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[Copper/Black Cvo]

Does everyone clean/Detail their bike after every ride  

[Screamin]

No.

[Midnight Rider]

Does everyone clean/Detail their bike after every ride  

I don't...depends on how dirty it gets and how tired I am after the ride.  I'll usually get the bugs off the front end, but don't fret over the rest of the bike until I have some time to do it properly.  When traveling, I'll use some quick detail and hit the high spots.  If it's run through rain, it drives me nuts after a day or so, so usually end up washing it soon afterwards...

[nixobilly]

The bugs and dirt just slide off Terry's bike 'cause he uses Glare!     

Mark

[hard10]

The bugs and dirt just slide off Terry's bike 'cause he uses Glare!     

Mark

Hey, isn't he the Glare salesman?

[mr_magoo]

They are daily riders and one of the 2 usually get washed on Friday after work.

[Boatman]

Does everyone clean/Detail their bike after every ride  

No I don't.  Sometimes it won't get washed for 3-4 weeks unless I get caught in rain and is done sooner.  I wash and clean thoroughly instead of cleaning parts of the bike with quick detailers.  There is no correct way, just do what's right for you and your new bike.

[erniezap]

If it's nice enough to clean, it's nice enough to ride!  No, I don't clean them after each ride, but I ride one or the other just about daily.  Usually wash them about once every 2 weeks, so each week one of them is clean

[Guilty]

I try to at least clean the front end after each ride, windshield, headlamps, front forks, mirrors and then detail the bikes once per week if needed.

[Fired00d]

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
 

[The Mysterious Q!]

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
 

My sentiments exactly Gary.

[UglyJohn]

No...I wash the bike twice a month weather it needs it or not. Sometimes more..only if the bugs are really bad..the bug juice will etch the paint and that's not acceptable.
Ugly John

[110tHunDer]

 
I can't sleep well at night if my bikes are dirty (sounds of chrome pitting and aluminum corroding fill my head ), so I do my best to give the bikes at least a quick wipe-down after every ride.  Naturally, it depends how long the ride was as to how much cleaning is required, so sometimes it's easier than others.  A full day's 300 or 400 mile ride with a return at dusk will see only getting bugs off that night and then a full detail the next morning.  A shorter, half-day or so ride and I usually put it up on the jack and use a bucket and a wash mit to get 'er back to where she was before the ride.

Take care of the steed and she will take care of you!

[LRebel]

I don't clean after each ride, but frequently get the bugs off the front with a quick detail spray.  I can't stand the bugs.  Riding somewhere with bugs caked all over the bike is like going some place important with a dirty face......embarrassing!

Depending on whether I have been riding on wet roads or not, I usually give it a good scrubbing every week or two during the summer and maybe every month or so in the winter.

[Ironhorse]

I used to, but it got to the point where the more I rode it, the less time I had to clean it. I'll settle for once a month if I can.