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Nov 2, 2010 | 07:04 AM

#11

1flhtk4me

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From: Billings,Mt.

Dont wash it and see what happens.

Nov 2, 2010 | 07:09 AM

#12

cdestuck

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From: Altoona, Pa.

Road contamintates will tear your chrome up. Hope it's not too late. Boy...like to get my wash mitts on your bike. Luv scrubbin dirt

Nov 2, 2010 | 07:48 AM

#13

Gadgetech

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From: GA

I clean my bike because I want it to look good. I ride about 1k or so a month and I wash it every week too. If there is some kind o leak or other damage I know why things should look like and can hopefully identify it quickly. Keeping a machine clean is part of the maintenance albeit maybe not as much as I clean mine but at least a full wash once a month. Bugs do have acidic juices that harm the paint if left on for too long.

Nov 2, 2010 | 08:08 AM

#14

an Uncouth Barbarian

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From: michigan

I keep mine clean too. Not only does it look good, but the paint and metal will last a long time. Yer askin' for trouble.

Nov 2, 2010 | 08:54 AM

#15

carpetride

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From: florida swamp

So you don't wash your bike yet you're worried about how the chrome is gonna look.

Bizarre

Last edited by carpetride; Nov 2, 2010 at 08:58 AM.

Nov 2, 2010 | 09:03 AM

#16

14/88trucker

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From: Albany, Oregon

I grew up in a body shop that my family owned. It is just as important to keep the contaminates off the bike as it is to keep them out of the bike.

Nov 2, 2010 | 10:55 AM

#17

rberni

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From: Jacksonville NC

You will get some pitting on the chrome. I would not worry about it too much unless you keep it caked in dirt. I wash mine real good about once a year. I give it a spray off every few months. The rain keeps most the dirt off my bike.

I have some chrome that has pitted in a few places but not too much. Aluminum foil works great on small pits in the chrome and will bring back the shine. 0000 steel wool works well on the chrome as well. Make sure you don't use the foil and steel wool on any stainless steel parts though as it will scratch the **** out of it.

I wipe the paint, leather and chrome down with pledge every few weeks and it keeps my bike shiny enough. I don't have the time or desire to do much more.

Nov 2, 2010 | 11:17 AM

#18

Ronp42

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bikes

It's difficult for me to imagine someone taking care of a scoot mechanically but not cleaning it every once in a while.

Don't expect someone to buy a bike that at least looks like it wasn't taken care of. Unless of course, they don't care either.

Amen, you took the words out of my mouth Bikes. That's why the last 5 Harley s I've bought have been new ones. I don't want a bike that hasn't been cleaned and maintained properly. I don't want one that someone has used a pressure washer on or drove it through a Car Wash like the idiot in the video that was on another thread. JMO