Blower for drying
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Road Warrior
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Blower for drying
I've seen a ton of stuff out there, from Kuryakyn & HD's brand-name blow-drying devices, to leaf-blowers, etc, for removing water (and thereby preventing water spots) after washing.
So, I decided to give it a try. However, I'm not paying Kury or HD $300 for their model simply to have the company sticker on it. Gas leaf-blowers are a PITA, and the electric ones would drive me nuts having to trip over an extension cord constantly.
I ended up buying a Black & Decker 18V cordless model. Not too bad at all. Cost $90. I tried it out on my Ultra for the first time, and it really worked well.
I am perfectly aware of how lazy I am.
Cannon
So, I decided to give it a try. However, I'm not paying Kury or HD $300 for their model simply to have the company sticker on it. Gas leaf-blowers are a PITA, and the electric ones would drive me nuts having to trip over an extension cord constantly.
I ended up buying a Black & Decker 18V cordless model. Not too bad at all. Cost $90. I tried it out on my Ultra for the first time, and it really worked well.
I am perfectly aware of how lazy I am.
Cannon
Road Warrior
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I took mine to the dealer this afternoon for some maintenance and they washed it before rolling it back out to me. Looked terrible, but I wanted to go so didn't say anything. So when I got home I washed it again and dried with a chamois cloth to keep it from spotting. Looks much better now. Anyway, I was thinking about getting out the leaf blower and using it to dry it down. Didn't know about the B&D ones, are they made specifically for this? Never seen one.
Big Al
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
I've used both the B&D leaf blower and a "cycle dryer". The leaf blower is of course bulkier but it moved more air and got the job done quicker. I'm sticking with the cheaper and faster leaf blower. 
Tourer
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From: Easley,SC
Getting ready to head out and detail mine. Today is the first day I have seen sunshine in a week and the bike is filthy from all the rain. Leaf blower works great and moves the water without any spots. Turn it on and 5 min for a quick dry down then hop on the bike and ride. 10 min if I"m going to do a full detail. Oh yeah get them on sale at Wally world for like $19 at the end of the season. Figure I could by 10 or more over the course of my life before shelling out money for fancy named driers.
Last edited by NHHog; Aug 9, 2008 at 07:30 AM.
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