To clean or not to clean?

[Rollin Thunder]

GARYD. I use Mequiar's Quik Detailer. wipe & mist. Like I said in the pm I sent you. If there's a ton of bugs after an evening or late night arrival. Then its a wet soapy towel 1st. then the spray wax. with a M/ fiber towel ThumbUp

 

[americanbadass]

My azz doesn't sweat - I always wear LD Comfort riding shorts which prevents sweating. Greatest article of rider clothing ever devised.
The Iron Butt Association riders swear by them.

Does sitting on one of those green Christmas tree thingys count

Speaking as the president of the Iron Butt"s ASSosciation....my azz doesn't sweat....it glistens!

 

[GARYD]

Rotflmao

 

[slick rick]

Speaking as the president of the Iron Butt"s ASSosciation....my azz doesn't sweat....it glistens!

:gah::gah:,,,,Like a midnight MOON I guess,,,,:Shrug::Shrug:

 

[Trent]

Speaking as the president of the Iron Butt"s ASSosciation....my azz doesn't sweat....it glistens!

Baaarrrrfffing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[skuuter]

I never wash mine until I get Home from a Trip.......besides, mine are ridden so often, that I only get around to washing Them about once a month....a little "Honda Polish" cleaning about once a week, but not a "Full Wash".....ThumbUp

 

[seahawkfan1765]

I just returned from my first cross country trip..4880 miles. I cleaned my bike every night and put a full sized cover on it. My brother who put a custom paint job on the bike always says a clean bike is a happy bike. Well for me bug guts on the bike draws flies and Mosquitos. I used the cleaning time to shake out the aches from a long day of riding and sorted out my gear for the next day.

To each his or her own...I like a clean bike. Ride safe.

 

[oahe]

Cleaning is vastly overrated. Riding is not.

 

[GARYD]

Yes, a clean bike is nice, but while on vacation(no work - relax) why clean it when it's just going to get all dirty again in a couple hours? = waisted time in my book. I usually ride till dark anyway and get up in time to leave, so no time to clean if I even wanted to. When you ride 10K miles a year you don't have time to waist on washing.

I belong to a chapter of over 400 members and I'll bet 95% don't ride more then 1K miles a year - so they have all the time in the world to clean their bikes.

As Seahawkfan said - to each his own. ThumbUp

 

[Trent]

I am with Gary...30,000 miles in two years for me...The Trike does not sit and get polished and stared at,,,It gets ridden..I have tried the cleaning thing while on road trips and does not work for me either, except for the windshield and headlight. Havin' too much fun to fiddle with chores!!

 

[SEABILL]

I wash mine "as needed". A decision I make each night taking in factors like: "how bad it looks" and "how tired am I". If we ride on dirt roads, then it is pretty much a given, it will get washed.