Spring has sprung

[GTR1400MAN]

Spring has sprung. Time for a clean. Much scrubbing of the boots and then copious amounts of Nikwax cleaners/proofers and some Simoniz Back to Black on the hard armour. It looks like I must ride more with the sun on right judging by the fading of the gloves.


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What are other people's kit maintenance regimes?

[Ohlins]

You’re lucky to have leather boots! Mine are newfangled microfibre, albeit it means they don’t need leather food.

I used Nikwax leather cleaner – or warm water on a clean cloth – for my leathers, plus Duckswax ‘food’. I’m a complete convert to Duckswax – leather food for the connoisseur. It's the best of the many 'foods' I've tried.

But I also recommend Scrubbers Leathers for expensive clobber (e.g., the Dainese Custom Works onesie that Mike wears in his kneedown videos).

[GTR1400MAN]

The boots area mixture of what was suede leather and panels of textile/corduroy.