how often and how do you wash/clean your pride and joy?

[flynrider]

Gentlemen,

I guess I'm the odd man out. I hose my motorcycles off with a nozzle, wash them with a sheep skin mitt in a bucket of soapy water, hose it off to remove the soap, and wipe everything dry with an old soft towel. I wax my bikes about once a year. I've never had anything damaged by hosing off a bike. When I bring my dirt bikes home they are often so muddy that they must be hosed down. My CB11 always looks great. Cheers.

Chip

That's my procedure exactly, right down to the sheepskin mitt My bikes only need a good washing about once a year. No rain to speak of. The desert dust does build up, so I go over them with a California Car Duster periodically. If you don't know it, it looks like a big brush with paraffin impregnated yarn instead of bristles. It sucks the dust right up.

I've never had any problems using a hose either. I just make sure to keep the pressure down so as not to push any water into places where it doesn't belong.