Sunday's Ride

Today was the day that I had set aside to clean the newly acquired Sportster.  It was in dire need of a bath, having sat a long time in a beach city where it had accumulated some rust and other surface anomalies.

I tried everything on this thing to give it a shine: Easy Off oven cleaner, some spray cleaner that I have no idea where it had come from, Cascade dish washing soap, etc.  Nothing really worked.  I'm kind of thinking some of the parts actually looked worse when I was finished.  Perhaps this is due to uncovering the streaks, rust, and other stains that would have otherwise been buried beneath the dust and grease.  It looks as though I will need to by a polishing tool to buff it out.

Finally, giving up trying to scrub this thing to a show quality shine, I headed out on the road.  I rode to my in-law's place, a couple of friends' houses, and here and there.  During this time I had managed to lose a glove - don't ask.  All said and done, I put on another 50 or so miles before the storm hits tomorrow.  I'm really enjoying riding this bike around.  It's a real kick in the pants when you twist that throttle back.

As promised earlier, here's a picture of the Sportster.  Check out those nasty fork legs.  I'll be putting some elbow grease on those things soon enough.

Ride safe.