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Mar 30, 2022 | 02:55 PM

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sherob

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Spray some hydrogen peroxide on the area and let it soak for a while, then you should be able to wash off real easy... hydrogen peroxide loves protein.

Mar 30, 2022 | 03:01 PM

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Av8rPaul

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sherob

Spray some hydrogen peroxide on the area and let it soak for a while, then you should be able to wash off real easy... hydrogen peroxide loves protein.

That's so true! Planning a week of riding and don't want to be doing that every dang day and trying to get our riding gear cleaned too.

Mar 30, 2022 | 03:26 PM

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MURPHCC1

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Lemon Pledge will keep them from sticking........little ******* show up around late April/May if I remember correctly.
And have a high wind shield........they taste like phit!

Last edited by MURPHCC1; Mar 30, 2022 at 03:30 PM.

Apr 1, 2022 | 01:55 PM

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TDG

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Love Bugs

Try Pam it works great and washes off easy

Apr 1, 2022 | 03:32 PM

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Av8rPaul

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Try Pam it works great and washes off easy

Yeah, if they're out I'm not going to Florida. No freakin' way am I going to trash my paint the first week I ride the bike!

Apr 4, 2022 | 11:29 AM

#26

slw210

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From: South Florida (Ft Myers area)

Keep it waxed.

My paint is just fine. Don't worry, the afternoon thunderstorms will wash them right off.

Apr 4, 2022 | 11:45 AM

#27

LightninST

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Carry spray cleaner wax use often! Love Bugs 🤬😡

Apr 4, 2022 | 01:59 PM

#28

sherob

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Plexus and Honda polish is the shizz!

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Apr 4, 2022 | 02:17 PM

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07UltraGuy

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Damn.
I thought this was a post about crabs...

I'll skip both.

Apr 4, 2022 | 03:59 PM

#30

BuzzCap7

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'juss say'n, nowadays it appears you can leave them there love bugs on ur paint without issue. Not that u would.

Point being, maybe a handful of yrs back I let a load of love bugs stay on my bike for maybe a month. Or close to that.

Then used I think it was "Bug Off" to clean them off. (It was not so bad getting them off.) The paint was 100% fine. I am thin the clearcoat is so good, it is not the problem it was YEARS ago.

Again............. 'just say'n. Don't give me no guff.

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