How do you keep these things clean? - Page 2

beaucoup_dinkydow · #11 10-29-2009, 05:23 PM

cover it with an old bedsheet

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onaride63 · #12 10-29-2009, 05:35 PM

I cover mine every night. I still wake up with dust on it. I like using a swifter duster before I take off. It does a good job at getting dust off and is easy on the paint surface.

binkman78 · #13 10-29-2009, 06:57 PM

30 seconds with a DeWALT 200psi air compressor - ready to ride.

fonemann · #14 10-29-2009, 08:34 PM

Get some copper wire and a 220 volt outlet and then read up on Tesla Electronic fields

PacBlue_07 · #15 10-29-2009, 08:39 PM

I have a large fan that blows across our bikes toward the garage doors. helps keep the dust down a bit.

fathertime · #16 10-29-2009, 08:48 PM

repainted mine pewter pearl..stays clean looking for weeks now... i liked the vivid black but just a royal pain to keep...no more black bikes for me

Slayer dude · #17 10-29-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by HarleyGoodies

Pledge once again. With a microfiber. We all know that Vivid black is the worst color to keep clean, but black is the fastest color.

I just spit up some beer, haha.

Nozzleman 216 · #18 10-29-2009, 08:54 PM

I am sure many already have thought about this, but spending a little time cleaning her is part of the joy of owning a motorcycle. Sure we all buy them to ride, but its a hobby and garage time can be just as enjoying.

With that said, I am picking up my Vivid Black Street Glide Saturday morning and above is what convinced me the color was going to okay for me. Black looks SO nice when she gleams.

I am coming off a Bronze and Pearl White Victory and I could go many rides at a time before cleaning as it hid the dust and dirt well, but I always enjoyed spending time with my bike cleaning.

Those that use a California Duster, do you ever worry about them making small scratches when there is some dirt? I have one but I think I am petrified to use it. It is a few years old and is filthy.

skratch · #19 10-29-2009, 09:10 PM

good god, some of you are pretty darn anal. can someone say ocd?

i like a clean bike myself, but i'm not gonna cover it in the garage every day. or dust it off every morning. if i got a good smattering of bugs, i'll clean them off, but i'd rather spend my time riding than cleaning.

takes all kinds to make the world go round......

boogiewithtuck · #20 10-29-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by skratch

good god, some of you are pretty darn anal. can someone say ocd?

i like a clean bike myself, but i'm not gonna cover it in the garage every day. or dust it off every morning. if i got a good smattering of bugs, i'll clean them off, but i'd rather spend my time riding than cleaning.

takes all kinds to make the world go round......

I'm fairly anal myself, but not about my bike. Like skratch said, I wipe the bugs off and keep goin' - 18K this year and several pounds of bugs...Every now and then it sees a hose and twice a year a good coat of wax.