Slowly removing the tar

So much fun. The result of 8 miles of wet tar sprayed on a gravel and sand mix and used as a road surface.

Consider it an undercoat.

YUCKKY!!!!

Maybe soak COLD engine with diluted varsol from a spray bottle for awhile, then use a nylon bristle brush to carefully scrub off, rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat... and some mild buffing compound on the frame and painted stuff, 00steel wool and Autosol on the pipes, then some Mothers products to finish, if you start now by Thanksgiving it'll look like new! I actually do feel bad for you, it looks nasty bad.

Oh, man!

Yikes...Was there another road?

Soak entire bike in Kerosine over night.

When we entered the roadworks we were told there was a kilometre of broken surface and gravel, they did not mention what was coming after.

Most of it is coming of using gasoline, which is really harsh on surfaces. Then it is back to some guys with a pressure spray and detergents. I may spray with the last of the S100 I have before the pressure wash. This should pretty much remove the last of the tar. All the weather protection, wax and polish, has pretty much been stripped and will need to be replaced.

Such is life.

spray it with wd-40 , give it 5 min.s then respray. It's how I get tack oil off my truck.

Be careful with those pressure washers...

I wouldn't use a pressure washer - you'll get water & soap going in places where you don't want it. As a precaution, I'd take the carburator off (if you have one), take it apart and clean from the inside out.

Thanks for all the tips. WD40 is indeed effective. Slowly the tar is coming off and the bike getting back to looking as it should.

I'd stay away from pressure washer, nothing beats WD-40 and a good hand job...I mean wash, a good hand wash!

Glad we got that straight .

Yeah...LOL...

I wonder if Bug Slide would work on tar. Seems to me that solvent based cleaners would hurt the paint.