Five of the best... motorcycle cleaning products

Widely regarded as the king of cleaners, S100 Moto Wash Total Cleaner’s gel formulation sticks to the bike, getting a proper grip of the grime. You can just rinse it off, but agitating with a sponge or brush will get the best results. This cleaner has amassed a huge 353 reviews to date, achieving an impressive 4.7-star rating. Customers say it’s easy to use, leaves no streaks and can get through even the toughest of grime. This popular cleaner loses marks for its price, and while complaints say it can only handle two to three cleans per bottle, most agree it’s worth the premium. Five-litre refills are available, as is a new misting sprayer to get more coverage for your money.

Probably the best-known and most recognisable bike cleaning solution around. This is their core cleaner, a shocking pink spray-on, rinse-off bottle that subsequently led to a huge range of bolt-on products. Some customers agree that simply rinsing it off will wash the dirt away, but many feel it needs agitating first to get the best results - and that something more robust (and expensive) like the S100 cleaner is needed when your bike is encrusted with grime. As with all spray-on cleaners, you need to make sure it’s all gone before you finish rinsing. Comes in a five-litre refill bottle or even a dilutable concentrate to save on packaging waste. It scored an average of 4.7 from the first 236 customer reviews.

Motul’s cleaner doesn’t attract as many reviews as some rivals, but it scores well among those who have used it. It’s taken an average of 4.9 stars from the first 26 reviews, higher than other spray cleaners in this list. It’s praised for being easy to use − spray it on, leave it for a while, work it in with a brush and then rinse it off. Reviewers praised the fact it leaves a streak-free finish. It’s safe to use on all surfaces and is a biodegradable formula. Unlike some cleaners here, there’s no option to buy a bigger refill bottle and save money long-term.

This recently launched cleaner has flown out of the blocks with 12 five-star ratings from the first 13 reviews. It's a Sportsbikeshop exclusive product that aims to deliver good quality cleaning without sending too much of your money down the drain. At £4.99 for a one-litre bottle, with larger options on the way to offer more millilitres per pound, it's our lowest-priced spray-on cleaner. And it's been tested by the team at BikeSocial to show it won't damage the key ingredients of a motorcycle, so we're confident it's going to be a great value option.

After Zing, this is the next cheapest one-litre bottle of spray-on cleaner in the Sportsbikeshop offering. But with a RiDE Recommended triangle, and a 10/10 rating from the BikeSocial team XCP have clearly developed a high-quality cleaner. Customers agree, with 46 five-star ratings from the first 58 reviews. As well as the one-litre bottle, there's a five-litre refill pouch that gives a per-litre price of just £3.20 at the time of writing this. You can even dilute it to a solution of 20% cleaner/80% water and get decent cleaning performance, as long as you're happy to add some elbow grease.