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if it's out of the rain and has a roof over it, why do you need a bubble?
In a draughty barn even a fitted bike cover will not keep dust and muck off the bike, in fact can trap it underneath. A bubble keeps everything out, including damp from overnight condensation.
Funny, I took it to mean "bubble" as in housing "bubble."
I think there was definitely a HD bubble in the 1990's when you could by a new scoot, ride it for two years and sell it for more than you paid for it... that's an HD bubble alright.
Thread resurrection time. I had a bike bubble for 17 years and it kept my Triumph in pristine condition for all that time before finally throwing its hand in last year. These things cost less than one pence in UK money a day to keep your bike in pristine condition by maintaining a positive pressure within keeping dirt and moisture out. Just before Christmas I ordered another but an 'outdoor' one for internal garage use, in my opinion and experience the clear PVC indoor one is not so good in extremes of temperature in an unheated garage. I missed the pre Christmas cut-off by a day and the bubble was delivered the day before yesterday. Having ACF50'd the bike today I took the opportunity to unpack the bubble and lay the base down on the vacated garage space. Once the bike was back in on the base I placed the cover on, zipped her up and plugged her in. Am happy with the choice, had to go for the larger version as the short one was an inch too short for the 8'3" length of the CVO.
My 28 year old Softail has no corrosion on it either, and it doesn`t even get a sheet thrown over it while it rests in the garage all winter.
Just turn the key off, turn the fuel off, and walk away.
It aint rocket science.
Maybe not? But is your garage heated or conditioned I wonder? Whilst it would be fantastic just to abandon the bike in the garage we have to contend with that great damp British climate of ours. Harley-Davidson fasteners rot as soon as you look at them over here and on newer models any exposed aluminium is unprotected against the elements and can rapidly become blackened and pitted. Unfortunately those of us this side of 'the pond' that regard our Harley-Davidsons to be our pride and joy have to invest more time, effort and perhaps adopt innovative ideas to keep them so or watch them deteriorate rapidly. Mine also gets a liberal coating of ACF50 each Winter time to protect it. I don't lay up my bike Winter time but many do over here.
I bought mine for that exact reason when I shipped my bike to the UK. I was fortunate to have a small 1 car garage for the Fat Bob (as my car would not fit in it). Back in 2010, the Fat Bob model was only 3 years old and I was surprised when I would attend various "meet up" rides and see other Fat Bob's which looked like they were 10+ years old for a relatively new model (at the time). After two years, I was also fortunate to have no corrosion at all on my bike. How much did the bubble help with the positive air pressure going over the bike all the time while put away?.... I am not sure but I do know that my bike did not look like the other UK Fat Bob's as well as other bikes I saw. The one thing I can say though, the bubble gave me a peace of mind when my kids were in the small garage as you really have to be intentional to damage the bike from "accidental" dings. Falling shovel handles, movement of baseball bats or golf clubs, etc, would just bounce off the bubble. To me, that was also worth the price and additional protection.
Here are pictures of the Fat Bob in the bubble prior to shipping it:
Last edited by 2015UltraLimited; Jan 7, 2017 at 06:06 AM.
Reason: Added pictures.
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