Question about outdoor storage
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Road Warrior
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Question about outdoor storage
So I'm the army and I ride my bike year round. Up here in Tacoma the weather is ****ing horrible and it will either snow or rain 8 out of 7 days a week. My question to you HD forums, is will a standard harley davidson cover be good enough to get my bike through the winter and such without any degrading of the bike? I know that putting it in a storage facility would be a good idea but it's my daily driver so I can't afford to get a cab to get it and to come home after it's put up and pay for a storage fee. Any suggestions?
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Road Warrior
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Would you put the tarp under the cover or vice versa? Also, most tarps I know of are pretty harsh in terms of material used so it wouldn't scratch the hell out of my bike? Thanks for the input.
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tarp over top.
any chance you could get a garden shed and put that up where you live?
The tin sheds from sears I see on craigslist every once in a while for under $200 or even free
because the owners don't want to go through the bother of taking them apart.
when you look at it you realize that the front wall breaks into 2 pieces, the roof into 2 pieces and the remaining 3 walls can stay intact, look at the corner joints and you'll see where to take the screws out.
I have 2 of them in my yard for parts and lawnmowers and old mufflers
mike
Mike
any chance you could get a garden shed and put that up where you live?
The tin sheds from sears I see on craigslist every once in a while for under $200 or even free
because the owners don't want to go through the bother of taking them apart.
when you look at it you realize that the front wall breaks into 2 pieces, the roof into 2 pieces and the remaining 3 walls can stay intact, look at the corner joints and you'll see where to take the screws out.
I have 2 of them in my yard for parts and lawnmowers and old mufflers
mike
Mike
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I would put it over the cover, As the blue tarps will be waterproof unless they get holes. You just don't want to trap moisture on the bike if you can.
Last edited by thenewrage; Nov 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM. Reason: spelling
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tarp over top.
any chance you could get a garden shed and put that up where you live?
The tin sheds from sears I see on craigslist every once in a while for under $200 or even free
because the owners don't want to go through the bother of taking them apart.
when you look at it you realize that the front wall breaks into 2 pieces, the roof into 2 pieces and the remaining 3 walls can stay intact, look at the corner joints and you'll see where to take the screws out.
I have 2 of them in my yard for parts and lawnmowers and old mufflers
mike
Mike
any chance you could get a garden shed and put that up where you live?
The tin sheds from sears I see on craigslist every once in a while for under $200 or even free
because the owners don't want to go through the bother of taking them apart.
when you look at it you realize that the front wall breaks into 2 pieces, the roof into 2 pieces and the remaining 3 walls can stay intact, look at the corner joints and you'll see where to take the screws out.
I have 2 of them in my yard for parts and lawnmowers and old mufflers
mike
Mike
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A good HD cover will work fine seeing how you run it most every day. Plugging in a Battery Minder + will take care of the real cold days for ya. http://www.batterymart.com/p-battery...y-charger.html
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Road Warrior
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Sadly so I already tried the storage building thing and it was shot down. The tarp over the cover sounds like a good idea. Might use those little weigh down lead ***** attached to strings to keep the tarp from flying off in wind. Thanks for the ideas!
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