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Pkforbes87
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 10:57 am: | 
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I wash mine mainly to prevent corrosion. I do like the bonus of an attractive, clean machine though.
FYI I rarely use water. I keep WD40 on hand by the gallon. Just wet everything with that stuff, let it soak for a few minutes, and all the dust/dirt will disappear with a shot of compressed air. The whole process takes maybe 20 minutes.
The wrinkle black finish on my '09 cases didn't look as good in the showroom as it does right now. Another big bonus is since I've started cleaning with the WD40, rust on the muffler has slowed if not stopped altogether. |
Buellish
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 11:17 am: |
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I'm going out in the garage to comb my clean motorcycles. |
Fast1075
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 12:37 pm: |
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I leave my vacuum cleaner on in case a bit of dust makes it into my garage.  |
Buellish
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 09:06 pm: |
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Dust is the Devil's tool! |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 09:09 pm: |
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Cleaning the bike is when you find all the bits that have shaken themselves loose. |
Slaughter
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 01:54 am: |
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If it's still running after the bits have fallen off, they weren't needed in the first place.
OK - clean is OK but there is a certain fetish to people who clean their bikes at each stop on a ride.
I say they just enjoy stroking their hard parts. |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 03:34 am: |
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>>If it's still running after the bits have fallen off, they weren't needed in the first place.
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Tell that to my number plate!
Combing their hard parts.} |
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