make my BMW GS motorcycle ready to ride again after sitting outside for a year. Including cleaning and protecting all parts of the motorcycle and additional repairs in preparation for the next ride.
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Wow. Only you could make a video about washing a motorcycle into a captivating piece of art. Well done!
The GS lives!!! Happy to see that you are healed up from your crash and ready to get back in the saddle. Excited to see your next adventure.
This video is a work of art. Enjoy it more than cleaning my own bike at winter temperatures. Happy days, Günter/Nürnberg
What a gift! You had me watching every moment. It even motivated me to buy some S100.
Finally we can see your BMW again :) please keep them coming. We miss you.
This video made me wish it was spring. Three more months. 🙂
Only Sterling could make a video about washing a motorcycle interesting. 😂Great cinematography!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great to see your beauty resurrected. Stay healthy and safe travels, Sterling👍🏻👋🏻
Something to be said about that desert climate.
Up here on the west coast, in the rainforest, where I’m at….if I had left my bike under cover for a year I would have come bank to a rusty, moldy, rodent ridden mess.
Looking forward to your upcoming B’mer adventures.👍🏻
Ive been there. I remember living up there and the green moss on everything!
Hope for more adventure videos soon!!😁 Love your work😃
Very satisfying to watch🏍
So glad the beamer is back...
There you go Sterling. The bike is almost ready to test/check ride. Enjoy. Look forward to your next adventure.
Love this for so many reasons. Thanks for sharing.
This dude can film.. glad he's back on the Beemer.
Nice to see that there is still love for the beemer,hope to see you ride it again soon.❤
Thanks for all your fantastic videos this year. Hoping to see you out on your 1200 in the new year. Wishing you and Eva a very merry Christmas and happy new year. Not likely to get to Bisbee this winter but have great memories of staying at your motel last winter. Cheers!
If I left my motorcycle out for a year under a cover, the mice and squirrels would’ve parted it out and sold it on the black market. 😊
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Thanks Sterling, one day I will explore the world with my Africa Twin,
IT'S BACK BABY!! The BMW is ready for another grand adventure and I'm along for the ride. Beautiful and inspiring video Sterling, loved the creativity.
Something I found years ago. Use a lawn/garden pump sprayer for bike wash application. Much easier, pump up, squeeze handle once, dispense product.
I like that idea, I'll have to try it!
I have a 2017 version like yours with the old style display (pre-TFT). I like it better. My bike gets washed a few times a year if I have to do work on it, otherwise it is dirty all the time. The nice thing is that it cleans up really well! Only have 43K miles on mine though. I recently replaced the OEM suspension with the ESA TT stuff from Beemershop. It has the Hi/Lo speed damping adjustments front and rear. What a difference!! I thought about selling it and getting a newer 1250 instead of spending the money on the suspension, but now I am glad I did not sell it. It is my fourth GS and easily my favorite (had 02 1150, 05 and 07 1200s). It spends the bulk of its life off the pavement and has been remarkably problem free. I think the only thing that has gone bad on it were the tire pressure sensors because the batteries eventually died and the rear ABS sensor was damaged from small rock bits getting in there and tearing up the end of the sensor. I'll probably keep this one a long time...
I would love a tour tech suspension on this bike. I did that to my F8 hundred GS at about 60,000 miles and then the clutch went out and I got a new bike so I never really got to enjoy it to its full potential.
@@SterlingNoren It makes rolling through rough sections nice and smooth, especially when you are on the gas and putting more weight to the rear shock. Installation was fairly straight forward as well.
Dude! I just finished reading your ABOUT page. I had NO IDEA. Modest to a FAULT. You need to PUSH people to
that early on. You are NOT a typical youtuber! What a life. Good job.
I appreciate that
I wondered when we'd see this bike again. Glad you haven't forgotten it!
I haven’t forgotten about it, I just haven’t had time to ride it as much!
AWESOME! So happy to see the GS come back to life! Some great tips for the cleanup as well thank you for that, and again thank you for the wonderful day. We had late this summer! Such a wonderful experience in Bisbee and riding the area! Next time we will try to make the music festival! Our Canadian bikes are sadly parked for awhile so we really enjoy watching all your adventures and fabulous cinematography:)
Just in time for Christmas! Nice to see the old gal all cleaned up and excited to see what's on the agenda!
Great video thank you.
Glad I discovered your channel. Where have I been. I'll probably spend Winter mornings drinking coffee and getting lost in your wanderings. Looks like maybe you had some misfortune. Hope this is the beginning of more adventures for you. Me? I'm 71 and bought a BMW last Spring. First bike since the shit hit 20 years ago. I feel free again.
Enjoy my videos!
