Do you ever have your bike professionally detailed? If so whats a fair price for it?

 

I paid $80 to have mine(Street Glide) done at the local dealer before winter storage. Actually they charge $20/hr. Mine was covered with bugs pretty good. The detail guy did a excellent job.

I'll probably get flamed for paying to have it done and not doing it myself.

 

I hadn't' washed my bike since before winter season last year, it was a horrible mess. Called up my local HD dealership and asked how much they charged. He said "just bring it on in, maybe tip the washer". They did a FANTASTIC job, even if it took them about 2 hours to get to it (they were backed up)! I left my Street Glide with them along with my number. Got the call when ready, went to pick it up and I was amazed. I tipped the washer with everything in my pocket at the time-about $16 or $17 bucks. I hope that was enough. I thought it was at the time but hearing that there's a place charging $80, I'm beginning to think I should have tipped more.

 

Do the dealers buff them out?

 

They waxed it, and polished the chrome. It looked like it was ready for the showroom floor

 

In my case, I can't say if they did or not since I wasn't there to watch them. Seems like they put some of wax on it but I would guess it was just a spray of some kind. There was some kind of slick overspray that I found on some harder to reach chrome so I'm guessing that's what it was. I just wiped that off with a towel. When I had brought the bike to them it was covered in road grit and what I call "asphalt mud'. When I picked up the bike, none of the mess was there, the bugs were off the fairing and it gleamed. I looked for new scratching (my bike is an 07 StreetGlide) but didn't notice any. Seemed like it had some less, in fact. Except for a bit of overspray with the finish, the bike looked virtually new again so I was sufficiently happy.

 

Found a guy on Craigslist and looked over some bikes he was currently working on and was pleased with those. He charged me $50 and I was happy with what he did.

 

Hahahah - That post actually made me 'lol'

 

Dealer here in town wants $100 for their detail service.

 

97° here in Las Vegas. Yesterday I paid $25 for five cheerleaders in bikinis to detail my bike for a school fundraiser. I tipped them each $10 and the bike has never been happier