i was reading the other post going on in here where some fella is having some serious headaches with his denim paint, so i went out to the shed to spend some QT with my bike...

yesterday before i took off for a nice 100 mile ride i did a nice detailing on it. swirlX, tech wax, followed by a nice buffing, shined my chrome, and off i went.

came back, cleaned some bug guts off my pipes and wiped some dust off with a quick detailer.

now, less than 24 hours later, SITTING IN A SHED, my bike got FILTHY.

it was covered in a fine layer of very visible dust.

so of course, wash, rinse, repeat, i was compelled to do the whoooooooole procedure again.

bike looks incredible, though, and i found a looser than desired header pipe bolt.

so there's my complaint/admiration about/for my bike. i hate that she won't stay clean but hot damn do i love rubbing her down.

 

Amen, Brother!

 

i wipe mine down every time i ride... i love a clean bike... I use an anti static wipe and it really does work to keep the bike clean!

 

Amen to that..
Had the same thing the other weekend, washed her down just to find her the very next day with that very same visible layer of dust..

 

Confucius say: Dirty bike is ridden bike

 

I just ride mine and let the rain wash it...seriously though, I wash mine once a week with the denim black paint. That's it.

 

preachin to the choir brother

 

yeah I hated the process so much, I painted my tins flat black... Now just gotta get them installed back on the bike.

 

where would i find said rag, joe?

i'd like to just get the dust off and hit it wiht some detailer before going out.

although i don't really mind, i shouldn't have to wax every other day.

 

Ride really fast, that blows the dust right off