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12th April 2007
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Senior Chief Harley Engineer 1st Class
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,319 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHT Electra Glide Stand. Other Motorcycle Year: 2007
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Wash the salt off?
Well, I have been really diligent about washing the salt off the new sporty.
Thing is, I have always been really bad at taking care of vehicles. I just want to beat the piss out of them and put them away.
I don't enjoy working on things like a lot of youse guys.
In the past couple years this has bit me in the ass.
My coolant hoses corroded away and just recently my 2001 ford has begun to rust pretty quickly. Also the heat shield is sitting on top of my exhaust because where it connects rusted away.
Now I'm thinking about the future...
I'm planning on taking care of my vehicles from now on.
How often should I wash the salt off of my car in the winter? In the past I really only washed it once or maybe twice (sometimes never) during the winter...
How often do you all wash your cars during the winter? Does it really keep the rust away, or are cars just basically gonna rust anyway?
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13th April 2007
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Senior Chief Harley Engineer 1st Class
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,319 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHT Electra Glide Stand. Other Motorcycle Year: 2007
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cool, so none of you guys wash your cars at all.
glad that i'm not alone.
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13th April 2007
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Ice Cream Killer
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Pampa, Tx.
Posts: 3,227 Sportster/Buell Model: 883/1212 Sportster/Buell Year: 2000
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Originally Posted by celtic
cool, so none of you guys wash your cars at all.
glad that i'm not alone.
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My wife washes mine. 
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13th April 2007
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 813 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883/1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 03 Sportster/Buell Model #2: FLSTF FATBOY Sportster/Buell Year #2: 07
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I live in the desert so salt isn't a problem....When I lived in Chicago where salt is a real problem I washed the car every 2 weeks.
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13th April 2007
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Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Orygun City!
Posts: 478 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1991 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH883 Hugger Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1993 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda XR200R Other Motorcycle Year: 1990
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Luckily, salt isn't used here!
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14th April 2007
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Flat Track Racer
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In a van on a hill by the river
Posts: 201 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200R Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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Everything i own with wheels gets at least a fresh water wash down at least ever 14-15 days if at all possible . It really makes a difference.
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14th April 2007
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Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: burlington twp
Posts: 2,259 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 custom-miss you Sportster/Buell Year: 00 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda CBR600RR-miss u Other Motorcycle Year: 07
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Hey Celtic,
In the summer time I wash my beloved truck every other weekend dependig on how often I have driven it and if it has been thru the mud puddle.I live in NJ so you and I probably have about the same amount of snowfall.(you probably get more.)If your vehicle has salt residue you should wash it off.Rather then waste your time or avoid washing all togather, why not take your vehicles to the car wash?You wont have to do it yourself and your vehicles will stop rusting!
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14th April 2007
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Luvs me an artsy chick...
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Chautauqua County, NY
Posts: 11,674 Sportster/Buell Model: 883>1200 XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 97
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Quote:
Originally Posted by celtic
Well, I have been really diligent about washing the salt off the new sporty.
Thing is, I have always been really bad at taking care of vehicles. I just want to beat the piss out of them and put them away.
I don't enjoy working on things like a lot of youse guys.
In the past couple years this has bit me in the ass.
My coolant hoses corroded away and just recently my 2001 ford has begun to rust pretty quickly. Also the heat shield is sitting on top of my exhaust because where it connects rusted away.
Now I'm thinking about the future...
I'm planning on taking care of my vehicles from now on.
How often should I wash the salt off of my car in the winter? In the past I really only washed it once or maybe twice (sometimes never) during the winter...
How often do you all wash your cars during the winter? Does it really keep the rust away, or are cars just basically gonna rust anyway?
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My 94 S-10 Blazer is a beater.....I drive it when I can't drive the Sporty......very soon, I'll take it off the raod.....
All it needs to do is go, stop, and make heat.... 
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14th April 2007
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Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 309
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If you ride or drive on salted roads, I think the salt residue should be rinsed off at the end of each day's exposure. We don't use salt here in Western Washington, but I work at a shipyard and can tell you salt is as corrosive as many acids. Any bare metal surfaces can be attacked in mere hours and severe damage in a few days. Salt eats everything from rubber, to stainless steel, aluminum, crawls under paint, gets into grease, etc. It's bad news!!!
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14th April 2007
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Super Moderacer
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: pit road.....
Posts: 6,083 Sportster/Buell Model: XLRR Sportster/Buell Year: 91 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH1100 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 80
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agreed with Duane Wood on this.... salt will destroy almost every part of your bike that its left on.....
I always wash it off ASAP
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