Obsessive Bike Love - Poll

[busaonboost]

noo water for me. i like using quickdetail on all paint and for black plastics i use interor detailer. and im one of the few that shines my side walls.

 

[Dino]

Havn't "hosed-er" down yet! normally goes as followed BEFORE EVERY ride;
WD40 clean wheels & chain area(sometimes swingarm area)
wipe bike down w/clean towel and water from spray bottle
then goes on on the secret ingredient(honda spray cleaner/wax)
then wipe complete bike down one last time w/another clean towel to remove all honda wax!
Last, but not least hit all the BLING area's with some mothers
So ya, i'm definitely NOT as obsessive as you guys are

WD-40 is awesome on the wheels.

 

[dadofthree]

These polls have been stinking it up. I towell dry then take her for a ride, which results in one heck of a blow drying

 

[ScreamingDownTheDragon]

Thanks! Don

 

[Wag]

I wipe mine down with a wet towel and wax her, I never have put a hose to mine.

Likewise.

--Wag--

 

[ScreamingDownTheDragon]

Poll statistics... seems like "Yes, always" isn't as popular as Kevin would have thought. Although when you couple it with "No, sounds like a good idea though" and "only on really obsessive days" , it is pretty much a landslide in favor of obsession.

 

[georgiabusa_05]

Hey Debbie, You got a great guy, you better keep him, dont listen to BaBusa.

Nice pic Don posted, I think someone else was in that one to, Robbie?

You all should come to the gap this weekend and celebrate your birthday, I will go to Ingles and buy you a cake.

 

[Rayabusa0818]

Thanks! Don

 

[MelodicMetalGod]

A Hayabusa being blown dry:

 

[Hectic]

I normally use a chamois, but using a leaf blower to get stuff out of the really tight spots might be a good idea!

 

[cipher5791]

I must confess, I blow mines also
The leaf blower makes drying a breeze. After I blow it, then I wipe her down with a cloth and wax her. You have to wipe any chrome anyways.

 

[semi]

i wash, blow dry, then use Honda Polish and WD-40 in the appropriate places...there is no way that wiping hundreds of miles worth of road grime and bugs across the paint without some water and soap isn't going to scratch her

 

[99'busa]

well i picked sounds obsesive but i have heard of people doing it. I think ill try it cause it does sound easier

 

[Rayabusa0818]

well i picked sounds obsesive but i have heard of people doing it. I think ill try it cause it does sound easier

That's why I do it. It is much easier than trying to dry everything with a towel

 

[DaCol.]

Do I blow dry the Bike !!! Always , but Geezzzzzzzzz does my clean up guys lips get tired

 

[Mr Bogus]

+1

Funny I was thinking about 5 hours of 70 mph in pouring rain... I still got water in hard to reach spots...

 

[Spectre]

If water hurt Busas mine would have died long ago

+1

heh, i can honestly say that neither rain nor hose has ever caused me any grief.

 

[StromBusa]

Now lets talk leafblowers, I use the Huskvarna 150BT backpack blower :-)


Husqvarna Outdoor Power Equipment - 150BT

Just be careful not to blow the bike over, & keep it pointed in a safe direction when you start it.....Doubles as a wind tunnel

 

[fishhook]

We really do not want to know about the Hard to Reach places...

Funny I was thinking about 5 hours of 70 mph in pouring rain... I still got water in hard to reach spots...

 

[TruWrecks]

The leaf blower get it done faster and more thoroughly than a towel. Any time I was mine with water it gets a free blow after.