Beautiful, shiny....pain in the ass?
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Beautiful, shiny....pain in the ***?
I'm going to get a new Dyna, but can't decide between the standard FXD or the FDX Custom. Love the look of the FXDC but am worried about looking after all that chrome. I like to ride and don't want to spend every weekend polishing the darn' thing. I don't need it to look like a show bike all the time, but I REALLY would want to keep the rust from starting. Folks, am I setting myself up for a major maintenance hassle buying a Custom model? Whaddya think?
Also, does anyone know whether those chrome engine casings etc are steel or just the same alloy as the standard 'Glide?
Thanks a lot.
Jon
Also, does anyone know whether those chrome engine casings etc are steel or just the same alloy as the standard 'Glide?
Thanks a lot.
Jon
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FXDC was for me
FXDC was my first choice, love all the chrome and find it easy to keep clean, I have a low pressure gun that applies cleaner and then blast's away any dirt, really good on the spokes and places you have dificulty getting to, takes me 30 min a week and it comes out looking new,
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FXDC is better bang for the buck and you don't have to literally polish the chrome - just wash and wipe it at a minimum now and then. I don't wash my bike all that often and it doesn't look that bad unless I get caught in a shower and have to ride through it. Ditto on the spokes though. Those had to go - very hard to keep clean. But I had to stay with chrome though so I got best of both worlds - standard FXD rims but had them chromed.
#10
Keeping it Clean
When my bike was new I used Eagle One Nano-polish on all of the chrome. It seems to seal the finish well. I use a wet towel and them a microfiber cloth to get the road dust off. I try to keep water off it and don't ride in the rain, (at least not on purpose). The chrome spoke wheels look nice, but if I were getting a new bike would go with the solid wheels and tubeless. Less maintenance hassle and they keep the air pressure better. Others I'm sure will disagree.