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Old 02-28-2010 | 02:13 PM
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Wet Bike! spray S100 all over, wait 5 min. with hose on jet, spray off S100 10 to 15 min.
Fire up the Leaf Blower and blow from the top down 99% of the water off.
Towel dry.
 
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Old 02-28-2010 | 05:54 PM
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Agree with the hose and the S100. Does your leaf blower have an air filter? Wouldn't want to start sandblasting my bike.
 
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Old 02-28-2010 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ColoradoBill
Does your leaf blower have an air filter? Wouldn't want to start sandblasting my bike.
LOL.... what happens when you ride? or do you not ride where there may be sand or dirt on the roads?

don't buy into the dealer's lies... you don't need the HD blower for $120 to dry your bike. get a leaf blower from Lowe's for $30... works just as well.
 

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Old 02-28-2010 | 06:03 PM
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I dont set my leaf blower on the ground..I am not sure how you pull sand in from the air...granted there may be some pollen but dont see how a leaf blower is going to blow sand or other grit on your bike...
 
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Old 02-28-2010 | 06:27 PM
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Ride it around teh block for 5 mintues and then towel dry. Less to dry then. Use the Mr. Clean auto dry on the hose for extremely lazy people. It supposed to dry spotless. It's a lot better than without it. I use microfibers, but that is how it's done.
 
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Old 02-28-2010 | 06:42 PM
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Just got back from a road trip where I hit rain for about an hour. Whole bike will need to be gone over. Never tried the S100. Now is as good a time as any. Hope it cuts through oil. The breathers on my spike intake made a mess of my oil tank.
 
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Old 02-28-2010 | 06:43 PM
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Simple green works just as well as S100 IMO.
 
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Old 02-28-2010 | 07:45 PM
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i use S100, works well, and then I used a good car wash soap too. Usually, I do both and then I fire up my stihl leaf blower and dry the heck out of it, Amazing how well the blower drives water out of the tight spots and then a good towel dry, then it's wax and chrome polish time.
 
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Old 02-28-2010 | 07:50 PM
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did you mean you didn't have to touch it with a wash mitt at all? just spray S100 and rinse? interesting
 
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Old 02-28-2010 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by DR. V-TWIN
Simple green works just as well as S100 IMO.
Interesting. I got a sh**load of simple green. Do you have to dilute it? As I recall the simple green I have can be diluted depending on the job.
 


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