Windex probably isn't bad but be careful - some of those blue window cleaner products have ammonia in them, which could be bad

 

Plastic surfaces-Plexus. Rumor is that the Honda polish is Plexus.
Glossy painted surfaces - Meguires Wet Look wax
Anything Oily or greasy- S100 Total Bike Cleaner

 

I didn't have time to read the entire thread but I've used peanut butter to get the paste wax off of plastic on cars so I assume it would be the same for bikes. Just get all of the peanut chunks out of it. It also blackened the plastic up a bit from the oil.

 

If you actually wash your bike with water try using a leaf blower if you have one to dry your bike. It will force water out of places you can't see or reach with a towel.

 

I use the Honda Cleaner/Polish for detailing.

 

Maguire's car wash soap to wash. then some turtle wax 2001 polish to get the grease spots on the undertail.

 

Do you guys have a tactic for washing the bikes? Or just sort of soap everything up the way you would a car

 

Pledge

 

+1 on the pledge

 

Sorry if this sounds stupid - but do you guys use a water hose to rinse your bike before a wash like you would with a car?