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[Ourea]

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[mister]

My "waterless" wash is a bucket with some water in it (that's some, not full), a sponge and towel. Does the same thing as your spray in gunk and it's free from the tap (well as free as water can be anyway considering we pay for it too).

Michael

[cbrfxr67]

I never spray my bike.  Thinking of water shooting up into my wiring and everywhere else freaks me out.  I always use the 'waterless wash' method.

[yamahonkawazuki]

I never spray my bike.  Thinking of water shooting up into my wiring and everywhere else freaks me out.  I always use the 'waterless wash' method.

i spray mine. BUT i insulate all connections within. ( plus i remove hte battery)

[Ourea]

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[mister]

When I mention spray in the op I mean similar to a can of deoderant. Just spray on and wipe off.
Do you use any detergent / soap with the bucket of water? Seems like it would be swirling the dirt around your paint otherwise.

NO soapy water. Exactly what I said, water right from the tap.

The only Paint to be concerned about is the tank. And if I am really really concerned it's really just a matter of polish cause it's the clear coat getting micro scratches. Between bugs, rocks, my tank bag, knees rubbing, etc,. may soft sponge bath does the least damage 

Michael

[BaltimoreGS]

I never spray my bike.  Thinking of water shooting up into my wiring and everywhere else freaks me out.  I always use the 'waterless wash' method.

I grew up pressure washing my motocross bikes all the time and I still pressure wash my dual sports after off roading.  As long as you know where the air box is and take it easy around that and the chain (and don't shoot it up the muffler obviously...) there are no ill effects.  I usually let natures carwash take care of my street bikes   
-Jessie

[PachmanP]

You could always do what the BMW/"adventure" set do and only wash it by riding in the rain.

Waterless stuff works well enough for some of the car folks, and they can get really anal about washing. I think it'd work a little better than straight up water since it's got some lubricants to keep the dirt from scratching as it comes off. You could also look into quick detailing spray as it's used for touch ups on cars.