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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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You guys telling me there is another color than black?!
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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Ride faster.....


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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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I read......... on here last year you remember when the site was s //// giving us/ the problems/////..
I read on here last .....2/// year you remember when the site waass //// giving us/ the problems
I read on here last year you remember when the site wasssss //// giving us/ the problems

That Turtle Wax ICE was good and it is! It keeps the dust off and the bike comes clean with no effort. Flukk it, ride it, buy more accessories, ride it spend more money, ride it, read between the ride!
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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i actually enjoy cleaning my bike..for me its a kind of mental health thing. nobody bugging me, no phone ringing..i put the world on ignore and enjoy every minute of it..then comes the best part..RIDE it!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JonnyD
Cali duster! Can't beat the vivid black, it's perty! Like you need an excuse to be out with the bike


DITTO! I've owned Grand Nationals for the past 20 years...yes they're all black, and yes they all suck.

I usually wash and wax with Zaino Brothers at the onset of the season and use a Cali Duster in between rides. They make a mini duster that I got for dashboards and such, that works out great for the bike.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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One of my buddies just washes his bike at the end of the year. He does have a pressure washer that he uses from time to time during the year but actual wash with soap, end of year. Dark blue so it does hide the dirt, or the dirt hides the paint......I forget. My bike is still new so I wash mine regularly, I like to see the shiny chrome and doo dads.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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This is my 2nd black vehicle. Get used to it.........
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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The older you get the harder it is to see the dust anyway. I do like the ride it faster idea but the bugs in Florida are a bitch too. Clean or dirty black bikes are cool.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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I use a spray polish between washes(purple slice), it works pretty well to keep the dust off.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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When it gets too dirty I clean it, but I don't sweat it if it's not that way everyday, I'm too busy riding it. Harley gloss and Pig spit is my choice. Haven't tried the Cali duster yet, but I think I will hear a lot of good comments about it.
 
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