Originally Posted by
prj71
On a more serious note...if you are going to wash your bike a few times a week...That's some serious OCD right there.
Then again not really. I'd ride almost daily in an area that had a natural clay type of medium for miles. When it was wet it would get on the bikes and leave behind a puky greenish residue that got harder and harder to wash off the longer you allowed it to set. Even direct power washer beaming a couple inches away wouldn't remove it all, after leaving it to set about a week the first time.
Bikes get muddy, its almost like a ritual to meet and power wash them off and drink a beer after riding dirty.