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Old 09-23-2015, 07:30 PM
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So at first I was great at keeping up with getting the bugs off after each ride, but lately not so much. Yesterday I try and get them off and they are not really coming off the Crome. What's the best thing to use?
 
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Old 09-23-2015, 08:50 PM
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Hydrogen peroxide mixed 50/50 with water in a spray bottle works great. Or you can hang wet towels over them and let them soak a while to soften them up.
 
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Old 09-23-2015, 08:52 PM
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Wet a dryer sheet and scrub them right off. Then rinse off the residue. Easy as that.
 
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I find that a little soft music and candlelight does it every time.
 
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bug remover, Harley sells it and about anything else U need for your bike.
 
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Originally Posted by Oxford
Hydrogen peroxide mixed 50/50 with water in a spray bottle works great. Or you can hang wet towels over them and let them soak a while to soften them up.

Plus one on that tip.

I also keep a few old towels in the garage. Coming home from a bug filled night ride, I soak the towels in warm water, drape over the fairing, windshield, and lowers, grab a beer, and a few minutes later they all come off.

Dried on, use the peroxide, especially around the headlight.
 
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Old 09-23-2015, 10:10 PM
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bug remover, Harley sells it and about anything else U need for your bike.
I use Harley bug remover on my windshield and it works just fine.
 
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I use a wet paper towel on my helmet and face shield. But on my bike, I have half water and half Windex and a soft towel and scrub it a lot.
 
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I use the same thing as I use on my car windshield....................Windex.
 


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