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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by longrideshields-1
I personally have a clear acrylic climate controlled clean parking chamber. I just sit and look at the bike every weekend with a projected moving background behind it. : )
Make sure to turn the projector off and do a full wax and claybar with nightvision goggles when your done. The light emitted from your garage lighting and the projector will destroy your paint!

Rid.. I mean, watch safe




Also jk...
 
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by rh8234
I sit in the garage with a glass of Captain Morgan and Diet coke in my left hand and a cigar in my right hand. My Greyhound lays at my feet on one of his many beds. We watch the wife as she washes, dries, and waxes all three of the bikes. I am kinda lucky, my wife hates dirty bikes. Sometimes when she's done with the bikes, she cleans up the cars too. That gives me time for another Captain and coke and another cigar.


Does she have a sister??? Wife....not the dog.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 05:50 PM
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Bought my GLACIER PEARL ULTRA new in April of 2006.

Bought my wife the HF Motorcycle jack for Mother's Day, 5 weeks later.

She says its the best present I ever bought her.

When I get home, the bike goes on the jack & the battery tender, and like MAGIC, the next time I go to ride, it is the cleanest, most pristine bike on the road !!!

 
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 06:05 PM
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just remembered one time picking up my bike from the dealer after some warranty work & hearing a gas powered leaf blower. didnt think much of it at the time but now makes sense, it was coming from there wash bay. haha thats funny they use a leaf blower to dry customers bikes.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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I take it to the car wash. 3 minutes with the pre-soak, 3-4 minutes of the spot-free rinse. Hand dry with a micro-fiber. Clean as a whistle and no high pressure water.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 06:13 PM
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its a saturday morn. ritual with me...no water, detail mist and polish to perfection...I have four bikes so there is always one that needs attention...OCD...
 
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 06:15 PM
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I never use water on my bike, wipe it down, use detailer and polish, don't want water getting places it shouldn't.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 06:16 PM
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anyone use the chevron free drive through was with there bike??
 
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Suds and a bucket with a micro fiber cloth to clean and scrubbing brushes for the wheels and hard to recharge places. Use either ice car wash, Harley sum wash or keynotes wash and wax in the bucket with warm water. Cuts through all the grime very little detailing when finished. Finish off with keynotes black lable detailed, one micro fiber towel to apply and rub in, another dry micro fiber towel to buff out. It looks awesome when done, better than new. Friends want me to do theirs, I tell them how, and that's all I can do for them...
 
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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by rh8234
I sit in the garage with a glass of Captain Morgan and Diet coke in my left hand and a cigar in my right hand. My Greyhound lays at my feet on one of his many beds. We watch the wife as she washes, dries, and waxes all three of the bikes. I am kinda lucky, my wife hates dirty bikes. Sometimes when she's done with the bikes, she cleans up the cars too. That gives me time for another Captain and coke and another cigar.

I just read this to the wife and she said "Keep dreaming".
 
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