Motorcycle Covers

What would be the best motorcycle cover to get for the winter, I hear there are "fluffy" breathable ones that are meant to be good!

Opinions welcome!

Thanks,

[JediGoat]

I had one those the fluffy breathable ones (I need to use a cover as my bike's on the street at night)....but over the course of a few months the fluffy lining kept catching on the bar levers, foot levers, mirrors, well anything really. Until it eventually came away from the plasticy outer cover.

Not so bad....until I put a wet, bald cover onto a hot bike...

HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

One melted cover and one smoking exhaust can. Now I just use a heatproof one, with no fluffy lining. It works.

Ta
Jo
P.s. Do not take advice off me regarding the care of your beloved motorcycle, as mine is used, abused, and hardly ever washed.

I used a fluffy lined one (Oxford Stormex) to lay the bike up over winter in (as it's breathable).

However, it's too bulky to carry on the bike and isn't 100% waterproof, so for parking the bike on the road, you're actually better of with a £15 Argos one. It's not 100% waterproof either, but it's worth using.

As with any cover, make sure the bike is dry before you put it on; otherwise water won't be able to escape. Make sure you do up the strap/toggle at the bottom too. They can blow off in strong winds, no matter how secure they may look without it

HTH.

Just returned from the manchester bike show this weekend with my 2nd bike cover from Specialised Bike Covers. I originally bought the cover when i had a '93 yamaha srx600(lots of chrome and polished ally), the bike was left out in all weathers and never suffered anything worse than a little condensation on Really cold days(100% waterproof actually means 100%). I now have a '99 curvy and have bought a slightly larger cover to fit that, they are not the most flashy looking thing about but they really keep the weather off, fit well (straps around the wheels to secure it) and they can be padlocked. The website is www.bike-covers.com and could be worth a look!

Originally Posted by Chimpy

Just returned from the manchester bike show this weekend with my 2nd bike cover from Specialised Bike Covers. I originally bought the cover when i had a '93 yamaha srx600(lots of chrome and polished ally), the bike was left out in all weathers and never suffered anything worse than a little condensation on Really cold days(100% waterproof actually means 100%). I now have a '99 curvy and have bought a slightly larger cover to fit that, they are not the most flashy looking thing about but they really keep the weather off, fit well (straps around the wheels to secure it) and they can be padlocked. The website is www.bike-covers.com and could be worth a look!

Have to say that I got one of these covers two years ago and it's been great, my bikes stay out all the time and have been fine with this which is properly water proof, because it's a little big scummy now, I've just bought a new cover, but this time I thought I'd give the Stormex a try after it received a great review in Ride I think it was recently. I'll still keep the old one just in case though!

I'll tell you what, I'll only post this once though!

I've got a Gericke "Sportsbike" cover which can go onto a hot bike -as long as the can's not really hot (OK with Titainium and carbon cans). About £35.

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I've got the stormex cover too and the bike is parked on the road. I have to say, half the time I can't be arsed covering the bike but when I do, the stormex cover seems pretty good - can just chuck it on, doesn't matter if the bike is cold or hot.

If it rains a lot, be a little wary of the pockets of water that collect underneath, I went to take the cover off one morning and got an extra shower.

[northwind]

Mine sat under a stormex for a few months and suffered no ill... Then the 'orrible 125 got to live under it for about 3 months without even being thought about, never mind looked after, and cme out just the same as it went in (s***). Plus, it was reasonably cheap.

There's not many covers that are small enough to transport easily though... I like those bike bivvys that just sit over the top of the bike but don't cover the side, clever stuff- no use to put off burglars or for long-term use but could be good if you want to keep the rain off at work.

Hi Guys

Just wondering what size stormex covers you have as i'm thinking of getting one from the web.

Cheers

dan

i have a £15 argos one, works wonders for me, except in torrential rain!