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Better to store bike or do idling warm up during a month of no ride
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Your climate is very humid/90%, hot/28*C and you keep your bike inside, where it can get wet during downpour/lacking ventilation to dry out after = all three bad scenarios/killer at the same time. IMHO there is no perfect solution for your case while not riding.
I am with Max advice as the best you can get for your condition, summarizing keep in mind and you may:
* lube/soak your chain with oil, while on center stand spin your both wheels 1-2x a week
* apply thin/new non detergent oil layer or vaseline to your rotors, by cloth , not mist/spray. Loosely, shield rotors by cardboard discs as moisture absorbent. If plastic bag - keep it open for ventilation purpose abap, so moisture is trapped to min. Do not apply brakes - you need air gap between pads and rotors to prevent form rusty imprints. Prior riding, clean rotors by using brake cleaner and deglazed as needed.
* if you decide to idle your bike when when ambient is dry, I would run engine until its operating temperature is reached.
Over protection, leaky shack, tightly covered bike/rotors and lacking ventilation could ba a killer as well, so the most important is: use your own judgement as per your climate/location/situation and opinions of others.
Good luck with rust free bike, you/bike will prevail Thumbs Up
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RE: Better to store bike or do idling warm up during a month of no ride - by peterbaron - 04-04-2020, 01:14 AM

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