leaving it outside?
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RE: leaving it outside?
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I'm extremely happy with this option as I am in the same situation as I don't have a garage and definitely no room for a trailer.
FLRYDR
I'm extremely happy with this option as I am in the same situation as I don't have a garage and definitely no room for a trailer.
FLRYDR
RE: leaving it outside?
ORIGINAL: Sreynold1
Wesd41....What the heck caused the bag to do that? It looks like it was defective. Have you tried to get replaced? Just curious...
ORIGINAL: wesd41
Pre-fabbed shed. I live in Arizona, and have a carport, but my bike has to sit out uncovered while I'm at work. Work consists of taking a train out of town and bringing another one back the next day or the day after, so my bike sometimes has to sit out in the sun for two days at a stretch. Here's a couple of pictures of what it did to my right saddlebag.
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Pre-fabbed shed. I live in Arizona, and have a carport, but my bike has to sit out uncovered while I'm at work. Work consists of taking a train out of town and bringing another one back the next day or the day after, so my bike sometimes has to sit out in the sun for two days at a stretch. Here's a couple of pictures of what it did to my right saddlebag.
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My guess is that it is heat damage from the sun. It get extremely hot in Arizona. Just watch what direct sunlight does to your dashboard in your car when it's been exposed to extremely hot direct sunlight. Mine stays in a friends garage with his 2 Harleys. My roommate works out of the garage at the house and I don't want to temp fate by leaving it there for him to drop something on.
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Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Winslow, Arizona
RE: leaving it outside?
ORIGINAL: Sreynold1
Wesd41....What the heck caused the bag to do that? It looks like it was defective. Have you tried to get replaced? Just curious...
Wesd41....What the heck caused the bag to do that? It looks like it was defective. Have you tried to get replaced? Just curious...
I bought the bike used, so defective or not, there's not much I can do. I spent a couple of days this winter soaking and reforming the lid, and got it back into shape, but it went right back to this after a couple days of riding. SoI soaked and reformed again a month ago, and while it was in the right shape I riveted a length of metal stock under the lid. It still deformed a little, but looks a lot better now.
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From: Salem, OR
RE: leaving it outside?
I couldn't imagine leaving my Road King outside for any length of time. Maybe you shouldconsider a heated storage unit close by. Leaving it inside of a trailer might still cause "sweating" inside the trailer that could be harmful to nuts, bolts, chrome, etc.
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From: Reston, Virginia
RE: leaving it outside?
Lots of good responses here. I too left a bike outside for many years in New Jersey, Georgia, New York (Governors Island) and Virginia. Always worried about it getting ripped off, bird crap, scratched up, etc.Parked it in my kitchen for some years I had a sliding glass door I could get through. Have a one car garage now which I've learned is way to small. Do what you gotta do to keep her safe and let you sleep. The enclosed trailer is a good option if you have a place you're allowed to do that. Many Home Owners Associations, Condo Associations, aka **** parties, prohibit it. worse case use a cover and a good lock and chain. Mine was protected by a Smith and Wesson alarm System.
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Boerne, Texas (Gods Country)
RE: leaving it outside?
I'd be more worried about theft than anything.Like someone said,I'd put it in the house before I'd leave it outside.
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From: Bellingham, WA
RE: leaving it outside?
Bikes are tough and when I lived in the barracks in SDak, the bike was parked out side all year round. The machine really seemed to thrive when I'd brush off the snow and ride her up to Deadwood. So don't baby the thing.