Not too clean on mine. Until I got more serious, my old Super Sport had decades of “stuff” on it, but was always out of the weather as taught by my father. I came back to that bike after acquiring several others and thought “oh my”. My newly purchased stuff is cleaner by default as they have all been gone through as the old Super Sport now has.

I am now at the stage where a little use/grease/dirt patina is okay and an occasional wipe down is fine. I rode a 77 BMW cycle for 28 years, and the sun took its toll as did the use. I could ride a Harley if I wanted to polish as much as ride. I feel the same for classic cars. Ones that look better than factory new are not appealing. Honest dirt and use doesn’t bother me at all.