Winter Storage
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From: SE Michigan
a fan could regulate the temperature of the bike and keep it the same temp as the ambient air while the current keeps excessive moisture from building up.....but would a fan make it really dusty under that cover over time? never tried it
a light bulb just slightly warms the entire area under the cover and creates a very weak but effective convection current of airflow as the heated air off of the bulb expands and rises to the to the of the cover
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So a bike in my garage has been parked for a few years, Had to get moved from prime spot to make way for another bike. So I hosed off with pledge. It had layer of dirt. Not saying I would pay someone for this treatment, and not saying it will look like a pro did it in the sunlight.
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Spring time, and just looking at the bikes as getting ready to ride. The one I hosed down in pledge is not dusty. How it would like in the sunlight I am not sure. The other bikes do have layer of dust.
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This is first time I used it on paint. People on forums been using it on windshields for 20 years or more. I just had a really dusty bike, that got moved to the forefront, so hosed it down. I am not saying it won't effect the shine in the sun. But this bike looks fine.
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From: backwoods
Thats a debate. I do not use one out of fear a mouse will get in there. I don't have a problem, but always worry. I'll just wash it in spring, which doesn't seem that big of deal. There have been times I take seats off. I got to many bikes, and lazy now.
My pole barns I take seat of atvs, open hoods, try to expose as much as I can.
So no, I do not use covers, I figure why bother. But many do,
My pole barns I take seat of atvs, open hoods, try to expose as much as I can.
So no, I do not use covers, I figure why bother. But many do,