cool, thanks for the basement info. i should have thought to ask you, ive seen your pics, sweet setup down there. my basement is finished, tons of space, so i'll protect the carpet in one of the rooms and use that area. temp is usually just below or at 60 all winter but i can control the heat, sounds like i'll be just fine. i'm still going to drain everything just to make it easier to get work done away from the garage.
interesting to hear you use simple green. do you dilute it? i'll have to look up if the automotive stuff is different from what i bought a few seasons ago but i read (on TT i think?) that it can eat or pit aluminum and stopped. is that bogus info? your bikes always look spotless in pics so i assume youve never had an issue.
back in the day when i didnt have cash for S100 all the time i'd use scrubbing bubbles bathroom foam on my CR125. actually worked pretty well
i'd shoot it with WD40 afterward. always cleaned up nice.