detailing - Sportbike Addicts

gottaducati · 06-21-2006, 11:09 AM

did you ever get your bike detailed? i was washing my bike the other day and it made me wonder if there is a place that will take your bike in and give it a detailed cleaning like they do for cars. does anyone know of a place or have you ever had it done. just curious...

PitsVtec · 06-21-2006, 11:14 AM

If you attend bike nights, people are usually there handing out their cards...I don't know of any off the top of my head. Sorry!

soda7o · 06-21-2006, 11:22 AM

detailing a bike.. unles syou have it polished than its really not neccessary to let some one else do it.. its fuckign eazy..

MrQuickR1 · 06-21-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by soda7o

detailing a bike.. unles syou have it polished than its really not neccessary to let some one else do it.. its fuckign eazy..

agrred! you develop your own way of doing it down to a science. I would never pay or let anyone wash or detail my shit, it never get's done right or even if it does....I want to make sure it gets done the way I want it

bobbydigital04 · 06-21-2006, 12:12 PM

stop bein lazy... youll take more pride in yourr bike knowing you personally detail cleaned it yourself

SilverDragon · 06-21-2006, 01:18 PM

"Procrastination - Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now."

soda7o · 06-21-2006, 01:37 PM

i jsut use wd-40 to get all the insects and greas and grime of.. than hitit with some honda polish and vola my bike looks new.. well except for the fact that i have rashed plastics and zip ties everywhere

SPRHK · 06-21-2006, 02:49 PM

My shop does motorcycle detailing. Average detail starts out at about $125.00 and goes up from there depending on customer wants and needs. Most of the customers that ask for a detail are the ones who's bike has sat in the garage for 5-10 years, they want it completely gone over mechanically and detailed to look and run like the day they parked it.

soda7o · 06-21-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SPRHK

My shop does motorcycle detailing. Average detail starts out at about $125.00 and goes up from there depending on customer wants and needs. Most of the customers that ask for a detail are the ones who's bike has sat in the garage for 5-10 years, they want it completely gone over mechanically and detailed to look and run like the day they parked it.

125 for MC detailing.. daym.. than gettign my truck detailed for 80 is a fuckign steal

AfricanBootyScratcher · 06-21-2006, 03:39 PM

One of the guys here does it

**njf4i** · 06-21-2006, 03:39 PM

I would never let anyone detail my bike. Not even half naked chicks at the studpid bike washes.

Take pride in your ride and wash it yourself.

Rock712 · 06-21-2006, 04:15 PM

Hahaha washing your bike is for suckers...... Just ride the damn thing!!!!

soda7o · 06-21-2006, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rock712

Hahaha washing your bike is for suckers...... Just ride the damn thing!!!!

amen

gottaducati · 06-21-2006, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverDragon

"Procrastination - Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now."

"laziness pays off now"

...yea it does

every time i ride down the shore i come back with a new batch of filth on the bike in places i didnt even know could get dirty. it sux.
at one of my old jobs, there was this guy who ran a business that used to pick your car up in the morning, detail it, and have it back to you by the end of the day. i thought that was a good idea. it was a good way to spoil your car without interrupting your schedule.

NYCSTRIPES · 06-21-2006, 05:50 PM

One of the fundamental joys of owning a bike is being able to kill a small amount of time in the yard on a nice day cleaning your own bike especially a Ducati. I would never consider paying someone else to do it for a sport bike, even my Valkyrie which has a fair amount of painted surface and lots of chrome is something I enjoy cleaning.

You do come up with some interesting questions though. Gottawonder.....