Does your bike have to sit outside year round?
 

Mine never has had to, I have two garages and could even put it under my back deck which is not enclosed but would provide shelter from rain etc...

I thought of this question because there's a guy that lives about a 1 mile from me with a 09 R1 and it sits outside 24/7 uncovered, he has no garage, shed, or even a tarp/cover for it. Not that it would kill it but to me it's bike abuse lol.

Luckly I dont and while house searching, garage is a mandatory.

nope. garaged

Sits outside in season with a cover on it. I don't have a garage at my place nor do my parents. However, my parents live in the country so it feels slightly more "safe" there so that's where he lives.

Winter = storage.

hell yes... my garage is 150 yards away.. so unless it's pouring and I'm doing maintenance... it's never in there.

but being in MS and not having a car here... I ride every day... so no point in keeping it out of the weather as I ride it in anything and everything

the only reason I'd garage it is to help keep it safe from thieves...

Mine is either on my covered patio with the cover on or in the garage. :beers:

your reasoning is sound sir. The guy down the street does not ride his daily, he lives on a major hwy and his bike and house are maybe 15-20 yards from the road, it's a wonder no one has attempted to steal it

Probably cause they'll find a bullet between their eyes. LOL

Truth! We all pack around here, but really it's a GREAT area where I live.

Hydra-Shok FTW!

Garaged here. The Frontier suffers the elements in favor of the R1's having a nice, cozy garage to live in.

Around here (Jax in general), I'd be less worried about a bike being out in the elements, than a bike getting stolen. I've known people in first floor apartments who keep their bikes in the living room because bike theft here has been pretty bad at times.

Mine spent its first night outside last night.


I have a shed for it out back. And it goes in my basement for storage.

Late spring to late fall the ZR1100 is in the shed. Now it's in the basement garage since the tractor with snow thrower gets "top billing" in the shed.

I must admit it does start a bit easier coming out the basement garage on those cold mornings. :yes:

Jeff

I have over 3 stalls worth of garage right now, and plan on adding on when I get home... so no, it doesn't sit outside. None of my shit does.

garaged.

Garaged since we've lived in the house.
When at the apt, they stayed in the basement. If we were planning on riding much they would stay on the front porch but it wasn't like forever.

If I leave mine outside, it will get jacked. I already had 2 bikes jacked by over the borders, so mine are always garaged.

Sadly, I have to keep my bike at a friend's house with a garage.

Mines garaged atm, but before that it was under a carport. I chain it up when its outside but I don't worry too much about it getting stolen.

I have a 4 car garage.

The bikes are very comfy.

Now I am jealous :lol: I am appy with a 2 car attatched garage so at least now the bikes wont be exposed to the elements anymore and I can work on them in relative comfort in the winter which is a huge plus. nothing worse then spinning wrenches when its 30 degrees out.

Tom

Garaged but it does get cold in there...

I am at a loss for a garage, so my bike is locked to the support beam of the carport with a cover over it and my dad's pickup kind of blocking it in. If I leave anywhere for a long period of time it goes to the grandparent's house where it is garaged.

My bikes stay in the garage. If I had a bike that sat outside it would have a decent cover on it though.

how bout turning wrenches when it's -30?

yes, I did start up the knipco :lol:

The bus has never spent a night outside, but the old VTR spent two summers outside, and the worst thing for it wasn't the rain, it was the sun. the sun faded all of the controls and master cylinders. it was crazy

that's what cracks me up about people saying "never seen rain" :lol:


down here it's the sea air... if I don't ride for two days in a row (very rare) my rotor will have surface rust.

i have a very nice 3 1/2 car garage where the nsx, 240z, 450, hawk, and the fireblade all call home. Its a little cramped but it works well for my needs

I love those never seen rain ads myself

My first and second bikes stayed outside all the time, and they didn't fare that well.

My last two bikes have been garage-kept from birth, and they did/are doing much better. I put 30k+ miles & 14 track days on my gsxr600 in 2.5 years and it looked brand new when I traded it in.

if I ever sell my bike I'll put never seen the rain, in Spain, on the plain...


well... unless I get stationed in Europe next... cause it probably will. :lol: (that is unless there are not plains in Spain.

During the riding season (March - November) the bike sits in my garage. In the off season I keep it at my parents farm. We've got an old farm house that is just used for storage. The TL, CBR and my dads Kawi Vulcan, CB900SS, and a Nighthawk all stay in the "family room" of the house.

It sounds 'billy as hell, I know. I'll have to snap a few pics

touche, but at 30 or -30 grabbing a ratchet with bare hands is not fun, although at -30 you may not keep your fingers for very long.

Tom

yup, you learn the fine art of wrenching wearing insulated gloves. Not fun when dealing with small parts.

I hated that, I would wear the winter gloves which were thick and bulky so I was dropping small parts left and right. I am so glad those days are over.

Tom

until we bought our house last yr, it was under covered private parking (townhouse) now the bike stays in a nook in the garage.

"Never seen rain" reminds me of "lady driven" or "driven by a little old lady" :lol:...clearly women don't drive fast or abuse vehicles. :lol

sounds like a warning label to me. Another good one is ''never raced''

Yep that's another one. :lol:

Lady driven...low miles...

http://www.autoracingdaily.com/image...shleyforce.jpg

:drool: gotta love the force girls

Yep