More than a week since the last wash. The salty, gritty winter roads and streets are taking their toll. I washed the bike quickly (read: for more than an hour) under a light snow fall, the temperature being around +2 C.

Here are some before and after photos. I made the mistake of trying a brass brush on the header pipes to dislodge the baked dirt and scratched the paint in the process – stainless headers added to the wish list.

So, here we go…