Keeping your Goldwing Clean (or not)

[desertrefugee]

My motivation for cleaning/detailing goes in cycles. I always like a tidy machine, but I'm not anal about it. Bugs on the windshield and underside grime/gunk not withstanding, obvious dust/dirt on the topside bothers me. But, if there's riding to be done, for me, a quick wipe and away I go - no regrets.

What about you?

 

[brianinpa]

For me, the windscreen matters more than anything else. If I look at the bike and say Damn, that's dirty, then I might clean it. Otherwise, I'm riding it...

 

[joedrum]

yep focas on clean shield ...and i can slip there a bit too ......riding is focas number one ....clean bike is back there some .... :hihihi:

 

[dan filipi]

When I'm riding a lot I like the whole bike clean, not detail clean but no grime either. Same for my cars. More enjoyable to ride/drive when clean. When I'm not riding it's cleaned probably yearly so that's what I chose.

 

[AApple]

I try to keep mine as clean as I can, considering I ride every day to/from werk. I usually go over it with a spray detailer every weekend, just to try to keep it semi-shiny. 3-4 times a year I'll take the bags/trunk off and do a good wash/wax on the whole thing. It's my daily ride, weather permitting, not a show bike. I like it to be clean, but clean don't get me there and back. :good:

 

[zman]

one or two things at a time nearly every time I am in the garage, I figured if I do a little here and there it keeps it looking decent.

 

[slabghost]

I generally dry it when it's covered in dew. Keeps it looking acceptable.

 

[joedrum]

yep dew is pure water and a great cleaner and costs nothing

 

[BikerJoe]

Everybody knows they run better clean. :BigGrin: I shine constantly but I'm old and senile so I got a good excuse :good:

 

[D-50Dave]

Mine lives in a garage, under a cover. I do "The Big Clean" once a year Memorial Day weekend. Used to take all day, from after breakfast to supper. Last few years I haven't had the endurance, so I wash and dry one half day, and wax and polish another half day. I have a static dusting cloth in the trunk that takes care of dust. I give it a quick wipe with every once in a while. I ride it to work alot and it looks good to others even when I think its "dirty".

 

[Dirt Road Cowboy]

Cleaning the bike? Isn't that what riding in the rain is for? :headscratch:

When I took mine in to the Harley dealer for inspection last year, the detail guy felt sorry for me and offered to detail it free! :mrgreen:

I had expected them to give me a hard time about bringing a Honda in to a Harley dealer, but they actually liked it. They had never seen a naked Wing before! :shock:

 

[Denver]

Fluids, windscreen, & surrounding area of the last thing fixed. :smilie_happy:

 

[dan filipi]

Denver » 10 minutes ago[/url]":242922pr]
Fluids, windscreen, & surrounding area of the last thing fixed. :smilie_happy:

That sounds about right for me too! :smilie_happy:

 

[desertrefugee]

slabghost » Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:55 am[/url]":1b157ld2]
I generally dry it when it's covered in dew. Keeps it looking acceptable.

:smilie_happy: :nea: :smilie_happy: :yes:

 

[BikerJoe]

Dirt Road Cowboy » Yesterday, 9:39 pm[/url]":3unauyfl]
Cleaning the bike? Isn't that what riding in the rain is for? :headscratch:

When I took mine in to the Harley dealer for inspection last year, the detail guy felt sorry for me and offered to detail it free! :mrgreen:

I had expected them to give me a hard time about bringing a Honda in to a Harley dealer, but they actually liked it. They had never seen a naked Wing before! :shock:

pretty


I ff you put knobby's on em them HD's make pretty good dirt bikes :BigGrin:

 

[mcgovern61]

Denver » Fri Sep 30, 2016 9:00 pm[/url]":tnly7y5z]
Fluids, windscreen, & surrounding area of the last thing fixed. :smilie_happy:

Same here. My bike is in a garage. I wash it once per year otherwise or after a long road trip.

 

[detdrbuzzard]

seeing that I've been riding the mighty ST 1300 more keeping the wing clean has gotten a lot easier. I've washed the wing four times this riding season the mighty ST 1300 seems to need a bath once a week or more and there is no option for once a week so I didn't vote

 

[wedoo2]

I like to keep mine showroom clean while I wait for something else to break down on it.

 

[nwhittemore07885]

I live on a farm 1/4 mile from pavement so the dirt/gravel roads can be tough on keeping one spotless but i do wash it fairly often every 2 weeks and do a big clean twice a year just because. If i know im going to be riding with friends i wipe it down or if im headed to a meet and greet but otherwise i just ride it

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[wedoo2]

I know a guy with what would otherwise be a nice Aspencade and I doubt he has ever cleaned it. That is just lazy. Makes me wonder if he does the maintenance. Is there a correlation?