OT-Bike Storage
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Drifting
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From: Oak Ridge NC
OT-Bike Storage
I know that a lot of you are bike enthusiasts, so maybe you can help me/my boss.
My boss is going to be storing his Harley this winter. He said that he is thinking about a bubble and asked me about dehumidifiers. I had a cabin cruiser in a wet slip and used these during the winter. They are the bucket type and worked ok in the enclosed cabin.
Anyway's how do you guys store your bikes for the winter? What type of moisture protection do you use. Any tips?
Thanks,
Paul
My boss is going to be storing his Harley this winter. He said that he is thinking about a bubble and asked me about dehumidifiers. I had a cabin cruiser in a wet slip and used these during the winter. They are the bucket type and worked ok in the enclosed cabin.
Anyway's how do you guys store your bikes for the winter? What type of moisture protection do you use. Any tips?
Thanks,
Paul
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Drifting
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From: Oak Ridge NC
Originally Posted by Mark_Milner
What moisture is there in the living room?
Back when I had a great bike, that's where it lived.
Back when I had a great bike, that's where it lived.
That's funny! I don't think his wife would appreciate that!
Drifting
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From: midlothian texas
Originally Posted by Mark_Milner
What moisture is there in the living room?
Back when I had a great bike, that's where it lived.
Back when I had a great bike, that's where it lived.
the coffee table made a great assembly table
the big dog only stays where it is dry .it also is not stored period.
it gets ridden year round. less in winter but no storage.
my shop is metal and concrete if the bike is out there i put it in the carpeted office to keep it dry . it never get's damp in the house garage .
ntq
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From: MN-C3, AZ-C7
Google...Silica Gel Dehumidifiers
I have a 2 foot long canister I use inside the bag that holds my Vette and one motorcycle. I heat it up in the oven and seal up the bag until spring...has worked fine for 15 years now! You can see the cylinder to the right of the cycle, it's standing on it's end.
I have a 2 foot long canister I use inside the bag that holds my Vette and one motorcycle. I heat it up in the oven and seal up the bag until spring...has worked fine for 15 years now! You can see the cylinder to the right of the cycle, it's standing on it's end.
Racer
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From: Rye TX
Originally Posted by Hogwild
the living room was also a paint shop for a few.
the coffee table made a great assembly table
the big dog only stays where it is dry .it also is not stored period.
it gets ridden year round. less in winter but no storage.
my shop is metal and concrete if the bike is out there i put it in the carpeted office to keep it dry . it never get's damp in the house garage .
ntq
the coffee table made a great assembly table
the big dog only stays where it is dry .it also is not stored period.
it gets ridden year round. less in winter but no storage.
my shop is metal and concrete if the bike is out there i put it in the carpeted office to keep it dry . it never get's damp in the house garage .
ntq
He doesn't need a air bubble or any of that garbage. Just a JC Whitney bike cover. During the winter, he can go out, polish it over a beer, sit on it and put a fan in front of himself and the bike. Instant summer.
Final step.......Put a BIG FRIGGIN LOCK on it.
Al
Last edited by AlCherry; Nov 16, 2006 at 08:16 PM.
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From: North Easton Mass
Put some DCON around the bike also. I rolled my FXRS out of the garage one Spring to start it and when it fired up a cloud of sunflower seeds came out of one of the pipes. Good thing for the mouse that it wasn't at home in the pipe when I started the engine.
Rick B.
Rick B.
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From: Taylor Michigan
Originally Posted by AlCherry
I agree, but for the "More Tamed" of the Biker Culture, Follow the winter storage instructions in the factory shop manual. No factory shop manual? Wash and wax, heavy on the wax including chrome. Give the seat a leather treatment. Start the motor and get it to operating temp, change the oil. Take the battery out and give it to someone. Don't leave it in the bike. Pull the plugs and drop a spoon full of oil in the cylinders. Drain the fuel tank and carb, COMPLETELY. Leave the gas cap off for a couple of days to let it air out, put gas cap on.
He doesn't need a air bubble or any of that garbage. Just a JC Whitney bike cover. During the winter, he can go out, polish it over a beer, sit on it and put a fan in front of himself and the bike. Instant summer.
Final step.......Put a BIG FRIGGIN LOCK on it.
Al
He doesn't need a air bubble or any of that garbage. Just a JC Whitney bike cover. During the winter, he can go out, polish it over a beer, sit on it and put a fan in front of himself and the bike. Instant summer.
Final step.......Put a BIG FRIGGIN LOCK on it.
Al
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From: Rye TX
Originally Posted by SmokinBBC
That's funny! I don't think his wife would appreciate that!
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From: Carbondale Pa.
No storage for mine,, I ride it if the roads are dry,clean and the sun is shining, Once a month the battery gets trickled for a coupla days to keep it up if the weather doesnt allow a ride,,,, oh yeah, since I've "matured" I wont ride below 40* , the wind chill is a killer. Actually got caught in a snow storm once. Peace,,,Moosie 