Washing dishes, no way that is why we have a dishwashing machine, best thing for a kitchen, live is too short to be washing dishes.
Never wash the bike at home, never gets it really clean washing the bike at home.
Always go to the hotwash, take the Chamois with me to dry the bike straight after its been washed.
Also the ride home will get the excess water off the bike, final chamois at home park in the garage then thats about it. Only wash the bike every few months. Bike is 2 years old next month still looks as clean as the day I purchased the bike.
Bike stays clean as a whistle, after every ride I just chamios the bike down job finished.
Blacked out is the way to go, chrome is way tooooooo much work.
Ride most weekends also some week nights out for coffee just to get out of the house. Dont ride to work have done 32,000ks. Also been on some big trips, Tassie, Great Ocean Road, its not a show pony which stays in the garage.