To cover or not to cover

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Ok, so I'm ready for the Scottish weather next week, and am prepared for lots of rain, but my question is, should I put a waterproof cover over the bike at night?:nenau

It's always garaged, and is my pride and joy, and as it's a 30th anniversary model, I want to keep it looking good.:comfort My philosophy though is that it's gonna get pretty wet all day riding, so why bother to cover it at night, but my mate is taking a cover for his. I hadn't even thought about it up until now, but he's got me thinking now.:blast

So, what do people on here do?

Let the piss taking commence!:hide
 
The only valid reason would be security, to keep it out of the view of undesirables.....

.....but I really couldn't be arsed on all counts..getting it dirty is all part of a tour! :thumb2
 
Ok, If you hadn't thought about it till your mate told you he was taking one. Then you obviously wheren't thinknig of taking one yourself.

As you say you'll be getting it wet during the day, so what difference will it make with it getting wet at night. It's not like it's going to the below freezing is it?!:nenau

You will still be able to give it a good clean when you get home, won't you. :D


Val.
 
rt001 said:
Ok, so I'm ready for the Scottish weather next week, and am prepared for lots of rain, but my question is, should I put a waterproof cover over the bike at night?:nenau
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No.*


*Just more sh*t to carry. All you will do is seal the moisture in overnight if its wet (and it will be).

Im doing the exact same thing as you next week, wild camping etc and im not even gonna worry about it....:thumb2
 
So what do you think will happen to it if it lives out in the cold for a couple of nights:nenau
 
Just had nine days up in bonny scotland , it pi**ed down every day :( still covered it up at night though :rolleyes:
got a thin rain cover from 'thArgos' :flag
 
October = Cover in ACF50.
March = Clean, followed by F365 during the summer.

Job done.
 
Would definately take a cover myself, in fact if you put a hole in the top and stick your head through, you could ride with it on all day and just slip from underneath it at night ! :thumb2


:beerjug:
 
Leave it out, the rain in Scotland is so much cleaner than down here (always fresh as the stock is continually on the move).

The bike will be cleaner in the morning.
 
Covers are bad for humidity. Leave it in the fresh air, even if it is raining :D
 
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