Not too step on any toes, but if you plan on keeping you bike (vehicles) and want to keep the paint lQQking as new as possible over the years stop using detergent soaps to clean you vehicles !!!!!!(thepushercg @ Dec. 17 2006,18:28) hot water with dish washing soap it has allways cleaned up for me with that.
Detergent type soaps will clean and dry out the paint surface dulling the shine. You wont notice it immediately but over time you will, trust me. Well maybe you wont since it gradually happens over time. But a side by side comparison will show, ask my neighbor