Best Motorcycle Cleaning Brushes

This all-in-one kit might be aimed at bicycles as well as motorcycles but there are plenty of useful options here. There are two chain-cleaning brushes, complete with cassette-cleaning ends for cycles as well as two shaped brushes, perfect for bringing wheels and spokes up nicely.

This kit from British kit and accessory giant Oxford may only contain four brushes but it will get you going when it comes to cleaning your bike. There is a large, soft wash brush for areas like the tank and bodywork; a long-reach wheel brush for rims and spokes; an angled double-density brush; and a pronged brush to clean in and outside of spokes. Reviews are good, as would be expected from Oxford.

One of the other large players in the bike-cleaning market, this kit from Muc-Off includes five brushes and is Amazon's Choice for Motorcycle cleaning brushes. Its contents are very similar to the above kit from Oxford; a soft wash brush; a detailing brush; a two-pronged brush for wheel spokes, for example; a claw brush for inner and outer cleaning surfaces.

We're now getting into the realms of specialised brushes and this one from Bike It comprises a section of stiff bristles and one of abrasive foam. As the bristles and the foam are both quite abrasive, it's better suited to hardy but dirty areas, such as wheels, frames, footpegs and around swingarms, for example. Best leave the paintwork to softer bristles...

Notwithstanding the dubious name, there is little not to like about this two-brush set of chain-cleaning products. Admittedly they are aimed at motorcyclists and cyclists alike and the long, thin end of the brush is intended for cycle rear-gearset cassettes but you'll find something useful to use them for on a motorcycle

An odd-shaped brush this one but another handy addition to your cleaning armoury. The bend prongs mean it will find its way into or around a variety of odd shapes and clean on both the inside and outside of its hefty prongs.

While admittedly not a brush, this wash mitt from cleaning giant Armorall effectively replaces the soft brush that you use for delicate areas, such as the tank and bodywork, seat, gauges and forks for a large mitt that you either dip into diluted shampoo or use to spread cleaner around before rinsing off.

Another reasonably specialised brush but this one from Oxford is perfect for cleaning the sidewalls of tyres and the wheel rim at the same time, with the stiff bristles removing dirt and the out-sized head preventing it from picking up dirt rorm the ground.