 Clean bikes run better.
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Bar Shake
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Bar Shake
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My bike was covered with bugs and some grime from the rain at the AR rally this past WE. I took it to get a rubber washer for my hose this afternoon because it was leaking. Gave the girl a good washing then took her for a ride to blow off the excess water. It just seem to run better clean or am I crazy?  Don't answer that. 
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Re: Clean bikes run better.
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Worn Saddle
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Worn Saddle
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WAIT! WAIT! I know the answer to THIS ONE! PICK ME, PICK ME, PLEASSSSSSE..... 
Fidelis et Fortis
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Re: Clean bikes run better.
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3/4 Throttle
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3/4 Throttle
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By removing the bugs you have increased the wind-flow efficiency thru the slipstream around the bike thus reducing turbulence. This results in improved aerodynamics causing the airflow to kiss your ass and push you farther down the road. 
Road Rash Heals. Freckles Grow Back. Ride
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Re: Clean bikes run better.
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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Re: Clean bikes run better.
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Check Pants
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Check Pants
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And only another biker appreciates how clean your bike is or isn't.
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Re: Clean bikes run better.
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Bar Shake
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Bar Shake
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By removing the bugs you have increased the wind-flow efficiency thru the slipstream around the bike thus reducing turbulence. This results in improved aerodynamics causing the airflow to kiss your ass and push you farther down the road.
I knew there had to be a scientific explanation like that, Bill. 
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Re: Clean bikes run better.
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New Tires
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New Tires
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And only another biker appreciates how clean your bike is or isn't.
Chicks dig a clean bike, they get enthused about a guy that pays attention to detail, if you get my drift. 
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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Re: Clean bikes run better.
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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that is why my bikes are always spotless
we should do this every weekend!
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Re: Clean bikes run better.
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Adjunct
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Adjunct
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The opposite is true for adventure bikes. They run better when they are covered with mud, dirt, and grime. The only riders who even think about cleaning adventure bikes are the guys who use them to get back and forth to Starbucks, and not much else.
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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The opposite is true for adventure bikes. They run better when they are covered with mud, dirt, and grime. The only riders who even think about cleaning adventure bikes are the guys who use them to get back and forth to Starbucks, and not much else.
Don't forget they have to have both panniers AND the top box on. At all times. Regardless of the journey
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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Adjunct
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Adjunct
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Not sure of the clean thing but my America runs better if I have a Helmet on. I love the bike but the engine makes ugly noises (rattles/ticks).
Tin Man 2
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Re: Clean bikes run better.
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Bar Shake
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Bar Shake
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The opposite is true for adventure bikes. They run better when they are covered with mud, dirt, and grime. The only riders who even think about cleaning adventure bikes are the guys who use them to get back and forth to Starbucks, and not much else.
I noticed that about your bike, Joe. It hasn't been washed since the 4th of July, has it?
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Old Hand
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Old Hand
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By removing the bugs you have increased the wind-flow efficiency thru the slipstream around the bike thus reducing turbulence. This results in improved aerodynamics causing the airflow to kiss your ass and push you farther down the road.
Also, the reduced turbulence improves air flow through the cooling fins on all proper bikes that have proper fins.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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