Easy bug removal
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2015
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From: pensacola fl
In my area its over now. At least. I havent seen any in a while. My bike usually gets put to rest for a while at the end if the month and its usually over by then. From what I remember anyway
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Good roads, cold beer
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Any glass cleaner I buy is ammonia free.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2017
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From: Near Yosemite
Good! I should be relatively safe from those little boogers then! Thanks! 49 day ride this time and not a whole lot of room for a ton of cleaning supplies, lol.
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 574
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From: Big Sky Country
I wasn't familiar with bug slide and had to look it up. I'd expect anything that sells for $37 a quart to be aged at least 8-10 years, so I guess I'll stick with more conventional methods.
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 406
Likes: 13
From: Langley, BC. Canada
+1 on Simple Green. I use it all the time and it really works. Spray it on and leave it for a bit, but don't let it dry. Amazing stuff.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2021
Posts: 157
Likes: 122
From: Ohio
If you want to get them off easy every single time, just develop a bad case of OCD like me!
After coming home from a ride but before I go for another, I always clean my bike. I just can't stand for it to sit "dirty", so there's almost never a time that my RK is badly coated. The only time I don't do this is on road trips with overnight stays. lol, when I fall asleep on one of these trips, I'm thinking about cleaning it though.
I always start with my air compressor to get the lightly stuck bugs/grime/dust off of the bike. Last year I started using Turtle Wax brand Nano-Ceramic detailer spray, let it sit for a minute or 2, then the bugs would wipe off my windshield fairly easy. It seemed to help a little. This year I tried RainX's detailer upon recommendation from my cousin. On the 1st cleaning the bugs seemingly came off about the same. My 2nd cleaning (& every cleaning after) has went easier, most of the bugs now come off with just compressed air.
This is on my Road King's front fender & windshield, but I can't imagine it not working the same on a fairing.
After coming home from a ride but before I go for another, I always clean my bike. I just can't stand for it to sit "dirty", so there's almost never a time that my RK is badly coated. The only time I don't do this is on road trips with overnight stays. lol, when I fall asleep on one of these trips, I'm thinking about cleaning it though.
I always start with my air compressor to get the lightly stuck bugs/grime/dust off of the bike. Last year I started using Turtle Wax brand Nano-Ceramic detailer spray, let it sit for a minute or 2, then the bugs would wipe off my windshield fairly easy. It seemed to help a little. This year I tried RainX's detailer upon recommendation from my cousin. On the 1st cleaning the bugs seemingly came off about the same. My 2nd cleaning (& every cleaning after) has went easier, most of the bugs now come off with just compressed air.
This is on my Road King's front fender & windshield, but I can't imagine it not working the same on a fairing.
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Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2022
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From: Tucson
OCD.