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[HogBreath]

I scrape the tourpack clean annually.

[Chief]

No.

[Bojiboy]

Don't wash it after every ride. I will wipe the bugs off after each ride, and use a California duster before riding it the next time. When I wash I detail it, pull saddlebags, side covers off, put it up on the jack to thoroughly clean everything from top to bottom, and underneath.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Ditto, same, that's what I do, yup.......

[hard10]

I scrape the tourpack clean annually.

Is that to get the mold out? 

[Twolanerider]

After every ride...... ?   

[Hoist!]

 

NOT!

Hoist!

[Special_Ed]

Don't wash it after every ride. I will wipe the bugs off after each ride, and use a California duster before riding it the next time. When I wash I detail it, pull saddlebags, side covers off, put it up on the jack to thoroughly clean everything from top to bottom, and underneath.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Same for me except for the saddle bags of course. I hate taking off the cover and finding a dirty bike. It gets wiped down before and after every ride.

[MJZ]

I wipe the bugs off the front on the  regularly but when it comes to putting it on the lift and removing seat, saddlebags and chit, that's too damn much like work. I try to do it every spring, if it needs it or not.
I've found it much more satisfying to sit and watch JR be the Mr Clean of the  world.

[MJZ]

Hey that was my 2008th post. Cool, it caught my eye and I was going to keep it there but I just blew that with this one. Damn, what a waste.

[iski]

Congrats to MJZ on 2,000+ posts.

Clean after every ride?  No, except to wipe the bugs off the lights & shield & wipe the mirrors on multi-day rides.  Sometimes folks I ride with comment on the dirt - I figure if it bothers them enough, they can wash it off.  Sometimes there are exceptions to this, but when gone for an extended period, the bike just gets dirty over & over so I figure why bother.

When it's a 1 day ride and the bike is parked in the garage, I get the bugs off from wherever the bugs decided to commit suicide.  Bug juice is bad for bikes, IMHO.

Both bikes get cleaned/washed thoroughly monthly.  In between they get wiped down, as my mood on cleaning dictates. 

Basically, I'd rather ride than clean.

[HogBreath]

Is that to get the mold out? 

mold, scum from road kill, dried out fruit, and other things I won't mention here.

[Boatman]

mold, scum from road kill, dried out fruit, and other things I won't mention here.

Ken-

At MV07, you were the quick detailingist guy there.  Cleaning debris off in the morning and evening.        Bob

[HogBreath]

Not so man! I cleaned at it one time!

Actually, I don't let my bike get terribly dirty, BUT..I'm sure not as neat as some of these guys.

[megavolt17]

Ha!

I guess I'm not the usual Harley guy because I clean mine really well about 2 times a year.  Eventually it reaches equilibrium with the environment and the dirt that sticks to it equals what the rain and wind blows or washes off of it.

I'm lucky if I get time to ride, so if it isn't raining or freezing and I have an hour I ride.  I'd rather ride than clean and if I don't have time for both then cleaning definitely loses.  I've thought of driving through a car wash but not sure that would be such a good idea. 

A little extra grime also seems to act as a theft deterrent. I do change oil, etc. regularly and often the dealer's mechanics feel so bad for the bike that they pressure hose the bugs and tar off.

[greglyon]

I scrape the tourpack clean annually.

I tend toward this approach.  If it is embarrassingly dirty I clean it and just before the ride.