What an amazing video Sterling! A true tribute to the blue beauty, my dream bike! 👍👍
My '11 GSA spends its life outdoors under cover. It has 100K trouble free miles on it. It shows its age and miles. It will take me across country again this spring. Great bike.
That's great to hear!
This bike, your adventures on it, and the art of sharing on here are why a lot of us are here. Well, it's what brought me here anyhow. Happy to see it get some attention. Hope we get some Desert Adventure Rally 2025 dates soon. Really had a blast driving down on my GS from Nor Cal to the last DAR.
Thanks for watching, I hope to see you at the next rally!
Looking forward to seeing you back on the Beemer although the little Honda reminds me of simpler times. I’ll feel your long wait to ride as I undergo shoulder surgery tmw. My goal is to get back on my 1200 by Summer.
It's so refreshing to watch a video without the unnecessary commentary. A pleasure to watch! Now I can only hope we have an early Spring up here in Central Ontario so I can go through the same procedure and get out for a ride.
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Totally agree with you Steve, I am from Toronto, Sterling inspired me go exploring the world with my Africa Twin, still waiting for the big adventure to happen 😔😔😔
Yaaaay! The King is back!
Very nice. Glad the old girl is back. Hope your hand is better and have made peace with the accident.
So awesome that you wore AZ desert colors and birkwnstocks to wash the bike. Inspiring music choice to accompany the video. Well done, sir.
I think I was wearing Teva sandals. Birkenstocks would not do good getting wet. Ask me how I know!
@SterlingNoren lol. My bad
Wow...just spray on and rinse off! I'll have to get some of that.
I was imagining all the different tripod setups involved for the myriads of angles...and the editing - well done! 👏 A pleasure to watch .
It's a pretty straightforward process, the cleaning solution is one of my favorites.
Truly enjoyed this video, and looking forward to your next adventure. Thanks for sharing.
Ah man, I think it feels good to wash my bikes and shine them up. I do that after each big ride. I just bought a Triumph Tiger 800XC and it was dirty. I got it home and detailed it. It seems to run even better now.
Absolutely beautiful. I love cleaning my bike and making it look nice and pretty and I believe it makes it go faster. Thank you, Sterling.
Sterling, if you haven’t already done so, please have your drive shaft checked. Back in July ‘24 I had a catastrophic failure to the driveshaft which resulted in the failure of the final drive and swing arm. The rear of the bike collapsed on top of the rear tire locking it up. I was going about 75 mph when I heard a bad noise and lost almost all throttle control. I pulled over to inspect, then proceeded along at 15 mph and made it about 100 feet when everything failed. My story will be upcoming in BMW MOA magazine. Thankfully I wasn’t seriously injured or killed.
Glad you are OK! I’ve had it replaced… Once at 42,000 miles after a failure, and then once again when they issued the recall a couple of years ago
@@SterlingNoren - BMW recently announced a new and more comprehensive splined shaft recall. Among other things, they install a drain so water doesn't accumulate.
@@SterlingNoren Your warranty is now permanent as well, and includes periodic testing.
@@SterlingNoren Good to hear that. Merry Christmas from Nor Cal.
New adventures await for the resurrected BMW
Feels like a resurrection! Thanks for sharing and hope you both are doing well. Look forward to being back in Bisbee for the adventure rally!
I’m looking forward to seeing you there too!
I love the sound only videos. Really nice Sterling!!!!
Glad you liked it!
The S100 looks interesting. I'll check it out. I do a similar spray, soak and rinse with Dawn Platinum Plus Powerwash. That stuff is amazing. It removes baked on brake dust! It contains all sorts of surfactants and solvents such as alcohols I've never heard of before. I'd never use it on cookware but it's great as a truck and motorcycle cleaner. After rinsing off most of the crud I spray water while using a mop glove to wipe over surfaces to dislodge any clinging grime, starting with easily scratched surfaces such as the windshield, plastics and paint, and working my way down to the parts that still might have some hidden grit such as the wheels. I wash my bike once a year, then spray Turtle Wax & Dry on it while it's wet and wipe it off with a microfiber towel or soft blue Scott paper towels. I spend approximately 10 minutes a year washing and waxing my bike. I spent more time watching this video and leaving a comment. 😀
Sounds like you have a great method!
Thanks Sterling (sarcasm). Now I have to get some S100 and clean the bikes. Joking aside. Glad your giving the GS some love. I was wondering if you were done with it. Love the videos. Really enjoyed the Sidecar series.
Almost made me want to clean my bike….almost! Fun video.
Looks great Sterling. I like my GSA best when it’s either immaculate or covered in muckity muck.
