I "wash" my bikes a lot. By that, I mean that I wipe them down with a damp rag. Nothing more is hardly ever needed, although I will "hose" them down the day after I ride them in the rain, then towel dry. Two things about the Hardley 883. I wouldn't mind owning one, they're kinda cool in an old fashioned ride kind of way. And if they really do have these kind of water related problems, I'd say that Hardley engineers are really dumb. If my mechanic said that I couldn't ride my bike in the rain or wash it, I'd think that he was an idiot. But if he was right?, sheeeesh!
