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sweatmachine

for the real deal wash:

Spray bike with water
Spray bike liberally with Automotive Simple Green
Wipe bike down with a giant soft wheel brush
Wash bike with water
Ride dry (and tilt to the right to get water off motor)
Return home from drying-ride and hit all chrome/paint with Windex


For the quick whore-bath:

Spray/Wipe all paint and chrome with windex

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davidc

A deep "liquid" shine you've got there - looks great.

road_dog

See above for future method. :-D

Your's looks ***** fine to me.

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Ridge

Jeff, Never ride a wet Bonnie!
That's what the air compressor is for!

I always blow her dry. Especially the engine
and oil cooler but also anywhere water may
collect, like allen heads and behind the cylinders, etc..

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Baltobonneville

WD40 for the greasy parts and quickie Windex for the other parts. One day this season I might clean more thoroughly and apply some wax to the painted parts and chrome polish to the chrome parts. Occasional Armor-All on the cables, seat, back rest, etc. (Yes, I know about Armor-All on the seat.)

I don't like the idea of spraying water on it.

I thoroughly clean and wax any parts that I remove and any parts that become exposed in the course of modifications, repairs, etc.

I'm not compulsive about keeping it clean and shiny, just semi-presentable and well-preserved. For example, I don't park in the sun for long periods without a cover. I degrease the chain fling-off regularly from the back bits, and wipe down the wheel rims.

Trim, your bike looks absolutely beautiful. I don't have the time or patience to do that kind of job. :upthumb:

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2005 Bonneville Blue 790cc, AI removed, Staintunes, Unifilter, no snorkel, 120/40/Thrux needle/1 shim/3 turns, fly screen, tacho, D9 gauge panel, center stand, Ikon 7610s, Hagon fork springs, gaiters, Pirelli Sport Demons, 3 seats.

Silverado57

I've been using a leaf blower to help dry the bike after a washing.

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dazco

Yeah, i used pledge at first. It works well but i found some other products that were better. Pledge works because of the silicone in it. The only problem i found is it would leave greasy streaks that took a lot of rubbing to remove. So i found 2 other products that are silicone based and work great...........Mother's back to black, and Maxima SC1. They work like pledge but don't leave the same greasy streaks. Maxima works best but BTB isn't a spray like maxima so lasts longer and is easier to apply without overspray on other parts. I don't like any of them on gloss paint (tank, fenders) or chrome tho because then you do get streaking thats hard to remove. They work awesome on the black engine parts and all other flat or satin black like frame, etc.

For paint, especially black, use Mothers sealer glaze to hide swirl marks. Works fantastic. Better yet, Mothers scratch remover to remove most of the swirls then sealer glaze. black will look like it just came out of the spray booth, or in other words just like your bike's pic ! good job on it.

Oh, and to those who use windex to wipe thier bikes down, why not quick detailer? Unless it's dirty of course. But after a washing to remove water spots and give it a quick shine and some protection, QD is the best thing because it wipes right on and off and leave shine and a bit of protection. Great for a quick wipedown between major cleaning.

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tba-golfer

I do to.

Ironic though, given Daz's garage woes with same appliance...

Also, Lemon Pledge wipes: handy and efficacious in the clean and shine department.

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