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Old May 19, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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Echo back pack blower or air compresser works great for me.
 
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Old May 19, 2006 | 11:19 PM
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I purchased the Red Baron before the Mr. Clean system became so popular. I tried a leaf blower and it just didn't work as well as I would have liked. There's just so many crevices on an Ultra for water to hide and drip from.

Now I use the Mr. Clean and still blow off as much as I can, I too find that the Mr. Clean is a great product, but on my Ultra, water still drips from unseen locations and leaves a bit of a mess.

I might add that you have to be a little nutts, (I am) about cleaning your bike to by a Red Baron for drying her. It's aint cheap, but it's the best dryer I've used.

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Old May 20, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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Do you mean Black Baron?
http://hawg-wash.com/blbamodr.html
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I purchased the Red Baron before the Mr. Clean system became so popular. I tried a leaf blower and it just didn't work as well as I would have liked. There's just so many crevices on an Ultra for water to hide and drip from.

Now I use the Mr. Clean and still blow off as much as I can, I too find that the Mr. Clean is a great product, but on my Ultra, water still drips from unseen locations and leaves a bit of a mess.

I might add that you have to be a little nutts, (I am) about cleaning your bike to by a Red Baron for drying her. It's aint cheap, but it's the best dryer I've used.

Joe
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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You should watch using compressed air, since I'm sure the air tank is made of metal. Air tanks corrode from the inside out, therefore small metal flakes will drop off and be blown out the hose ending up as a small chip in your paint or chrome. In the automotive repair business we did not blow dust off our clothes or using it to dry hands or whatever. You don't want that either. I use a cheap handheld vac with the hose reversed. it blows a nice volume and it's actually a little warm which helps dry my bike. Just thought I'd throw in my two cents. Jr.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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Leaf blower disappeared (got borrowed once too often?), now just use the shopvac with a clean filter, works fine.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 12:37 AM
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I use a leaf blower too. I don't know what took me so long to get one! What a difference between a leaf blower and a chamois!!
 
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 12:47 AM
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air compressor set at 50PSI> short burst or air ! you con chase the water drops like a little game and the low PSI wont blow out seals or DRY OFF TO FAST!
 
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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I bought " The Blaster" on Ebay and it works great because the air gets warm. I like to take it out for a short ride after that too, gets the rest of it dry then go over it all with Wizards to shine it up good.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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Leaf blower here. I would imagine that compressed air may force water into places that you don't want water. Just my .02.
 
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