Winter Storage

[Felix]

Lost the shed this year as its full with white goods for a friend. Will the bike under a plastic Aldi Tarp covered in ACF50 survive the winter or come out the other end looking like it came out a swamp. It will probably be parked up over grass also.

[Supermofo]

My mate's white goods would be outside under a cheap Aldi tarp covered in ACF50

[Felix]

My mate's white goods would be outside under a cheap Aldi tarp covered in ACF50

I did thank about that but he cross my palm with silver.

[Taff]

I've use one of these for the wife's bike inside the garage, with something to just protect it from the wind the bike should be just fine.


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[weeksy]

Worked OK for mine for years, well it wasn't a tarp as such but an Oxford type bike cover. Keeping a bike nice isn't all about having a lovely garage, it's about putting a little bit of effort in with things like ACF50 etc...It's a motorbike, it'll be fine.

[asmethurst99]

Mine are outside under 2 covers each - I make sure they get used at least once a month.
Both Hondas - I washed and polished the 900 last week its a bit scabby to start with
Its the third winter doing this and they seem ok.
The older one (1995) always starts - needs a few seconds for all cylinders to come on song

[Supermofo]

To be fair I kept my bikes outside till I moved to a house with a garage 20 years ago. However, I was a 365 day biker back then so storage wasn't so much an issue as long as it wasn't snowing, I was using it. Likewise the bikes condition wasn't absolutely mint as I was using them in the salt etc. At the time I'd use some flavour of waterproof bike cover, they'd generally last 1-2 years before I'd need a new one.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Buy another shed

[mangocrazy]

Stack the white goods in a space-efficient manner and make room for the bike by any means possible.

[ZRX61]

Winter whut??

[Zimbo]

I have two bikes living outside under Oxford Aquatic covers full time, for the last 8 years. Sometimes I even squirt some ACF50 about but sometimes I forget to. I don't use them but I top the batteries up occasionally, and I drain the fuel tanks. They have suffered a few rusty fastenings, but both fire up and work faithfully each Spring will no apparent ill effects. Both Ducatis, too!

[Skub]

Winter whut??

Yanno like when it's too hot for you to ride,only it's too cold.

[Felix]

Its away to hibernate for the winter. We get some bad winds out the back so hopefully the hedge will help keep it upright.

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[wheelnut]

As long as you don’t put it away covered in salt it should be fine.

[Felix]

As long as you don’t put it away covered in salt it should be fine.

No it got a rinse down but never really been out in salt this year so should be good.