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Tusky Pie Dipper
Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 11549
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:41 pm Post subject: Blow or Drip Dry? |
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On the rare occasions that I wash my bikes with a pressure washer, I like to help dry it out a bit sharpish, by using a garden leaf blower it get in those hard to reach places.
Never really given it much thought but forgot to do it for a couple of hours after washing, so the bike and ground looked dry but I was amazed at how much water blew out from hidden areas..... A good couple of pints that would have just sat there corroding the metalwork whilst the bike was garaged.
Anyone else here do the same thing?
I know a quick hoon would dry it out as well but that's not really an option when the roads a salty of course. _________________ Boxhill Chippendales
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biggus illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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careful of radiator fins with jet washers!! Never thought of a leaf blower but good shout (I don't own one... perhaps if lidl do one on a Thursday special I might get one) _________________
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nosnowking World Superbike Racer
Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Posts: 1907
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Iirc the kawasaki manual says you should let the bike run and let the heat from the engine dry out all the nooks and crannies. That's my usual trick anyway. |
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megawatt Speedway Rider
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 485 Location: Northiam, near Rye
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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I blow the water away with a Dog blower/dryer. The sort they use on poodles and showdogs. Variable speed and heat. Cost £70. They sell exactly the same one for bikes for £120 _________________ Why pay someone else, do it yerself |
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Flintstone Del Boy Deer Hunter
Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 3988 Location: .........in another world !
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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I use an airline off my compressor while running the bike. _________________ It's all down to quality of life ! |
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Carnage British Superbike Racer
Joined: 05 Oct 2010 Posts: 1432
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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jet wash?....BLOODY JETWASH???? ...get thy hands in thur lad and give all the nook and crannies a damn good finger blasting ....thats tha way thy cleans thy steed, obviously beware with using jet washes and air lines to blow out any standing water as they are very capable of also removing grease from bearings ( but of course we all knew that anyway didnt we) _________________ Rust is lighter than carbon fibre! |
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Nuclear Red Speedway Rider
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 519
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Clean your bike!!
Cooler to have dirty GS (or get some of that clip on mud) _________________ Blue smoke and a ring ding ding |
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Tusky Pie Dipper
Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 11549
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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Nuclear Red wrote: | Clean your bike!!
Cooler to have dirty GS (or get some of that clip on mud) |
I did say "Rare occasions that I wash them"
Good point on the pressure washer Pete and that is why I use a much lower pressure small Karcher one on the bikes..... My big Nilfisk pressure washer would melt a Suzuki engine casing like a thermal lance _________________ Boxhill Chippendales
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