Re: Washing it - how?
Luckily the new bike seems to have most of the wheels and usualy hard to clean bits made out of some kind of non stick stuff which combined with a shaft drive means the dirt just wipes off with a wet cloth!
If possable once a weekend (if sunny) or once a month if sunny weekend has not presented itself.
*) Grab a beer
*) Consume beer
*) Turn bike engine on, put on center stand in Neutral
*) Bucket of hot water and sponge over the body work to get rid of flies, mud, dirt.
*) Grab a beer
*) Consume beer
*) Same bucket, different cloth, go over wheels and anywhere that may pick grease and oil.
*) Rinse Bike
*) Turn off bike
*) Grab a beer
*) Consume beer
*) Inspect bike (Brake Pads, Brake Fluid, Clutch Fluid, Indicators, Brake Lights, Tyre Tread, Body work)
*) Repeat clean on any spots that were missed.
*) by this point Engine oil is good to be checked.
*) Grab a beer
*) Consume beer
*) Dry bike (or by this point more like removing smears left by evaporating water)
*) Grab a beer
*) Consume beer
*) Apply polish/touch up paint where needed and buff streaks out of shiny bits and mirrors.
*) Grab a beer
*)Consume beer
*) Apply leather cleaner to seats if and where needed
*) Grab a beer
*) Consume beer
*) Attempt to get out of the garrage without knocking the bike over, crawling my be advisable.
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