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Originally Posted by feck (Post 178324)

Personally I don't cover mine when washing and I would never use a pressure washer on a motorcycle. Aside from the air box, think about all the other seals, chain links, rubbers etc etc that you are essentially forcing water into...

+1

I try and avoid using a pressure washer, and if I have to, only directed at localised areas of crud safely away the numerous areas where water ingress would be less than ideal.

If you use something like this...

http://www.sdoc100.co.uk/sites/sdoc1...toftheyear.jpg

...before washing, there is really no need to use a pressure washer at all, a garden hose (or even a watering can) will do the job just fine.