Looks a lot better. That's how to learn just how much plastic is on one. I'm doing my early 2001 K1200RS right now. Full fluids and now brake lines. Full frame out clean job. Fuel line quik dusconnects from Beemer Boneyard. Had to do them on alk bikes. Some with less than ten miles. Bad cheap shit from factory. Miss the old airheads in someways. I have new R9T Urban GS which seems to be great bike. I rode to Central America on original GS almost forty years ago. The dream then was to have a bike as goid as the new oil heads are now. Power lights heated grips seats transmission strong altenator suspension . Wish it had a telelever front. Most secure best handling front end made. Just some things. All good from east KY. USA. Good job Sterling. HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Happy Holidays to you as well!
UNIQUE MASCHINE !!!!!
Only you could make an entertaining video out of washing your bike! Great imagination! Happy Holidays!!
Time to change the brake fluids front rear. Good vid.
As part of my annual maintenance, I suck the brake fluid out of the reservoirs and refill them with new brake fluid. It's not as good as a full brake system flush but it quickly eliminates half of the moisture and maybe a quarter of the particulates. The solution to pollution is dilution. The old brake fluid is recycled with the old oil.
I need to detail mine like that. Too many cross country trips without showing it enough love. it will be -3 degrees here tonight. I don't think its the right time.
Such a beautiful motorcycle. Technically and mechanically proficient at so many things. An absolute joy to ride let and certainly not cheap by purchase and own by any measure. Question. No garage or rental storage available?
Nice video 📸👍
Let's wait for a trips🤗
You must be itching to ride the Beemer again. The CT125 is fun but it's not the same.
I am looking forward to putting some miles on it!
@@SterlingNoren - We're looking forward to your R1200GS trips too... much as I enjoy your Trail 125 videos.
Get her back on the road! Time for far ranging adventures.
Compressed air and a blow gun makes drying much faster and easier. I got the idea watching the detailing guy at the local KTM dealership
Good idea, I need to do that.
build a shed for it
You can make any scene interesting.
Love it
Was the last time you rode it on the NORCAL BDR filming expedition (when the trip went sideways...)?
I also broke my wrist (early 2023), then decided my T7 was too big and heavy, so I sold it in April 2024 and decided to stick to smaller dual sport bikes. I was on my KTM when I broke my wrist.
Nice!
Enough cleaning----ride that Teutonic wonder !
Nicely done. 💦🏍️
I often wondered if I'd watch a video of Sterling washing his bike. Apparently so.
My BMW manual advises washing and waxing the bike *before* storage. It also recommends removing the battery and connecting it to a battery maintainer, but I assume your broken wrist resulted in a hasty parking of the R1200GS.
Well, I did wash my bike before putting it up, but then I went for another ride before that happened!
Hello Sterling. I noticed you have a GoPro adhesive mount attached to the beak/front fender. How does that work for you? I currently have my DJI Action mounted to my R1250GSA's handle bar, but it's definitely suboptimal. Thanks.
To be honest I have not used that mount in years. I stopped using GoPro a couple of years ago and use DJI with the magnetic mount. You'll see some of this in my next video.
It’ll be hard to ride that BMW after so many miles on that fine Honda Trail 125.
What editing software do you use? Thanks (Aspiring vlogger)
Final Cut
@@SterlingNoren Thank you Sterling. My name's Derrick and I'm from Tucson. If you've never ridden up the backside of Mt. Lemmon you should check it out. Also, if you've never heard of the Redfield canyon cliff house it's a great ride out by Redington and north of Benson. The cliff house would make for a great video adventure. You do have to hike down to it. Takes about an hour. I have a video of it on my channel @superbiketech and there's several others on TH-cam. You actually inspired me to get my GasGas ES700 Enduro and to start doing camping adventures on my bike. Thanks again for the great and inspiring videos.
Cleaning??
А зачем ты поменял одну заглушку на другую? Это, что должно было помочь завести мотоцикл или что-то ещё?
Why leave it outside for a year and not ride it? What is the backstory on that?
Broken wrist… And a few other bikes to ride
No garage????
I can’t go a day without sitting on my R1200GS.
Mine sits outside because i don't have a garage and it still in mint condition and is a 2006 bike
А поменять АКБ не судьба было.
Poor neglected baby!
So dumb. You neglect your bike for a year, then use the finest detailing products to treat it to a spa day. It’s like taking a sh!t on the couch and then being proud of yourself for cleaning it up. I guess you are promoting cleaning products, so you’re making money when guys like me watch it.
Ohhh my, think I wash my bike every 3 rides lol
И резину поменяй, она уже дубовая если жизнь дорога.
Ve video nevidím žádné mytí ,takhle se motorka opravou neumyva 😢
Yawn!!
No audio,no comments? Not much to see here,,,what up sterling?
Please turn on the CC for commentary :-)
Stabil store in gas tank?
Something therapeutic about a good cleaning of your bike. Always has been part of motorcycle ownership that I enjoyed. Question…why did you stop riding the GS for over a year?