To wash or not to wash
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Olympia. WA
RE: To wash or not to wash
ORIGINAL: scotsport
Thanks for the replies.
I'm denfinitely coming round to just letting go of the appearance thing, and justfocus on the riding.I just don't want the bike to loose value through 'negelct'. ACF 50 is reputedly the very stuff for the job....
You good guys and girls in the USA(in some states anyway) are blessed with a relatively dry climate. I live inScotland. It rains a lot in Scotland. We have a word for it: "dreech". Think damp, cold andmisty - the kind of creeping unpleasantness that makes your bones stiff and sore. That's dreech. And that's what wehave a lot of in Scotland. 'Dreech', and keeping a Harley clean adds upto a lot of pain and suffering.
Thanks for the replies.
I'm denfinitely coming round to just letting go of the appearance thing, and justfocus on the riding.I just don't want the bike to loose value through 'negelct'. ACF 50 is reputedly the very stuff for the job....
You good guys and girls in the USA(in some states anyway) are blessed with a relatively dry climate. I live inScotland. It rains a lot in Scotland. We have a word for it: "dreech". Think damp, cold andmisty - the kind of creeping unpleasantness that makes your bones stiff and sore. That's dreech. And that's what wehave a lot of in Scotland. 'Dreech', and keeping a Harley clean adds upto a lot of pain and suffering.
I keep it clean but don't worry about keeping it extreme.. aka poser clean...
Again, it depends on where your priorities are.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
RE: To wash or not to wash
Man, I can't stand to ride a dirty bike. Unless it's a dirt bike. When I got my first black truck, I spent more money washing it than I did in gasoline. I'll probably be the same with my bike. Clean it really good on Friday evening so I can ride it Saturday morning. 
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Nevada
RE: To wash or not to wash
I wash and detail my bike on rainy days when I can't ride.
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