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Old May 2, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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Just got done cleaning and polishing the bike with Pledge. Pledge is the way to go.
Now it's too damn clean too ride. Plus it looks like rains a coming.
 
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Old May 2, 2010 | 12:37 PM
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Life's a bitch - my Harley is too clean to ride.
 
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Old May 2, 2010 | 12:43 PM
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I like to keep mine clean...but its never to clean to ride!

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Old May 2, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by wb0zrd
I like to keep mine clean...but its never to clean to ride!

Paul in Colorado
Same here - I don't let me bike get grungy, but it's always ready to ride.
 
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Old May 2, 2010 | 12:56 PM
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I can't keep mine clean.. I ride it to work everyday rain or shine.. Last Saturday I got caught out in Hiawatha Kansas when the rain hit... Two hours solid down pour riding at night ..temp dropped.. I kept thinking ...I'm getting to old for this chit. Bike looks like hell ..two more rain rides this week on the way to work and back.

Going to give it a real good clean and polish today. I have aAlready been on a 1/12 hour ride today, thought I'd better clean it up .. it didn't look good sitting next to all the clean bikes. lol
 
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Old May 2, 2010 | 01:16 PM
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Mine has so many bugs on it right now that you can hardly see the bike. LOL. I think I will go for a ride, and then wash it later on. Thats what I said last week too.
 
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Old May 2, 2010 | 01:19 PM
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I don't worry about it too much. If it's going to be dry for awhile I clean it other wise it's a waste of time here in the Pacific North Wet..
 
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Old May 2, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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My wife knows a dirty bike when she sees one and when she tells me it's dirty I clean it. She told it was dirty last June, hasn't said it's dirty since then so i just keep on riding, I love that woman.
 
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Been bad weather to ride but I did anyway. My bike really needs a bath. But weather is no on my side.
 
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Old May 2, 2010 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MATUCHI
Life's a bitch - my Harley is too clean to ride.
Now that's funny
 
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