2020 R1250RS tomorrow!

[Grumpy Goat]

Wayne, thanks for resizing the pictures, 1024X looks much better.

Ray, at my age, I think of social responsibilities as things for younger men. I am trying to convince myself that I won't be a slave to keeping a gloss black bike looking clean. Time will tell how that works out.

There is a fair amount of farmland around me, I live in rural Boulder County, not in the city. Not many trees and it's windy often. My garage can get dusty even when the garage door is closed, I guess it's time to buy Plexus in bulk.

You're welcome.

I have owned several black cars and one black bike in the past. Yes, black is the most difficult colour for a vehicle when it comes to keeping it clean and the pain in good condition (which doesn't only mean washing). Next behind black is red.

I have not had a vehicle that shows its dirt as much as my RS. Slightest bit of wetness on the road and there are spots all over, and that goes for the grey rims as well. The white bike / black rims has never seen damp, except for the occasional water on the road from sprinklers, but that bike seems to resist spots better - even on the black rims!

That said I wash my bike only when the spots or dust get to be noticeable and it it is to a point where it bugs me. With this pandemic and the reduced riding (once per week and only in good weather) it could be weeks (months?) between washes.

I recently discovered Plexus and I like it. Seems to do a decent job of keeping the plastics clean and slippery so that dust and bug-splat are easily removed. Best of all, my wife loves how it makes the garage smell (as opposed to the smell of chain cleaner).