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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 07:16 AM
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Hydrogen Peroxide eats bugs up since they're mostly protein.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 07:41 AM
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I couldn't help noticing the title of this post. "Bug removal". Hell, up here we're still dealing with snow removal. LOL I only wish I could be dealing with a bug removal problem.

................martin
 
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by fordhd2005
I got these off with winshield washer fluid from a gas station...

This picture reminds me of the ride to Sturgis in 1997 ... after crossing the Missouri River heading west on I-80 we ran into the grasshoppers/cicadas .... what a friggin' mess ... and it was like being pelted with hail. The scooters ( and us ) were covered with dead, dying and mushed grasshoppers.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 09:50 AM
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BugSlide is the product I use. I love the stuff. Never left a scratch on my bike and take the bugs off 100% of the time. The only problem with BugSlide is I didn't come up with this great product. I'm sure they are doing quite well as I am now starting to see it everywhere.

Ride safe.

T
 
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 03:44 PM
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I use the HOT towel & lay it over the windshield. I take the HD Windshield cleaner wipes
#93600067 & HD Bug Remover wipes #97400-10 on road trips.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by PWFD
BugSlide is the product I use. I love the stuff. Never left a scratch on my bike and take the bugs off 100% of the time. The only problem with BugSlide is I didn't come up with this great product. I'm sure they are doing quite well as I am now starting to see it everywhere.

Ride safe.

T
+99 on the Bugslide. And for the riders with white or light colored bikes, a piece of advice for you. Don't put your bike up with bug splatter all over it. Bug splat will leave stains.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 06:21 PM
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there is no need to dilute peroxide, I don't ,and haven't for more than 8 years,it won't hurt a thing. spray it on let it set for about a minute, hose or wipe it off.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 07:01 PM
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10 minutes of cleaning every time I return home from a ride. Dampen bugs with solution of Eagle One car wash/water. Set for 5 minutes, rinse with clean water. Follow with a spray of Honda Gloss, polished clean with microfiber. My HD always looks good.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 08:58 PM
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vinegar water takes them right off. I always have a spray bottle of it handy. Safe on Chrome and paint too. I spot clean my entire bike with it in between washings.
 

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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 11:23 PM
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I just keep an old Glass Plus bottle filled with water. Spray it on in a mist, let it sit for 5-10 minutes, wipe with a cloth.

Then use some Kleenmaster Brillianize to shine things up...
 
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