Too late for this poor beast, alas. I already have the cloth. Thank you for answering. My experience of artificial shammies is that they are either very good or awful. The ones I have now are awful.
the expensive kinds of microfibre cloth make an excellent alternative, wash in the washing machine and don't go hard and horibble if left. Expect to pay 6 to 8 quid a pop. We own a Honda valkyrie bike covered in chrome and those cloths leave it dry and sparkling with virtually no effort