Jet wash: Best motorcycle carburettor cleaners

Tru Tension are making a bit of a name for themselves within the motorcycle world, particularly with chain maintenance products and this addition to its range flies under the 'Prime Shine' banner. It lifts dirt and can either be wiped away or left to evaporate to give a clean finish to internal or external parts of the fuel system.

This carb cleaner from potion specialists Wurth is designed to be used on two or four-stroke engines and will dissolve and lift grime from intake systems and hardware effectively. It uses a hydrocarbon base, like petrol itself, so acts as a solvent for gum and residue and comes with a handy straw on the can for accessing tricky to reach areas.

This motorcycle carburettor cleaner from chemicals giant LiquiMoly is described as 'Carburettor housing cleaner' though plenty of reviewers state it works just as well with jets, for example. It's Amazon's Choice for 'Carburettor cleaner' so you'd expect it to do the job and the long spout makes access easy, to remove greasy and dirty deposits in fuel systems.

This motorcycle carburettor cleaner from Putoline is intended for all carburettors and fuel systems and its blend of solvents will remove paint and rubber from fuel systems as well as old fuel and gum deposits. It will also loosen and eliminate debris from jets to help engines work properly again though it appears tricky to use with accuracy due to the lack of a spray straw.

Where the LiquiMoly is Amazon's Choice for'Carburettor cleaner', this one from STP is the site's choice for 'Carb cleaner' for the lazier shopper. It forms part of the brand's Professional series, a range of best-in-class products and this is designed to clean the carburettor, chokes and linkages but should be kept away from paintwork.

This cleaner from Silkolene is designed to be used inside and outside carburettors and fuel injection systems. It will remove gum and resin from old fuel and can be used to clean housings and throttle linkages. Its use should help with efficiency by ensuring the engine runs as effectively as possible.

This solvent motorcycle carburettor cleaner from Wynns is designed to dissolve lacquer and gum from carburettors and fuel systems as well as loosening dirt and helping remove it. It's suitable for all petrol engine intake components and can be used on internal and external surfaces as well as throttle linkages. It has a jet spray to get into tricky-to-access areas.

Something of a universal intake cleaner, as you would never actually find an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) valve on a carburettored engine. However, this spray, Amazon's Choice for EGR cleaner, is designed to remove deposits within petrol-engine inlet systems and carburettors as well as soot and oil build-up in diesel-engine EGR valves. An odd combination.