View Poll Results: How often do you wash your bike?

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Thread: How often do you wash your bike?

  1. #1
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    15th August 2007 - 17:36
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    How often do you wash your bike?

    Recently, I have been washing my bike everyday. Its amazing how much scum and road soot accumulates after just one day of riding. I think I might be becoming obssesive compulsive

    So how often do you wash your bike?

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    Thats what ive got 5 kids for
    To see a life newly created.To watch it grow and prosper. Isn't that the greatest gift a human being can be given?

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    Whenever the missus washes hers, so she can do mine as well.......
    “- He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”

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    everyday, even tho mien are race bikes.....i cant stand having a dirty bike......but its nice to have black rims!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mattian View Post
    I think I might be becoming obssesive compulsive
    I could treat you for that - $50 per hour...
    . “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis

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    I like to give the impression that I'm a hard arse biker who rides constantly - to get that hard used patina requires the minimal attention possible.I think it's working....

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    You mean I'm s'posed to clean them...
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    My bike isn't a commuter and I don't ride it consistently enough to fall into any of those options. It gets washed every time I ride it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mattian View Post
    Its amazing how much scum and road soot accumulates after just one day of riding.
    Use the correct technical terms, please.
    It's road spooge, not soot.
    Similarly (in the same vein) {also} it's chain spooge (not gunk, crap, grease, effluvium, etc etc.)

    How often do I wash my bike?
    Hardly ever.
    Just about never.
    When I judge it's safe to without getting, "Are you working on your bike again?!?!?" comments....
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....


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    Quote Originally Posted by MotoGirl View Post
    My bike isn't a commuter and I don't ride it consistently enough to fall into any of those options. It gets washed every time I ride it.
    are you like.... a millionaire or something?

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    When it rains I ride faster so that the rain will clean it.
    This also works with hair, just add some shampoo and go for a run.

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    Everytime i get back from a long ride.
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    ummm.........have to admit........still havent washed the Triumph from the Burt trip..........

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slyer View Post
    When it rains I ride faster so that the rain will clean it.
    This also works with hair, just add some shampoo and go for a run.
    BAHAHAHAHA, i like that. i keep meaning to wash it but i generally do it when i notice water spots on the old wing mirrors, pretty good indication.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AJAX View Post
    BAHAHAHAHA, i like that. i keep meaning to wash it but i generally do it when i notice water spots on the old wing mirrors, pretty good indication.
    Good job you don't work from a plant nursery then! Blooming bore hole water from the irrigation is a right barsteward to get off

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