Summer condensation
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From: Southern Maryland
Outside, you got to be kidding
You got to be kidding. Right about now, the leaves begin to open and the leaf shards fall, covering the truck. Then the pollen falls so hard and thick, you can cut it with a knive. Then the hot summer sun bakes the finish. To top it off, the oak leaves fall in the fall and stain the paint. Oh and I forgot, it snows here twice a year, and I would have to scrape off the windshield.
I bought the garage to keep my cars in it, not outside. My basement is 2750 sq feet, so I have lots of room to move it around. When my bike is in front of my truck, I can't get to the LH saddlebag, or do any work on it. I do like to just look it over once in a while.
No, my garage is for vehicles. The outside is for the cat.
I bought the garage to keep my cars in it, not outside. My basement is 2750 sq feet, so I have lots of room to move it around. When my bike is in front of my truck, I can't get to the LH saddlebag, or do any work on it. I do like to just look it over once in a while.
No, my garage is for vehicles. The outside is for the cat.
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If you are bringing it in the house, check with your insurance coverage and make sure you aren't risking an exclusion. If you are 'working' on the bike inside make sure you don't leave any combustable rags down there, perhaps you could drain the tank first. Completely understand your frustration with the constantly rearranging puzzle pieces in the garage, it's a pain.
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Okay .... Let me stir this stew one more time .... what about prominantly positioning your most prized posession plum smack dab in the middle of the family room ( you do have sliding glass doors for easy entry don't you ) so that you ( and all who visit your most humble abode ) can see ( and drool on ) your magnificent scooter. I'm not trying to **** you off ( although it's much better to be pissed off than pissed on ) I'm just dilligently trying to offer suggestions to alleviate you with this most perplexing problem! ( Come on Brother .... I'm just pokin' fun .... no harm intended ... after all I may need a place to keep my scooter when passing through Maryland! )
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You can predict when it is going to condense on the bike by looking at the dew point on the weather. If you basement temperature and bike temperature are lower that the dew point it will condense when you roll it out. The moisture is outside the basement not inside. But just out of curiosity what is the temperature and humidity in the basement.
Also good advise on the insurance.
Also good advise on the insurance.
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Unfinished Basement
If you are bringing it in the house, check with your insurance coverage and make sure you aren't risking an exclusion. If you are 'working' on the bike inside make sure you don't leave any combustable rags down there, perhaps you could drain the tank first. Completely understand your frustration with the constantly rearranging puzzle pieces in the garage, it's a pain.
I store my riding lawn mower, my push behind lawn mower, my snow blower, my roto-tiller, my log splitter and my power washer, all of which have an engine, in the unfinished basement, not the house. I also have my radial arm saw, planner, joiner, shaper, table saw there, and now I also have the bike there. I have also stored my 14' outboard motor/boat and a jet ski down there, but not anymore. When I say working, I mean changing oil primarily. I don't see the difference between having it in the attached garage or the basement. Thanks.
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Basement
Okay .... Let me stir this stew one more time .... what about prominantly positioning your most prized posession plum smack dab in the middle of the family room ( you do have sliding glass doors for easy entry don't you ) so that you ( and all who visit your most humble abode ) can see ( and drool on ) your magnificent scooter. I'm not trying to **** you off ( although it's much better to be pissed off than pissed on ) I'm just dilligently trying to offer suggestions to alleviate you with this most perplexing problem! ( Come on Brother .... I'm just pokin' fun .... no harm intended ... after all I may need a place to keep my scooter when passing through Maryland! )
Last edited by Sandcrab; Mar 26, 2011 at 02:57 PM.
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This is a good reason to keep your tank as full as possible. Although....with that crap ethanol in there now, it has the properties to actually draw moisture as its a type of alcohol. EPA shouldbe made to drink that stuff.
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BTW...nice sunroom. Dont let it interfere with your riding though!!!!!
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Not sure
You can predict when it is going to condense on the bike by looking at the dew point on the weather. If you basement temperature and bike temperature are lower that the dew point it will condense when you roll it out. The moisture is outside the basement not inside. But just out of curiosity what is the temperature and humidity in the basement.
Also good advise on the insurance.
Also good advise on the insurance.
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If you are bringing it in the house, check with your insurance coverage and make sure you aren't risking an exclusion. If you are 'working' on the bike inside make sure you don't leave any combustable rags down there, perhaps you could drain the tank first. Completely understand your frustration with the constantly rearranging puzzle pieces in the garage, it's a pain.
