Ive seen it all now

[xbox650]

Vacuum seal your bike for winter....Seriously.
http://www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo/902914/Bike-Care/Bike-covers/Vac-Bag/Dry-Storage-System

[DJ123]

it's not a *bad* idea if where you store your bike is damp or not fully covered from the elements

[bathwiggle]

I actually know someone who was asking if one of them existed...

[Bluefish]

pretty damp where i store mine, ie outside :mrgreen:

[Shawthing]

Hold on.
Vacuum!
Surely under vacuum the fluids will boil, or at least evaporate a lot.
Do all bike fluids have to be drained before use?
Surely pumping out fuel vapour through an electric vacuum cleaner is Not a good idea!
Better to just use the sealed plastic bag with moisture absorbing dessicant i would have thought.

[Stephen McG]

I suspect the vacuuming is to remove surplus air so the bag has less chance of bursting.
I do not think we are talking about deep space vacuum.
SMcG in Glasgow

[DJ123]

Hold on.
Vacuum!
Surely under vacuum the fluids will boil, or at least evaporate a lot.
Do all bike fluids have to be drained before use?
Surely pumping out fuel vapour through an electric vacuum cleaner is Not a good idea!
Better to just use the sealed plastic bag with moisture absorbing dessicant i would have thought.
depends on how powerful your vacuum cleaner is, i doubt domestic ones could cause an actual 'vacuum' that with cause a lot of damage

[HoL]

depends on how powerful your vacuum cleaner is, i doubt domestic ones could cause an actual 'vacuum' that with cause a lot of damage

You haven't got a Dyson then? :p

[Reeder]

II do not think we are talking about deep space vacuum.

You haven't got a Dyson then? :p


:mrgreen: tee hee heeeee

[dizzyblonde]

Its nothing new. I know folk who were doing this over ten years ago. I know someone who had a 100th Annivesary Harley, who did it.......and it still rotted :lol:

[Nobbylad]

I think that's a pretty neat idea to be honest. I don't have a garage, the sheds are full of push bikes, scooters, pit bike and gardening tools, so my SV lives outside under an Oxford Stormex. It gets used most days, however during ice/snow gets wrapped up. A dousing with ACF50 and a vaccum bag would give good protection in this instance I reckon.

[SoulKiss]

You haven't got a Dyson then? :p

Nothing sucks like an Electrolux (although there was once this girl I met...) :p

[DJ123]

You haven't got a Dyson then? :p
nah, you'd have to be a fool to spend that much on a hoover :mrgreen: