Mental Problem
clean it with Adam's polish detail spray. Then to get rid of those lovely swirl marks I use eagle one nanowax spray. This is done about every 4-5 days depending on how much I ride it. In the mornings, I blow off the dust with my air compressor
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Part of this is Im afraid of the crap I pick up from cold weather riding.
And...yep a bit of windex and a wipe and the inside of the side covers are clean. Not as bad as laying under the bike to clean under there! HAHA!
The toothbrush thing? I got detail spray on the engine and was a bit??h to get off.
Now... I will let it get dirty as hell. Let the wax earn its keep.
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And...yep a bit of windex and a wipe and the inside of the side covers are clean. Not as bad as laying under the bike to clean under there! HAHA!
The toothbrush thing? I got detail spray on the engine and was a bit??h to get off.
Now... I will let it get dirty as hell. Let the wax earn its keep.
Mr.61052
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That is just too much work for me! Ten minute car wash quickie when it gets nasty and I pay someone to give it a good once over every year. Whatever the pros use on it make it super easy when I soap it down, mitt it and rinse it off.
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Kind of funny, since I got back into Harleys/Bikes after getting my kids old enough to not need me anymore the Cars in the family have really gone to $hit, I pay people to do service on them now. The Harleys remain spotless, I will say I am down to once a week with the new Vivid Black 09 as I think washing too much it increases swirl marks. I dont sleep well when its in the garage dirty. I like to ride it in the rain just to get alll the dirt loose before I bring it home and wash it in the rain the blow dry in the garage. The neighbors and local cops and emergency workers think I am crazy, I have ridden in tropical storms bordering on cat 1 hurricanes just to get out of the house and get the bike cleaned while the storms rage (not kidding here). I know its a sickness, the OL and friends attempt a intervention every now and then, I just pop a beer and keep waxing saying "yes I know but the bike is dirty". I need help.
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From: Sierra Nevada Mountains of N. Calif
I spend a lot of time detailing the bike also. I enjoy cleaning, polishing, and waxing. I didnt get it done before the snows hit though and now I can't get enough nerve to do it, even with a garage kerosene heater. I like to detail my bike but not when its freezing cold out side.
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From: SE Florida
Yeh, same sad story here. 4-5 hours for a clean, at least once a week. Spray detail and Micros in the saddlebag. And always a wipe down before going anywhere. I'm not super healthy so it's exhausting for me, but also very relaxing. It helps me sleep!!
As a matter of fact, I clean it before it goes to service!
I like it clean and shiney, and also like the complements I get. Especially when people find out it's almost 8 years old!
As a matter of fact, I clean it before it goes to service!
I like it clean and shiney, and also like the complements I get. Especially when people find out it's almost 8 years old!
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Still got dead bugs and road grime on it from a month ago.....
...but the fluids are fresh and correct, everything tightened and torqued to spec, tire/suspension air pressures just right, all checks performed and she's topped off and hooked to a battery tender!
...but the fluids are fresh and correct, everything tightened and torqued to spec, tire/suspension air pressures just right, all checks performed and she's topped off and hooked to a battery tender!
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From: Conroe Texas
Now if you lived in Florida you wouldnt have to put the bike away at all. 75 - 80 today little coudy but about 85 % sun, put 150 miles on the bike today, would have been a lot more but had to go to teh inlaws for dinner.