Sun shade for the bike while at work.
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Road Warrior
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Sun shade for the bike while at work.
Does anybody know who makes them sun shades that hook on the bat wing and then over the top of the hard bags? I am looking for one....and all i am finding is the quick shades.
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I bought a quick shade and would not reccommend it to anyone but my worst enemy. It is like hooking a spandex bed sheet on your bike with 12 hooks. A PITA! Putting it on in the wind is even more fun. Mine blew onto my pipes the first time I used it and I have 2 nice holes in it now. It does pack small and does cover well to keep the sun off. It is not meant to protect from the rain and if your bike gets rained on while it is on you will know why. It soaks up water like a bath towel.
My fault for not researching it better before I purchased.
My fault for not researching it better before I purchased.
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Road Warrior
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I bought a quick shade and would not reccommend it to anyone but my worst enemy. It is like hooking a spandex bed sheet on your bike with 12 hooks. A PITA! Putting it on in the wind is even more fun. Mine blew onto my pipes the first time I used it and I have 2 nice holes in it now. It does pack small and does cover well to keep the sun off. It is not meant to protect from the rain and if your bike gets rained on while it is on you will know why. It soaks up water like a bath towel.
My fault for not researching it better before I purchased.
My fault for not researching it better before I purchased.
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I have no experience with Motorcycle Shades but because I live in the desert, the thought has crossed my mind.
Here another link of other similiar shades.
http://motorcycledayshades.com/
http://www.cycleshade.com/
There is one more that I know of but can't find it on the net yet.
Here another link of other similiar shades.
http://motorcycledayshades.com/
http://www.cycleshade.com/
There is one more that I know of but can't find it on the net yet.
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so whats wrong with an ebay 20.00 cover and be done with it ? Personally ive never covered any of my bikes while at work but if you must you must..
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cover
Really, I keep my leather treated, and my bike washed and waxed. Some covers don't provide UV Protection either. Their are waxes that claim to have UV protection. Take that with a grain of salt. Their are also new paints and clear coats that are suppossed to resist the effects of UV Rays.
Here's an excerpt from Meguiars web site:
Some waxes do contain UV-protection agents, but the amount of protection that a microscopically thin layer of wax can provide is limited
The primary goal of a wax is to protect the top layers of paint that contain UV-protection agents from the paint manufacture. If you wash and wax your car regularly, your paint will be protected and you should suffer no major UV damage over the normal course of the life of the car.
Don't be fooled by some companies that lead you to believe that it is the UV protection in a wax that protects your car's finish from fading and failure, this is dishonest and simply not true. Taking care of the paint you presently have will go further to protect your finish than relying on protection supplied by a liquid you pour out of a bottle, or a wax you scoop out of a can. UV protection in a car wax formula is only an extra-dose of preventative maintenance, not the end-all, cure-all that some companies would lead you to believe.
UV protection for paint is much different from UV blocking ingredients for human skin. The two formulas are nothing alike and work in drastically different ways. There is no correlation between the ratings applied to the different levels of sun blocking protection for products intended for use on human skin and the ingredients available for use in an automotive wax formula. Sad to say, much of what you see advertised about the protective qualities of most car care products on the market today is simply over-exaggerated hype used to separate you from your hard earned dollars.
So I guess it depends on why you want to cover the bike. UV? Dust, Dirt and Debris?
Like someone else said, get a cheapo ebay bike cover and through it over, and pull the draw string and be done with it.
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I am not looking for a cover to protect it I am looking for a nice cover to cool the seat......I also wash and wax mine all the time....and i do have stuff on the seat to protect it.....it just gets freeking hot......