Now that your sprocket and chain are amazingly clean and well lubricated, it is time to get some of that overspray off. What I have found to work the BEST is good old Honda Polish...I love this stuff. It takes off grease, tar, bugs, sticker residue...all without harming your paint. PLUS it is anti-static so it repels dust and makes future cleaning easier....bugs and crap don't stick to it as well.
So with a clean rag, I spray the rim, chain guard and swing arm and wipe it all clean. Now, we didn't go through the front sprocket, but I think if it is clean on the rear, you did a pretty good job of getting most of it off the front. We'll go through that chore another day because it takes a bit of time to get to it. But if you look closely (above the kickstand-pic 2) you will see some of the grease trickling down. That Honda polish will take care of that in no time.
Congratulations!!!! You now have an immaculate chain and sprocket! The final picture shows the final results. It may be time consuming and dirty, but your chain and sprocket will last longer because of the care you are giving it. I like to do this before a track day just simply because I am going through other maintenance items and it's on my list. Plus I would hate to pound on my bike with all that crap spinning around.
Now that you are finished, make sure you put the kickstand down before lowering the bike off the stand. Also make sure the front wheel is straight~it makes it easier to manage the bike if it comes off in a straight line without any "lean".
