Moisture in the air
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Moisture in the air
I bought an 06 Super Glide a few months ago. I live in south Mississippi and keep it parked in my shop behind my house. The shop is pretty large with concrete floor. It's open around the roof edge. I have noticed that if it gets fairly cold at night, the next morning my bike is wet and fogged up....the forks especially will be covered in foggy moisture. I keep it covered with a motorcycle cover while it's in the shop. A friend at work suggested that I put one of those haligen shop lights under the cover shining on the bike. Has anyone done this? I got one and put it under there but didn't leave it overnight. I was a little worried about it getting too hot and catching on fire. Does anyone here do this or is there another, better way to keep moisture off the bike other than parking it in the living room???
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RE: Moisture in the air
Yes, caution with lites close to the bike.. perhaps a 25w bulb. You would be surprised the heat even that puts out... I would try to wipe it down real often for sure .
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RE: Moisture in the air
How brave are you? We used to put one of those under the pan to warm up the 50wt before startup back when we ran up north ( cold weather mornings. They put out a lot of heat sometimes...
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RE: Moisture in the air
Park it on some plastic or something else, to use as a vapor barrier. I park mine on a old pick-up truck bed mat. And if you do use a light, less is better, (just no LED's.
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RE: Moisture in the air
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I bought an 06 Super Glide a few months ago. I live in south Mississippi and keep it parked in my shop behind my house. The shop is pretty large with concrete floor. It's open around the roof edge. I have noticed that if it gets fairly cold at night, the next morning my bike is wet and fogged up....the forks especially will be covered in foggy moisture. I keep it covered with a motorcycle cover while it's in the shop. A friend at work suggested that I put one of those haligen shop lights under the cover shining on the bike. Has anyone done this? I got one and put it under there but didn't leave it overnight. I was a little worried about it getting too hot and catching on fire. Does anyone here do this or is there another, better way to keep moisture off the bike other than parking it in the living room???
I bought an 06 Super Glide a few months ago. I live in south Mississippi and keep it parked in my shop behind my house. The shop is pretty large with concrete floor. It's open around the roof edge. I have noticed that if it gets fairly cold at night, the next morning my bike is wet and fogged up....the forks especially will be covered in foggy moisture. I keep it covered with a motorcycle cover while it's in the shop. A friend at work suggested that I put one of those haligen shop lights under the cover shining on the bike. Has anyone done this? I got one and put it under there but didn't leave it overnight. I was a little worried about it getting too hot and catching on fire. Does anyone here do this or is there another, better way to keep moisture off the bike other than parking it in the living room???
If I were you, I'd forego the cover all the time and use the fan method vs. a lightbulb. The bike will get dustier faster but dustier is better than rustier right?
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i park mine on a piece of carpet and use a ttouble light under the cover works great
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RE: Moisture in the air
park it on carpet, cover it, and put a few pieces of charcole on the set (in a small bowl) they will soak up all the moisture...Problem solved! it works! i do it when i have park my bike at my parents lake house (in the shed) not a drop on it in the morning!
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RE: Moisture in the air
If it will be parked for a while place the jiffy stand on a piece of plexiglass (always try to keep your bike from being grounded when possible). This will prevent corrosion from forming on the engine and minimize it onother metal parts. Don't trap the moisture. Go to the local stealer and get some Pig Spit. Wash your bike and dry it completely and then spay the entire bike with pig spit, everywhere except for the brake pads, wind shieldand the tire tread. If you have a old bed sheet drape it over your bike when you are done, this will keep the dust off of it while allowing any moisture to escape. If you have a bike jack, store it on your jack and secure it with a couple of ratchet straps.