Washing a Rail

[p3eps]

I haven’t even ridden mine yet... but was wondering about the washing procedure.
I registered my Kiox with the Bosch app yesterday, and was having a look at the app. There are some articles on there, and one of them was about washing an emtb.

The guy from Bosch says you should take your battery off before washing. Does that not leave exposed contacts?
I thought it’d have been better to keep the big sealed battery in place? I only wash my bike with mains pressure, and usually on a sprinkle setting on my hose (not direct jet).

Any advice? Are you guys taking the battery off before washing, or leaving it on?
My bikes live indoors, so need to be pretty clean before coming in!
20mins with a hose, Muc Off, a couple of brushes and a dry with a towel is usually enough.

 

[Doomanic]

I wash mine with the battery in.

 

[protowheeler]

You can do whatever you want, just look for standing water in small spots. Maybe you have an air hose and you can blow out the excess water? Maybe don't blow water directly in the socket on the end of the battery?

 

[WilkyWay]

I always wash with the battery in place. The bike is designed to be exposed to mud, water etc when it’s being ridden so it seems common sense to me. I just don’t drown the motor and battery area with water when rinsing. Although there are videos of ebikes being ridden through rivers so it may not make any difference ??‍

 

[Zimmerframe]

I wash mine with the battery in.

You wash yours so you can change the broken bits ...

 

[Doomanic]

Nowt broken on this one.



















Yet...

 

[p3eps]

Seems silly to expose contacts, when it’s all sealed when the battery is fitted.
I’m just going to hose carefully, then have a check behind the battery once I’ve dried it off.

 

[themonkster]

I've washed mine multiple times as the weather is shocking. I normally get the hose on it as soon as I get back with the battery on the bike.

Clean as normal. Dry it down with a large microfiber cloth. Remove the battery and get the dirt out from battery cover. Dry it off and stick it in the house. I then dry the battery bay out - contacts and lock mechanism. I used a leaf blower the other day to blow all the settled water out. Seemed to do a good job.

 

[Good Times]

I do exactly the same. Take the battery out after a wash and there's a little water action inside which you can dry. I'm amazed how much water gets into the charge port as well, so I use my cordless blower all over the bike especially there and the brakes. After that I go for a road ride for a few minutes which includes some jumps to get the last bits or water out and out from the brake area.

When I'm washing, the hose is never on too hard, and I'm about a metre away from it except for the drivetrain. It's just to get the main grit off, I'm not after a showroom shine.

 

[Giff]

Pity there isn't a rubber bung to put in the battery socket when washing.

 

[Doomanic]

Bosch Battery Pin Protector | JE James Cycles

 

[Giff]

Brilliant.....every one should have one...

 

[Giff]

Thanks Doomanic. Just ordered one. G.