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I understand riding as much as possible, we all try to do that, and I've ridden in the rain plenty, got the bike filthy. I've ridden it dirty too, but I don't understand you guys who claim to just ride, don't bother cleaning.
I would think with what these machines cost, and the high resale value for used bikes, keeping it clean, and in tip-top shape would just be common sense. Do you treat your cars and/or trucks the same way? Maybe I'm a neatfreak, but I do like to keep my bike and car as clean as I can within reason........
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