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Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
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From: Victoria, Australia
Now your talking-- maybe consider mounting the bulb on a 1 x 6 with a bit of protective chicken wire around it (so you don't walk in and kick and break the bulb) and place it under the centerline of the bike between the wheels so the heat rises.
If the bike is under a cover even better...
If the bike is under a cover even better...
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Sevierville, TN
The way I store my bike is parked on a thick rug cover with two large bed sheets sewed together and a small fan pointed in an opening to keep her dry. Because down here in the south we have some killer humidity.
Tourer
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From: southeast indiana
Been storing my bikes on concrete for the past 26 years without a problem but I do not have a concrete moisture issue. I do plug my pipes as the frickin mice are as attracted to harleys as I am. Put a white sheet over it to let it breath and keep the dust off
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: USA
Metal oxidizes faster the higher the temperature it is stored in. So sitting on a freezing cold slab of concrete will have no effect on oxidation. Just get a HD breathable cover. (No plastic as you seal moisture in).
Banned
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There's another thead about winter storage on here. I'm trying to tell these folks that the heated garage will accelerate the rust process, but I don't think they're buying it. There are so many old wives tales about rust, the cold, and parking on damp concrete that you could write a book about them.
Road Warrior
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From: Sevierville, TN
All I know if I had a choice between a heated garage and one that is not that is a no brainer for me. And for the record moisture is the main cause of rust not oxygen. That is why objects in more humid areas of the country naturally rust faster than areas that are dry such as Arizona. I for one dont buy it either. I have lived in South Texas where it was really dry, and now I live in Louisiana where it is really humid. More likely to rust here and I dont think its because there is more oxygen located here.
Road Warrior
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From: Kansas City Mo
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question445.htm
rust sucks.
I worked construction for 15 years and and the end of my construction career , new techniques were coming on strong . All these techniques had to do with accelerated corrosion of metals that were in contact with concrete. rebar, water lines (kick blocks), ect. If you look around you would probably find the science behind it,,,. acidity or some chemical reaction.
only thing is I have always just parked my bikes on the concrete and never had a problem.
rust sucks.
I worked construction for 15 years and and the end of my construction career , new techniques were coming on strong . All these techniques had to do with accelerated corrosion of metals that were in contact with concrete. rebar, water lines (kick blocks), ect. If you look around you would probably find the science behind it,,,. acidity or some chemical reaction.
only thing is I have always just parked my bikes on the concrete and never had a problem.
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Ultimate HDF Member
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From: Republic of Texas
You may have salt accelerated corrosion from your road maintenance practices. I have seen some of the junk from up north that was driven on salted roads. I have also talked to people that race on the salt flats in Utah. Different areas face different corrosion problems. You don't live on the Gulf Coast with high humidity and salt accelerated corrosion. I have been around salt corrosion, humidity and electrolysis my whole life. Prevention is a must. Everything from coatings to barriers. Simple oil, grease, dilution or cleansing and coating. We don't have a cold winter here but we do fluctuate from 100% humidity to about half of that regularly. During all of that the temperature can go from high 80's to 40's or less in just hours. I have never had the luxury of a heated or air conditioned garage. Yesterday my garage floor was wet and sweating but with the bikes on plywood and a fan circulating air across them they stayed dry. Last time I read an article about rust it stated moisture and contaminated dirt or dust as a catalyst to the process. I will keep my bikes clean, parked on a barrier with a fan blowing and both waxed. Both of my HD's look very good for being 11 years old and 6 years old. Very little surface aging and that is with year around riding. The clear coated front lowers on both bikes are intact and not forming aluminum oxidation. 60,000 and 30,000 miles on the clocks put there by me. There is very little winter storage here--we ride year around. There is corrosion and I have fought that my whole life.
There's another thead about winter storage on here. I'm trying to tell these folks that the heated garage will accelerate the rust process, but I don't think they're buying it. There are so many old wives tales about rust, the cold, and parking on damp concrete that you could write a book about them.
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