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HappyHighwayman

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How do you clean your savage?
09/13/09 at 12:28:57

I usually give it a cleaning every couple of sundays with a proper washdown, dry and then I spray the metal and plastic bits with some polisher stuff the guy at the shop recommended and wipe off immediately. I clean the mirrors and the speedo, and that's about it.

I'd like to do a PROPER full wash.Any recommendations on products or methodologies? I don't mean like an 8 hour clean, something like 2 hours.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #1 - 09/13/09 at 12:39:12 Rarely,, Very Rarely..
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kel30734 Senior Member Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 486 Calhoun, GA Gender:	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #2 - 09/13/09 at 13:03:53 About once or twice a year I knock all of the bugs off with a hose...
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Dj12midnit Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline If you'r here and I'm here isn't this our time? Posts: 1036 Lynden Wa. Gender:	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #3 - 09/13/09 at 13:34:35 I ride in the rain.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #4 - 09/13/09 at 13:46:38 I figure it will become unstable & fall off from its own weight at some point..IF I dont get rained on.
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #5 - 09/13/09 at 15:22:27 Pressure washer,when the rain doesn't get it all off.Headplug leaks,and sprays oil down the side.
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whistler2000 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #6 - 09/13/09 at 15:22:37 I just take off the dirty parts. Gettin' bobbed that way!
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runwyrlph Serious Thumper Offline Semper ubi sub ubi Posts: 846 pa Gender:	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #7 - 09/13/09 at 16:13:06 whenever it's so dirty it's embarassing - also when the cat "went" on the seat. that cat's lucky to be alive ...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28905 L.A. California Gender:	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #8 - 09/13/09 at 16:52:14 A proper 2 hr. wash? you gotta be kiddin', we ride these bikes, you betta go find yourself an HD forum. A full wash for me is adjust the valves, change the oil and filter, spray with degreaser, pressure wash and blow dry at 60 mph for 15 minutes followed by a beer to wash the bugs down
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Re: How do you clean your savage?
Reply #9 - 09/13/09 at 16:58:52

I still have mud on my bike from two weeks ago LOL. I usually spray it down with soap and water, let it soak for a min and then wash it off. Use a brush with soap and start at the top and work my way down..... I almost always take it to a car wash though, so much easier and I don't have any way to do it at my apartment. BOOOOOO I hate apartments so much.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #10 - 09/13/09 at 17:24:38 After the air force I rented ONE apt. People screaming, chairs scraping, doors slamming, toilets flushing, kids crying,, NO way.. I went & hunted down small houses out behind houses. In Odessa, they called those guest houses. I guess not so common these days. They were all on the old side of town.
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rigidchop Serious Thumper Offline don't feed the drama llama Posts: 1105 ravenswood wv Gender:	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #11 - 09/13/09 at 17:41:04 of all the pics i see on here, i know some guys give their bikes a proper wash. maybe one of them will chime in, i have never washed mine.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #12 - 09/13/09 at 18:25:22 If you spray the motor with a hose ,don't you run the risk of electrical problems?
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Dj12midnit Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline If you'r here and I'm here isn't this our time? Posts: 1036 Lynden Wa. Gender:	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #13 - 09/13/09 at 18:26:45 Every bike is clean once. We take the pics and just keep re-posting.
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: How do you clean your savage? Reply #14 - 09/13/09 at 18:41:03 I guess this is one topic that dosent get many serious answers You would think though
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