Whatever you do, you shouldn't forget, let them sit on the windshield for days, then ride the bike again with a dirty shield, and park the bike in the hot sun, and bake the bugs on the windshield.
You should never do that.
I should never have done that.
These are acrylic windshields, not glass. The owners manual specifically says "avoid cleaners containing petroleum distillates". I checked every cleaner in the house. As if they knew what I was looking for, each one had a big bold disclaimer right on the label: "Contains Petroleum Distillates".
Was out for a ride today, and happened by a Harley Davidson dealership. It occurred to me -- I bet if anybody is an expert in cleaning and polishing a bike, it'd be the folks at HD. Making a bike that handles in the corners? Maybe not, but cleaning a bike, these are your guys.
I found it straight away: HD Bug Spray. No petroleum distillates. Isopropyl alcohol which is okay for acrylics.
Took the baked on bugs right off.
I'm sure other places have cheaper isopropyl alcohol; I'm sure I paid a premium for the name. But I got something that works, and I'm happy.
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