Topic: Bike covers. Need a good one.

[GroovieGhoulie]

my next apartment complex is not friendly to people's property and get all pissed when I pull my bike under the easement when it rains.  So I need a cover.  Something that is totally 100% waterproof, UV/sunproof, has elastic so it won't get blown off by wind and can be locked onto the bike.  Basically it can quite nearly withstand a small nuclear blast.  I need a GOOD cover. 

What brands and such are good?

[clarkjh]

If you want something bullet proof try going to a tarp shop that makes "light" tarps for flatbed trailers.  My bro in-law says he has hauled steal I-beams and not ripped the tarps.  Might be pricey though for a custom cut tarp.

James

[GroovieGhoulie]

Maybe not the ability to stop hot flying lead, but keep it dry when it rains and prevent paint and gauge fade in the burning sun.  The chrome and paint is getting small pits and the start of rust despite my polishing and waxing.  Vehicles just ROT in the humidity and heat here.

[clarkjh]

You can get those cheap covers, but up here the cold does strange things to them if you hit it when frozen.  They break and then you have to buy another one.  I know, not much help.

James

[Uncle Ernie]

Parts Unlimited has a couple of options. The $50 one is pretty good. You can pay more for fancier linings and stuff.  It's probably worth it to pay as much as you can afford so it will be breathable as well as waterproof.  Here in the South, a plain tarp will rot your bike from underneath because the moisture gets trapped.  Waterproof works both ways, I'm afraid. 
Would they permit a small tent, or tent-like structure. A couple of companies make those, too.

[GroovieGhoulie]

Parts Unlimited has a couple of options. The $50 one is pretty good. You can pay more for fancier linings and stuff.  It's probably worth it to pay as much as you can afford so it will be breathable as well as waterproof.  Here in the South, a plain tarp will rot your bike from underneath because the moisture gets trapped.  Waterproof works both ways, I'm afraid. 
Would they permit a small tent, or tent-like structure. A couple of companies make those, too.

I'm finding out about that today.  My GF had the idea of a small portable tent that we erect when it rains.  I'll look into that option if possible.

[csendker]

Tyvek - the building wrap - is a one-way fabric for moisture control, lets it out of a building but not in.  It makes a great drop-cloth for tent camping.  While not the pretty-est, it may be a valuable liner for moisture control.

[super pasty white guy]

check out the info here: http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-covers/

Unfortunately, there's nothing listed as " the bullet proof cover you're looking for", but there are some leads as well as a review of a tent-like thing as well.

Check out the Dowco page-  the weatherall pluss might be your baby.


Dave

[huntman58]

I had a wolf cover from Wally world. But I would ad this do not waste your money it did not even last three months here in the sun. It just fell apart and made a mess. But I also need a cover like what you’re looking for

[dusterdude]

ive got a dowco,seems to do pretty good

[ofreen]

I keep a Dow cover at work to keep on my 750.  It gets year around use.  It is now over 12 years old.  It is a little faded but still works the same as it ever did.  I am in southern Idaho, so it is exposed to about every kind of weather there is.  I would have never expected it to last this long, so I am happy with it.  I expect it would be history by now if it was outside 24/7 tho.

[huntman58]

I keep a Dow cover at work to keep on my 750.  It gets year around use.  It is now over 12 years old.  It is a little faded but still works the same as it ever did.  I am in southern Idaho, so it is exposed to about every kind of weather there is.  I would have never expected it to last this long, so I am happy with it.  I expect it would be history by now if it was outside 24/7 tho.

 kno what you mean by the weather and all kinds of it too. I used to live in the Boise area and loved it but i do know you get the heat we do and the sun but also a lot colder with snow then i do now in calif.