Looks great! Nice jacket.
I need to wash mine. My wife has washed her Alpinestars 3 times in the washer with Tide and cold water on Delicate cycle, then hang dry.

I removed the armor the 2nd time and it was a bitch to get back in position, so just leave it in. Of course on yours that's not a problem.

 

I have always washed mine in the washing machine with Tide soap with no problems. I leave all the pads in just like i wear it. To me it is no different than riding in the rain. The jackets never say: Dont Get Wet!

 

Gore-Tex needs washing for it to work properly. If you have a Gore-Tex jacket then you can wash it in the washing machine and then tumble dry. You can use special washes such as Nikwax and Graingers as mentioned above.

From what I have seen, most textile jackets are NOT made from Gore-Tex. Plenty of catchy names are used to describe the materials used in these jackets, but most of them amount to a waterproof and breatheable liner, rather than a Gore-Tex outer. If you have a jacket like this then I would be careful washing it, as you may find the liner loses its waterproofing, which you cannot restore. Check with the manufacterer before you do it.

Afetr two cheaper jackets that lost their waterproofing after a while I bought an expensive Gore-Tex one.

 

Thanks for the info. That was actually pre wash. Most of the bugs had fallen off while hangiing in my garage and the rest came off in the wash no problem. I was more after getting the funk out. We had those couple really hot week here and it felt like I had a bucket of sweat poured inside the jacket a couple times. I checked the manufacturers site and it didn't have any instructions on there. The best I could find was hand wash hang dry don't dry clean and don't machine wash. Oh and don't use hot water. I think next year I'm gonna buy a perforated jacket. Something that breathes for those hot days.

 

OK, I may sound crazy, but the results speak volumes. I cleaned my Joe Rocket UFO textile jacket using a pressure washer and Simple Green. I bought a refill bottle of Simple Green for about $5 and put the pickup tube from my pressure washer in it. Then I hung the jacket on a wrought-iron gate and used the low pressure setting on the pressure washer to saturate the jacket. Rinse WELL using the pressure from a few feet away and the jacket is nearly spotless. Easy on the hands and the jacket looks almost as good as new.

 

all you need to do to soften bug guts is soak it, you aint soaking it for long enough, you should have to scrub that much/hard

whats teh point tryin to get every last bit out anyway when you ride your bike again itll be covered again in a couple miles

my textile jacket says cold hand wash in soapy water inside it or something like that

 

another thing to do is after each ride mist water on the bugs while they're still... um, moist(?), let the water soak in for ten minutes, mist more if necessary, wipe off with a rag. this also works on your bike

 

With the bike and helmet I use hondas version of plexis. Do my entire helmet and front end. Fender light windscreen and the front part of the fairings. Works like a charm.

 

Hydrogen peroxide (HP) diluted 1:3 will disolve the protien in the bug guts and can be topically applied via a spray bottle using an old toothbrush, then rinse well. Funk is another issue that Woolite for dark colors can address, again with a bit of HP. The pressure washer idea is interesting. Waterproofing can be restored with DWR type sprays like Camp Dry which does not contain silicone. Leaving a few low or no scent anti-static cloths (used in dryer but not in this application) overnight will leave your gear "spring fresh".

 

Yeah, gotta use a calculator for this one. A 1% formula is a common sterilant. Works the same for the bike garmet. Takes the grunge out but not strong enough to weaken color.