After owning many bikes over my 63 years I finally bought my first Harley; a new 2011 FLHTCU. I traded in a 1999 Yamaha 1600 Road Star so I thought I knew how to ride big bikes. How wrong I was. Anything above 15 mph it rides like my Road Star but better. Anything under 15 mph and I'm as nervous as a new bride on her wedding night. This thing is really a handful and I found out real quick to stay off the front brake after dropping it at a stop sign on a hill; how embarrassing can it get. I'm gradually getting more confident on it but it has made me re-learn the basics on low speed bike handling.
By the way it is black so of course a dust magnet. Any good solutions for keeping the dust under control without having to wash every time I ride? Thanks for your help.

 

Find a good quality cover.

 

Congrats on the new motorcycle. You'll love it.

I have a "Vivid Black" Street Glide and there is no good way (in my opinion) to keep it clean without using soap and water. Some say Lemon Pledge. There are all kinds of ''detailers'' that you spray on and then wipe off if you have light dust. As for me, it's soap and water.

 

Welcome from Florida, congratulations on your purchase, along with a cover, be sure to keep a good coat of wax on it, dust comes off much easier.

 

 

Welcome and congrats on the new ride. I use the lemon pledge and it helps keeping the dust off.

 

+1, it's what i use

 

Welcome to the forum and Harley Davidson. I don't worry about dust on mine. When it gets dusty, I wash it.

 

I don't worry about dust either. I just ride faster.

 

Thanks for the welcome and info. Really happy to be an HD rider at last.