Has this happened to anyone else?

You spend all night polishing your chrome with a little semi-chrome, get the wax out and give every painted surface a good coat, clean the mirrors, etc...all fresh and clean only to get caught in heavy mist on the way to work...GRRRRR LOL

 

Ain't it a bi......er bummer?

Every time I put a rag and some soap on the Seca the sky turns dark and I see Noah on his ark off in the distance.

It's been dirty for a while, lol.

 

I've been having a bigger problem this season with BUG SPLAT; seems like I no sooner get the front of the bike cleaned up then it gets plastered again.

 

There are some whopper bugs down here that will have you swearing it was a bird, and if you don't clean it off right away you'll be out there next morning with a hammer and chisel. What do these things eat?

 

epoxy and aircraft paint remover, from what I can tell.

In Michigan, we have "June" bugs (that don't pay attention to the calendar) that will leave a bruise at 60mph.

 

The pleasures of living in the Puget Sound Region. Or better yet in the dreaded convergence zone!!!!!

 

PNWet... if we didn't ride in the rain we wouldn't ride at all.

 

"In Michigan, we have "June" bugs (that don't pay attention to the calendar) that will leave a bruise at 60mph."............... 8O

This is a fact!..........Road strafing suicide birds to ruin a new helmet and a healthy deer population that love motorcycles add to the experience.................

 

thought you were talking about here in central ny for a second ..............
dave

 

one time some ginormous beetle hit me in the adams apple and absolutely ruined my drive. seriously way worse than sitting on your sack.

 

No. See below.

A little flat black bar-b-q paint works as an excellent cleaner on this bike.

 

Oh, now there's a hemorrhoid waiting to happen!

 

I get a good workout standing up on the pegs and highway pegs over every bump.

 

Our roads are so bad here there are place I have to stand up even with my cushy stock seat! Ohio has horrible roads!

 

I'll second that on the ohio roads!

 

I'll raise you with Pennsylvania roads, accompanied by PennDOT's notorious way of (not) doing construction in any sort of timely fashion.
Stupid question, though- are bobbers always hardtail?

 

Off topic...

Theotherone - just a question (no offense intended):

Why the lack of rear suspension, almost no seat and ape hangers? Please help me understand why those are desirable things. Is it style at the expense of your back?

 

Here is central illinois its the japanese beetles, they hit like rocks!

 

Ohio has four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction. I don't think I have ever seen a clean, freshly paved, non-pothole-covered road in my life.