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doc5446 Senior Member Offline Into the night... Posts: 307 Randolph, Ohio Gender:	Down at the bike wash.... 03/14/09 at 09:25:46 I had an idea...a car wash with a bay just for motorcycles. The main addition would be a coin-op bike dryer...any more ideas???
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Down at the bike wash.... Reply #1 - 03/14/09 at 09:27:27 I'd use it.I wash the bike at the carwash anyway.A drier would be good.
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Re: Down at the bike wash....
Reply #2 - 03/14/09 at 10:44:57

I'd submit to an automatic wash on a dare. That way I could get the bike AND myself a good scrubbing in one pass. As for the dryer,,,10 miles at 60 mph should do the trick... Wink

Just Kidding,,, my neighbor has a small power washer he uses to wash his bike. He offered to let me use it anytime. Might take him up on the offer this summer.

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Re: Down at the bike wash....
Reply #3 - 03/14/09 at 13:53:45

I generally use the pressure washer at home. On occasion, I take it to the car wash. They have better soap, for when the bike is really oily.

Why would you blow dry it? Like the man said, doesn't the wind take care of that for you? Just use your knee to dry the seat off a little, jump on, and gooooooo!

On the Philipsburg trip last summer, I pulled into a gas station in the last town I'd come to and asked where a car wash was. I was sitting ON my bike when I asked the attendant. She gave me directions... to a tunnel wash. What a maroon. Had to drive all over Missoula looking for a hand wash.

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doc5446 Senior Member Offline Into the night... Posts: 307 Randolph, Ohio Gender:	Re: Down at the bike wash.... Reply #4 - 03/14/09 at 18:38:35 I was looking for a quick blow as apposed to a towel or chamois dry, 60 mph is alright but can't reach the nnoks and crannies...
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Re: Down at the bike wash....
Reply #5 - 03/14/09 at 19:39:01

JUST got done watching a tivo'd episode of American Chopper on discovery hd that showed a prototype bike wash. I kid you not.

Paul Sr. visited a buddy who owns a car wash, they were prototyping a bike wash unit. Ride the bike up to the wash platform, shut it off and put in neutral. They had a platform clamp/stand that held the center of the bike, the front/back wheels were slowly rotated by a moving conveyor belt. Robotic sprayers rotated around the bike and rinsed, soaped, rinsed again, then Rain-Xed for a water repellant finish, then blow dried to get most of the water out. I was skeptical about water getting into the electricals, but they did show the bike starting right back up afterwards. Also skeptical about this so-called "Rain-X" being sprayed onto everything including the windscreen on the bike. Thought you couldn't do that with regular Rain-X on a polycarbonate windscreen/windshield.

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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Down at the bike wash.... Reply #6 - 03/14/09 at 21:39:23 We have one that I pass on the way to and from work that has a hose that blows warm air out of it pretty quickly. Looks like a vac hose, that is along the same idea I think.
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Pabst 2006 Junior Member Offline Thump Thump KERPOW! Posts: 81 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Down at the bike wash.... Reply #7 - 04/07/09 at 16:58:41 I found a link for that automated wash. Wish they had 'em around my town. http://www.motorcycledaily.com/24march09_autowash.htm -Pabst
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doc5446 Senior Member Offline Into the night... Posts: 307 Randolph, Ohio Gender:	Re: Down at the bike wash.... Reply #8 - 04/07/09 at 20:54:15 Good lookin' out, PBR
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Jay Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1445 Fort Worth, Texas Gender:	Re: Down at the bike wash.... Reply #9 - 04/07/09 at 22:22:43 Oh heck yeah, I'd use it. Maybe not for everywash, but I could certainly see myself going monthly.
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Gary On A Savage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Only 15 mins riding could save you $$$ in Dr bills Posts: 941 Fresno, California Gender:	Re: Down at the bike wash.... Reply #10 - 04/08/09 at 10:06:01 Pabst 2006 wrote on 04/07/09 at 16:58:41: I found a link for that automated wash. Wish they had 'em around my town. http://www.motorcycledaily.com/24march09_autowash.htm -Pabst Heck, I'd stay on the bike and ride through. I've so many dead bugs on my riding gear that I need it as bad as the bike!
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