[smiley=tekst-spam.gif]I'm sorry. I thought I was the very proud owner of a VEHICLE!
[smiley=zwtf.gif]What do you mean don't wash with water? I have seen all three of our bikes so darn bogged down with mud, bugs, guts, rain splatters, even some tar and that stuff is not coming off by just wiping it with a soft cloth. I get out a big bucket of hot soapy water, hose the whole bike down good to get the big chunks off, soap the whole bike down with nice soapy water, rinse and repeat as needed. Then a nice coat of wax and voila, looking new again. And we ride our bikes - a lot - and even though it is not a preference to pull the bike out of the garage in the rain, if rain happens while we are out and about, then rain happens. And if we are on a long trip and we gotta keep moving, then so be it. We have rain gear, keep good rubber on the bikes all the time and we just ride on. I think someone is being sold a bill of goods being told we are not to "wash" our bikes. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]