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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 03:53 AM
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I'm sure you all have the same bug carcases and goo all over your front end. What do you guys use to clean em off ? I have heard Honda makes some sort of spray cleaner that comes in a black can that works well but not sure what it is...
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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pro polish. it's not made by honda anymore and is called original pro polish.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 06:05 AM
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I use S-100 for my cleaning.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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+1 on the "Honda" Spray Cleaner/Wax.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by marmaladeboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">+1 on the "Honda" Spray Cleaner/Wax.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Its discontinued now

There's some floating around on ebay... I need to stock up
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:29 AM
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nope. it's being made again but under a new name "original pro polish." bought a bunch 3 weeks ago in my local dealer
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:36 AM
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http://www.monstermarketplace.....html
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:38 AM
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Yeah, I had heard it was going to be retired, so I stocked up with several cans. Oh well. Guess I can sell the "rare" Honda-branded cans on fleabay.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:44 AM
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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What a funny looking jug in the upper left.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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Me and all my friends use "hondabrite". It works incredibly well, just spray on andd rinse off. Cleans bugs , oil, grease, etc. Sometimes i will rub it in with a sponge on tougher areas.

STuff is GREAT




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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:59 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by marmaladeboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What a funny looking jug in the upper left. </TD></TR></TABLE>

was one of my water containers from summit point last time. I drank like a fish since it was so hot. still ended up slightly dehydrated. Above that is a distilled water with water wetter to re do my cooling system since I had to replace my radiator
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EngineNoO9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nope. it's being made again but under a new name "original pro polish." bought a bunch 3 weeks ago in my local dealer</TD></TR></TABLE>

Its not quite the same as the 'old' stuff
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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it's supposed to be identical. It's working just as good as my last old can. the others I tried in the mean time like LP just sucked in comparison. They'd put a good polish on but it was more difficult with the others.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by type Gendy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Me and all my friends use "hondabrite". It works incredibly well, just spray on andd rinse off. Cleans bugs , oil, grease, etc. Sometimes i will rub it in with a sponge on tougher areas.

One dealer i went to said its banned in NY cause kids were inhaling it or something, but my usual dealer is still stocked up on it. STuff is GREAT

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thats not banned the real honda/pro polish is. i dont know if ALL your friends use that
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mag00n &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

thats not banned the real honda/pro polish is. </TD></TR></TABLE>

ok, i wasnt talking about the "real" honda/pro polish. I was talking about "hondabrite", completely separate product. Maybe the dealer somehow confused the pro polish with hondabrite when i called to see if he had any in stock.

I've never tried propolish, only use hondabrite for all my cleaning needs
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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inhaling pro polish???? well I guess at least your mouth will have a nice clean shine afterwards


What I personally understood about the honda polish is that yes at one point it was looking to be removed completely, sales were halted, then it was put back on the shelves and now honda doesn't want the environmental points on their name for the stuff even though it is safe to use. The same company that made it before is doing it still but under a new name. This environmental stuff is another reason honda is abandoning their 2 stroke dirt bikes
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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Plexus works well for me. No Honda dealer nearby. Oddly enough though, my yammy, kawi, suzi dealer sells Honda oil.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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+1 on the Hondabrite.

But I wouldn't know, my bike never sees water.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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microfiber towel with soapy water and fresh coat of wax every about 3 times i take the bugs off (dont get many bugs)
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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The new spray cleaner/polish works, smells, and feels the same as the old stuff.

Speaking of smell, I'm addicted to it!
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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bug guts self apply and are easy to keep looking all gushy, just keep riding
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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honda polish. you can use it on everything. i'm almost considering replacing my daily shower with a quick spritz of honda polish and a microfiber towel.

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