Where I keep my bike it is damp and all around a poor spot to keep a bike, but it's the best I have. It's an 80 year old garage but really more of a shed. I ran electric out last year, so I could get a dehumidifier in there if I want to. My question is would it do anything in a shed that has a lot of ground water coming in and the doors are pretty much ajar, I can shut them but there are huge gaps so it isn't close to air tight.

I'm starting to see some rust come in some spots and want to limit it as much as possible. Not sure if the de-humidifier would be effective.

 

What about a bubble haha.... Dont think a humidifier would do much for ya unless it was one big unit.

 

I wouldn't bother. Especially if the gaps for air to penetrate are as large as you say. And a heater may just cause more condensation. If it was me, I'd just spray the crap out of it with WD40 and let her sit. Re-spray when you feel the need.

I'm assuming here that it's going to be a winter storage situation with minimal riding during the winter.

 

Before I built my garage I was in a similar situation. I bought one of these...

http://www.carbag.com/products/products.html

Cleaned the bike and changed the fluids and then in she went for the winter. Came out looking just like she went in so I used this product on my bikes every year until I built my garage. Only problem with this product is once she goes in, she stays until spring. Opening up the bag to tinker periodically will let moist air into the dehumidified interior of the bag. Car buffs have been using these bags for many moons. Work great!

 

Could you build a 2x4 frame using one wall, line it with plastic then stick bike and dehumidifier inside?
Think of a 10x10 greenhouse.?

 

I feel you man fought the same issues when I lived in high humidity areas and just keep busy with a lot of chrome cleaners and wax . Good luck man whatever you do .

 

I keep a couple of box fans in my garage blowing on my bikes all the time. It seems to help with chrome pitting especially over the winter. May be a low cost option.

 

I run one of these in my garage....Works slick. I used to get humidity all over my bikes, tools and garage windows when we pulled in wet humid cars in the summer, or snow covered cars in the winter. This has winter and summer humidity settings and costs peanuts a month to run as compared to a dehumidifier. Costs me about 7.00/month. The dehumidifier used to push my bill up over 25.00 extra a month. And best of all, no buckets to empty. http://www.ezbreathe.com/

 

Get a good bike cover. Zip tie a 100w drop light under your engine. The heat from the bulb will rise and fill the cover and keep your ride dry. Cheap and easy solution

 

For the parts that you can get to, keep a light coat of a high quality wax on the paint and the chrome, especially spokes and rims if you have them. WD40 on the rest. It will survive the damp winter just fine.