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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 11:40 PM
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I ride as much as I can. My Softail I've had since 2010. It's been washed 3 times. Once at a bikini bike wash in Daytona. Once when we got back from Daytona to get the salt off. And... Ok maybe twice. I might wipe it down with detail wax. My Electra gets washed or detail waxed more. Mainly because there's more painted body work, obviously. I remember when my brother was selling his ultra years ago. He asked if I'd wash and detail it. He had chrome everywhere, even the wheels. After I washed it and even blow dried it, the chrome was all spotted. I spent hours wiping it all off. I swore then, I'd never have chrome on any of my bikes. I strip as much chrome off as possible when I get a bike.

I don't understand how a bike can never get wet. Every road trip I've ever taken, I caught rain. Just two weekends ago, the girlfriend and I went for a ride, just local, and played a game I invented called "dodge the rain clouds". We didn't win...... didn't lose either, because we were riding. That's all that matters.... riding.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2015 | 06:56 AM
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I used to wash my bike every other day, now I wash it when I get to it.

Although, I can't stand the bugs baking on the fairing.
 
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