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[Owsley]

Good morning and Happy Labor Day weekend. New member here, I picked up a 2018 RT Ltd Dark yesterday and looking forward to happy motoring,

I am not normally a big cleaner or machines, but I am wondering what folks use to wash/clean/polish?

Also, do a lot of folks buy an aftermarket seat or one of the BRP seats? I have Russell Day Long on the Gold Wing.

of course I will look at the different forums also for info,

Thanks in advance, Paul

 

[Deanna777]

Good morning and Happy Labor Day weekend. New member here, I picked up a 2018 RT Ltd Dark yesterday and looking forward to happy motoring, <br>
<br>
I am not normally a big cleaner or machines, but I am wondering what folks use to wash/clean/polish?<br>
<br>
Also, do a lot of folks buy an aftermarket seat or one of the BRP seats? I have Russell Day Long on the Gold Wing.<br>
<br>
of course I will look at the different forums also for info, <br>
<br>
Thanks in advance, Paul

  I use this product and can be found on ebay or amazon :https://www.amazon.com/Waterless-Aircraft-Quality-Guaranteed-Market/dp/B002N3RQYA<br>
<br> :welcome: and :congrats:

Let the smiles, miles begin.

Deanna

 

[youngers]

cleaning

I had the silver cycle , just washed it with hose , cleaned it with soft towels , ( not paper towels ) used Maguire's cleaner , to get the water spots , did not use wax , although I did not ride 1,ooo of miles , the cycle looked like new still ! -------- > and yours may differ , you live in the sand region of the states , with Texas and new Mexico , I bet these folks use some different technics ! from your post I guess you have a dark color cycle ? this will also be a different style of polishing , not to leave swirl marks ... ( easier steps 1 -2- blow those troubles away ---- spray with hose , clean off dirt spray again and blow dry with leaf blower , or exhaust from out door vacuum

 

[fjray]

Lots of choices on cleaning. For heavy dirt I use car wash soap and a leaf blower. For general cleaning and detailing I use Pledge and a micro fiber towel. As you know for comfort Nothing beats RDL for a seat. IMHO

 

[JayBros]

What he said about heavy dirt! For light stuff I use Lamonster's Black Diamond Detailer.

 

[Two cats]

Welcome to the :ani29: Family. Congrates on the new ride. Most of the time I use blue corral car wash, then blow the bike off with a small leaf blower. If I'm feeling lazy I just dust it off with a feather duster made for a car and take off.

 

[ARtraveler]

:welcome: and :congrats: on your new ryde. :yes:

I recommend giving your :f_spider: a thousand miles or so before doing any "performance" altering modifications.

OEM seats are notoriously "soft." I have replaced five out of five.
Currently using BRP comfort seats. Others will chime in on that one.

Lots of appearance farkles. You can't have to many lights.

 

[Lew L]

Welcome

:welcome: and :congrats:. You have landed on a great forum. Better than landing on the moon.

Lew L

 

[mark4Jesus]

Feeling Guilty

This thread is making me feel guilty. I haven't washed mine in months! (I've owned in less than a year)

 

[Two cats]

This thread is making me feel guilty. I haven't washed mine in months! (I've owned in less than a year)

That's ok. We'll let you slide this time. :lecturef_smilie: Don't let it happen again.

 

[ARtraveler]

This thread is making me feel guilty. I haven't washed mine in months! (I've owned in less than a year)

Me too. Washed them once so far this year. Did about fifteen miles of road construction yesterday--one side was mud/gravel. Both :ani29:'s got dirty. Probably one more wash coming next week.

 

[P-57]

Weather permitting

If the weather is nice enough to wash the Spyder the weather is right to ride! The windshield gets cleaned when it is gas up time.

Just my 2 cents.

Phil

 

[cptjam]

Ok rally

Good morning and Happy Labor Day weekend. New member here, I picked up a 2018 RT Ltd Dark yesterday and looking forward to happy motoring,

I am not normally a big cleaner or machines, but I am wondering what folks use to wash/clean/polish?

Also, do a lot of folks buy an aftermarket seat or one of the BRP seats? I have Russell Day Long on the Gold Wing.

of course I will look at the different forums also for info,

Thanks in advance, Paul

Paul,
just a few weeks until the Oklahoma Rally. Come, talk to a bunch of folks, ask all the questions you can think of, test sit some seats. Keeping it clean also allows you to find loose parts, leaks, whatever. Several vendors will be there, including us, to supply you with what you need. I hope to see you there!! Joe

 

[tehrlich]

I would keep the stock seat for a while. You may just like it. I couldn't make up my mind so I bought a Corbin and an Ultimate Seat. I had three seats for about 6 months. Rode them all and discovered that the stock seat with an Air Hawk cushion was the best for me.

In my opinion, there are a lot more things to farkle-up before the seat.

Congratulations on your purchase. I enjoy mine more and more every day.

 

[DGoebel]

+1 Lamonster's Black Diamond Detailer and a couple clean microfiber cloths. Always looks spotless.

 

[Chupaca]

Welcome, welcome

Welcome to the spyder world and this awesome site :clap:used a lot of cleaners and currently use 303 . I have the comfort seat and works well for me but butts are like fingerprint...:roflblack: all different...

 

[d.o.spyder-rts]

:congratsn your spyder purchase and :welcome:to the spyder web. Dale