Not sure anything you put on will give you rock protection aside from a clear film (PPF) or vinyl wrap. The ceramic coatings seems to me that my truck which I had done in 2010 (as a test vehicle for a detailer friend of mine) lasted about three years before I had to wax it which was a huge bonus considering the size, and that it was outside and not garage kept. It was beading water the entire time and the pollen didn't adhere near as bad. Waxing a full size truck is an all day job so three years worth of protection and saving about 6 wax jobs was nice. Didn't protect the actual paint dings at all. I would have paid 600-800 for that luxury now it's actually way over that price for a vehicle that size.
On a bike I would suggest that you just use a three stage waxing process some top end companies like Chemical Guys offer. You basically use a mild cleaner type of paste or clay bar to get the paint spotless, then you put two coats of actual wax (carnauba or synthetic), and then follow up with a spray-on top coat that seals it up. On a bike this will take you about 5 minutes to apply each and then the drying time in between. Easy job.
Since I can't stand my bike dirty and I cover it while stored in the garage, I just use the spray touch up wax on mine after every ride and then hit the plastics with the Amsoil Mudslinger (same as SC1 but smells even better) and call it a day. My bikes never see water, just an air hose, the Amsoil cleaner spray (if I happen to hit a dirty road) on a rag to get any larger items removed, then a duster (swiffer for me) and off to spray wax and plastic protectant. Seems to have worked on my last few bikes. My 09 ZX6 looked like it came off the showroom after 16K miles and 6 years.
The only thing I learned over years of street bikes and dirt bikes is to use a metal protectant early on with all the bolts that aren't stainless steel (mostly around the wheels and brakes). I use the Amsoil Heavy Duty metal protectant and spray it in a container then use a small paint brush to dab it on the raw metal of the bolts. It keeps them from getting that hard to remove white film corrosion that comes from age and humidity even inside garage and covered. Now if you're a baller and store it in the house or a controlled environment garage you won't even need to do that. The other thing is to remove debris quickly and don't let them set on paint or plastics
No; I'm not an Amsoil dealer, it just happens to be the product I chose to use because it's easy to get. The are multiple companies that offer similar products if you search around.
I have two folks I know that had the clear bra applied to the front of their cars and one is two years old an still going but you can see the marks in the film from the rocks; however it's not into the paint so it worked (medium Red). The other had the film start to haze up on his corvette at about 4 years of installation and I guess the thought is you just have it done again, or you remove it when you sell the vehicle. It was a white paint job, Not sure it's intended to last for the life of the vehicle but haven't researched.
