Anyone here cover their bikes while storing indoors?

Started by booger, November 20, 2010, 10:49:44 AM

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booger

What do you think about what a friend made me recently





I used to use a white bedsheet, then a friend who used to make his living making boat covers whipped this thing up for me in about half an hour. It's thick polyfleece, really soft. Better than a white sheet and great for when the kids are banging their bikes around in the garage. Keeps the scratches away. Pretty cool for a freebie. I've looked for something like this but it seems nobody sells it, only the weatherproof kind that doesn't breathe or made out of thin nylon material. Anyone here have the Ducati cover, and how thick/breatheable is it?
Everybody got a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson

2001 M900Sie - sold
2006 S2R1000 - sold
2008 HM1100S - sold
2004 998 FE - $old
2007 S4RT
2007 Vespa LX50 aka "Slowey"
2008 BMW R1200 GSA

Charlief

I don't have the Ducati cover but I do cover my bike.  I picked up a  generic lightweight cotton cover.  Cost was like $20.  Five years later it's still doing a good job.  Keeps the dust off everything.

zooom

in an old house of mine, the garage was less than stable as far as temperature and usually erred on the "cold as faaack" side...so at one point, I went to Overstock dot com and got a heated blanket and layed that over and around the bike with it on low along with the bike plugged in on the tender....
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98 Monster 900(trackpregnant dog-soon to be made my Fiancee's upgrade streetbike)
2010 KTM 990 SM-T

seevtsaab

Not so pretty flowered sheet covers mine in my unheated garage.

That cover looks damn nice you got there, hell of a gift idea.
Not sure if it would be a big seller tho.

DucatiBastard

I don't cover mine when storing it indoors, but for me indoors means in the kitchen.  I like to stare at it and think of spring.   ;D
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Teach a man to brew, and he wastes a lifetime.

2006 Ducati S2R 800, 2004 Honda Dream 50R, 2001 Kawasaki W650, 1940 BSA M20

junior varsity

flannel sheet in my garage when i know it will not be attended to for a time. keeps a thick layer of dust off.

duc996

I cover mine once in awhile, i do like to stare at it once i'm out in the garage.
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abby normal

two of the classics stay covered.  the frequent riders pretty much just hang
out in the garage.
1990 851 bp
2004 S4R
1997 YZF 1000R
1987 NT650
2010 BMW s1000rr
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avizpls

#11

Heath

I use an old sheet set.  I would love to buy a $200 cover but just can't justify it when these old sheets work great.
2007 Ducati Monster S4RT
2006 Ducati Monster S2R800 Dark [sold]

HuDuc

+1 on the cover, private garage but NYC is dusty as hell.
2007 S2R 1000 Black & White Stripe / Termi's / Rizoma / Clip On / Rear Sets  / Grips / Lane Splitters and Speedy Motto pucks.

badgalbetty

and not only do old sheets work great they last forever.  [thumbsup] Nothing like the comfort of cotton.
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Bick

Quote from: seevtsaab on November 21, 2010, 05:28:12 AM
That cover looks damn nice you got there, hell of a gift idea.
Not sure if it would be a big seller tho.


People will buy anything...

Proof:

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* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

booger

#13
I knew it reminded me of something!!!!! It's a bike snuggie! I called it a frock once but snuggie it is. Damn right people will buy anything, my stepmother proves the point. If there were no QVC she'd be in a mental depression.
Everybody got a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson

2001 M900Sie - sold
2006 S2R1000 - sold
2008 HM1100S - sold
2004 998 FE - $old
2007 S4RT
2007 Vespa LX50 aka "Slowey"
2008 BMW R1200 GSA

booger

Quote from: badgalbetty on November 28, 2010, 07:26:54 AM
and not only do old sheets work great they last forever.  [thumbsup] Nothing like the comfort of cotton.

The touch, the feel of cotton, the FABRIC OF OUR LIVES
Everybody got a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson

2001 M900Sie - sold
2006 S2R1000 - sold
2008 HM1100S - sold
2004 998 FE - $old
2007 S4RT
2007 Vespa LX50 aka "Slowey"
2008 BMW R1200 GSA