Looks like a male elephant likes your bike!
I may be a little OCD but then again my 09 Sporty still looks better than it would have on the Dealership floor and that's with 100K under the belt.
Search for the term "Scholl" and you will come across a couple of threads where I have put down a detailed process for washing and paint correcting in a thread called "my polishing tips'.
No pressure washer used normally, but ANY pressure washer will do the trick, just remember to not point it at the wheel bearings.
SOAPs are critical so get a good one!
My goto dryer is now a mains powered leaf blower I got cheap on Gumtree (I also have a battery one but its only 1/2 the power of the mains one and its noticible)
Its not rocket science, but its definitely a case of you get out of it what you put into it.
Great tips guys, I really appreciate it.
Autosol polish. One for alloy and another for chrome work.:) A tube lasts for ages. Not surr what ur rims are, mine are bare alloy.