ACF50 comes off quite easily with the normal cleaning routine.

As a keen vehicle detailer with OCD I could write a book about cleaning bikes: snow foam, two bucket method, 6 different brushes, two different wool mits, 3 pump sprayers of different degreasers, quick detailers and wheel cleaners, 3 different waxes ...

In reality, SDOC100 has always been great but this year I've switched to Castrol Greentec. It's not only cheaper and seems just as good, but you can get it at Halfords so you can always grab a bottle in 10 minutes when you run out. Spray on the cleaner, agitate on the bodywork with a clean wash mitt, and on the dirtier areas with a soft brush, leave it 5 minutes and hose off. A spray of quick detailer on the bodywork, Autoglym Fastglass on the screen and mirrors and you're done.

I have a pressure washer which I've used for ages, but one time it started taking the paint off the rear hub! So now the pressure washer is mainly used for the foam pre-wash in the summer in order to get loose dirt off before the contact wash, and the regular hose is used for rinsing after every wash.

One thing I always do though is put some masking tape over the ignition and seat locks and plastic bags over the switchgear and exhausts.

After washing I always run the bikes until the fan comes on to make sure everything dries off. I also use a bike dryer most of the time to make sure fasteners don't sit with water in them. But then we're back to my OCD...

Edit: I almost forgot! I also have a good fan heater in the garage too. In the cold weather, after a wash, a put the fan heater on a timer and aim it at the bike from a safe distance. So I get an hour of warm air blowing over the bike to make sure it's dry.

Oh how I wish I could be one of these people that just washes their bikes 3 times per year!!!!