Bike cover in a garage?

[ute]

Mine has a terrycloth blanky !!!....but only for the winter when it sits

in summer if am not riding the Duc for a while i  will cover it even in the garage  ...the Gixxer and RD have there blankys on all the time in the garage

[MadDuck]

Monday through Saturday morning it's covered. But over the weekend....

[EvilSteve]

I cover mine through winter so they don't get too cold. I tuck them in and read bedtime stories too.*






*actual results may vary

[scott_araujo]

A garage offers great protection, a cover just a little more.  As mentioned, security from prying eyes is nice.  If your garage is not leaking, then a cover keeps dust off and maybe small scuffs from anything that accidentally gets dropped on it.  A nice soft, breathable cotton cover is all that's needed, not the waterproof hard core ones used outdoors.  Some even have soft fleece insides.  An old sheet works niecly in a pinch.

I agree with the previous comment that often times outdoor covers just become steam rooms, trapping moisture inside and causing minor rust.  it happened to me in San Diego when I lived there.  Still, it's a balance.  Does that keep the worst of the rain and scum off?  Help with security?  Also, wind on a cover tends to rub the pain off in spots over time and can make a nice sail that will blow over a bike that would have stood a strong wind without the cover.  All a matter of choice.

If my bike sits for any length of time in the garage over the winter I cover it with a sheet and put it up on stands.  It's been out every few weeks this year so I haven't even given it a good end of season wash yet

Scott

[Adamm0621]

What about this?

http://www.store.commoto.com/ducati-monster-6961100-bike-cover-p-1044.html

[AZDUC]

I have old sheets over my bikes.....even the motocross bikes. It's very dusty here in the valley of the sun. So wipes down pre-ride are lessened

Mahalo
Bill

[duccarlos]

I don't cover mine because dust is a crucial component of the protective filth layer.

I've seen his bike. It is very well protected.

[fastwin]

I keep one of my scooters at my farm in the barn (as if I have time to ride it when I'm there... too much farm work to do! ) and I keep it covered with a lightweight Dowco cover and have a Battery Tender hooked up. I also have it surrounded by a moat of rat/mice/vol poison. I have at least 4 different versions of rat death on the floor in a ring around the bike. Little f#@kers still occasionally manage to get past the "death smorgasbord" and try to make a rodent condo somewhere under the bodywork. Thankfully they haven't chewed up any wires or rubber tubing yet. Don't know how long that luck will hold out.

[danaid]

 I keep my red 696 perfectly clean, waxed, and covered with a fitted cal king sheet, my garage is small and I don't want to have any accidents like something falling on, or bumping into my bike. My wife parks next to my bike in the garage and has already tapped it getting out of her car (she will never do that again  ) I found a 100% cotton single sheet in red at Target for about $10.

[Popeye the Sailor]

You know....



It's just a bike. 

[Adamm0621]

Yea... and a Ferrari is just a car, and Angelina Jolie is just a woman... Psshaw!!!

[duc996]

Mine get's covered when not in use,if i do want to stare at it i just pull the cover off.It's an option for not dusting it off when i'm ready to ride.

[WhiteStripe]

After shopping for covers, i threw a fitted sheet over it.

I have a good sized garage, but like to tuck the bike out of the way for the winter.  My concern is less dust, but more residue from other projects (paint splatter, metal shavings, enriched plutonium dust, etc.)

[Popeye the Sailor]

Yea... and a Ferrari is just a car, and Angelina Jolie is just a woman... Psshaw!!!

Idk-my wife (then gf) threw my duc on the ground-all I asked was if she was okay 

[DucatiTorrey]

i have been using a fitted bed sheet. It doesn't work all that well, since it doesn't fit great, but i have a table saw in my garage, and it helps keep most of the dust  off of it, while letting it breath.