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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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Purple Slice... spray on let sit 30 sec., wipe off.
Also works great for the between wash wipe downs.
 
Old Apr 22, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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Water seems to be the cheapest and leaves the money for the chrome add-ons. Soak a towel or cloth, leave on five or ten minutes and wipe off. Keep it simple.
 
Old Apr 22, 2009 | 03:26 PM
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hot water and dawn dish soap always does it for me.
 
Old Apr 22, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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I use Mother's Bug Wipes. Two wipes will clean up my bike and does a pretty good job of sprucing up the chrome as well. I paid about $5 locally and it has lasted over a year so far.
 
Old Apr 22, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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I use the Harley bug remover. It's the best store bought stuff that I've found. On the windshield of the RG I lay a wet towel on for about 5 min. That works best, but you can't lay a towel on many of the small forward facing parts of the bike. That's where I use the spray.
 
Old Apr 22, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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only secret is soaking them for couple mins....bout anything will do after their soft.
so any spray solution that stays on the finish should be decent..
 
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