I don't typically put the bike into storage for the winter, I'll ride right into January but Jan, Feb, and March. But I'll be honest I can go weeks at a time before I can get the bike on the road in upstate NY. I guess I always had this problem but I had an old evo sporty I didn't really concern myself about it, it was a beater, once a year I busted the rust and rattle canned it, it looked decent you had to really look hard to notice. This bike in my signature has a year in that garage and I have some bits of rust in spots, I saved a long time to buy this bike, even though it's used and not a nice shiny new one I busted my *** for it and it's a rider but I'll admit the rust is pissing me off.

The wife isn't going to like it but I'm designing a ramp to get the bike in the house for Mid Jan, Feb, and March, and I'll look into some of the other solutions for Nov, Dec, and Jan. Going to have to fill a column with cement in the basement to support the bike and move the dining room table over, but it's doable.

 

Don't laugh, I use one of those for a big VW trike my Dad and I built. It sits out in a carport, under a roof but no other protection, and it does a GREAT job even in this Florida humidity, I would recommend it to anyone. Slight PITA to get on and off but not too bad once you have a little practice.

This is the one I have: http://www.calcarcover.com/product.aspx?id=73&cid=179

 

box fan

 

The dehumidifier will not keep up with the air flow in a building that is not tight. Fan would probably be better than the dehumidifier.

Any of the bubbles that the others have suggested will work great. The Harley one is nice and keeps the bike dry and getting the bike out occasionally is easy. If you add a light like HD7585 suggests it will even be better. With the bubble just a 20W bulb would help.

Cheers

 

Mount a ceiling fan over the bike. Cheap and they don't suck much juice.

 

Dehumidifiers will freeze up if it gets under 40 degrees......wash, wax, good cotton cover (breathable) , put a light bulb under it. If you ride when there's salt on the road, you HAVE to wash it off before storing.

 

Damn, man. Pouring concrete? Just get a joist support. They are adjustable and pretty cheap, any building supply can get you one.

 

Genius

 

They have the columns you just fill with quick-krete, no big deal takes a couple minutes to mix. I already have the adjustable joist, but the bike + wood stove I put in two years ago is a lot of weight, I would feel better with a concrete filled column.

 

Wax the bike tins and chrome. Park it on plywood. Put a cheap fan blowing on it and work on your door seals. Even a rubber flap makes a big difference on doors.