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Old 10-30-2008, 07:30 PM
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Pack up and move to someplace warm...and ride all year!
 
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Old 10-30-2008, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JRK5892
go to wallmart get the $20 cover... put some charchole on a paper plate as well as some moth *****... put that on your seat and under your bike... the charcole will actually absorb the mosture under the cover that builds up from the temp changes and prevent rust... moth ***** will keep away the little ones that want to make the HD a home for the winter... regular old grill charchole will work just fine... done it now for years! used to keep my bike in college in a little barn... came out one year to a rusted mess... dad told me to do this and NEVER had a problem again!
Good thought!! I have that $20 Walmart cover and that thing sweats bad in the pole barn with temp swings all winter. I'll give this a try this year. By the way I like the cover, just not the moisture it holds in.
 
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Old 10-30-2008, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by WVHogRider
Might as well, It will keep some of the dust off of it. I put one on mine even though it's sitting in my basement rec room.
How the hell do you get it in the basement. I ca't even get either bike in the front or back door??????????????????
 
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Old 10-30-2008, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokerMI
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I'm storing my bike in a shed this winter and wondered if it was necessary to have a cover on it as well ?
Winter storage is bad for the bike. You should ship it down here and I'll keep the air in the tires rotated for you all winter!
 
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Old 10-30-2008, 08:26 PM
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or just ride it year round like I do
 
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Old 10-31-2008, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by vet767
How the hell do you get it in the basement. I ca't even get either bike in the front or back door??????????????????
A sporty will fit through a standard door opening which I used to have to do @ the apartment....once you pull the front tire in you may need to put one side of the bars in first & then wiggle the other side in. Now at my house, I have a sliding glass door to pull through which may be a bit wider than a standard door because I can actually ride it right in.
 
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I draw the line at snow or ice myself.
 
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