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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 09:56 AM
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I do a quick cleaning after each ride, only do the detailed one when I'm going some place important.
 
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One of my Sunday night rituals is to clean the bike. Goes great with a biker movie and a coupla beers. I find that cleaning chrome is a great stress-management tool (second only to the actual riding.)

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Old Nov 20, 2015 | 10:44 AM
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Old Nov 20, 2015 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Redlegvzv
One of my Sunday night rituals is to clean the bike. Goes great with a biker movie and a coupla beers. I find that cleaning chrome is a great stress-management tool (second only to the actual riding.)

I've got the same great jack and agree, i have my ipod playing, a diet coke or a Coors, depends, and just wiping it down, looking it over, a peaceful evening.



Hope you don't mind, not a soft tali but it does have some chrome.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2015 | 10:41 PM
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I've got the same great jack and agree, i have my ipod playing, a diet coke or a Coors, depends, and just wiping it down, looking it over, a peaceful evening.



Hope you don't mind, not a soft tali but it does have some chrome.
Beautiful bike, there, 68. Regardless of what it is, tell us about it!
 
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Old Nov 21, 2015 | 09:10 AM
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My chrome-laden Fatboy won "Ride of the Month" on the V-Twin Forum!

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Old Nov 22, 2015 | 10:38 AM
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Here's mine. What I started with and where I'm at now.
 
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Here's mine. What I started with and where I'm at now.



That second shot makes your bike look like a mile long. Very nice!
 
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Thanks. Its been a labor of love.
 
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Don't mean to take this off topic, but I'm sure there's some experts on chrome cleaning. I use Windex to wipe down the chrome bits. Sacrilegious??
 
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