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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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I don't know about the bike, but it works great on furniture.
 
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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If you smell Pledge & then Plexus and then Spectro, you'll see the stuff is pretty much the same, save for the price. I knew people who used Pledge on their bikes long before the other stuff started coming out. I use Ipone on my bike. The spray they have does chrome, plastic & metal (not rubber), and cleans off quickly. good for the quickie-clean of the bike.

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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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Back in the late 70's, when I was on Okinawa, they used plain old lemon Pledge. It was easier to use than waxing, and you didn't own anything metal there without waxing it!! You could watch things rust. Some just used it on their pipes, others used it on everything.
 
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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ORIGINAL: Geoff

ORIGINAL: The Baron

I use KY Warming Personal Lubricant.
The teacher leaves the room for 2 minutes, and this is what you "kids" are up to. Shame, shame.
BUT, that's funny chit, no matter who's in the room.

Well, we know who rides their scoot, and who uses it as a piece of furniture, now.
 
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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I have used Original spray cleaner & polish on all my bikes for years. You can find it at any honda shop.
 
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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I like your new look there Gumby. I use a product called Blawkhawk Motorcyle Cleaner has anybody heard of it. I can't find it anywhere used to buy it from Walmart. Sorry for the Hijack. Pledge works good by the way non wax though.
 
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like there's no real advantage to Pledge overamist detailerlike Meguiar's.
 
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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Lemon. It cleans, too. Use it on your headlight, windshield, and helmet visor (helmet threads notwithstanding).

don't use the Orange flavor. There's something different in that one that leaves an oil residue.

Lemon Pledge isn't as robust as Turtle wax or the like, but it's quick, it cleans off the bugs, and keeps the bike looking good between full-on wax jobs.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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ORIGINAL: Da Gumpmeister

ORIGINAL: Geoff

ORIGINAL: The Baron

I use KY Warming Personal Lubricant.
The teacher leaves the room for 2 minutes, and this is what you "kids" are up to. Shame, shame.
BUT, that's funny chit, no matter who's in the room.

Well, we know who rides their scoot, and who uses it as a piece of furniture, now.

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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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It's really great getting bugs off the windshield. Just spray it on and leave it a few minutes. Bugs come right off!
 



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