06-22-2019, 12:09 AM
My bikes are garaged at home, but outside in an office parking lot for eight or nine hours a day. My office happens to be next door to Nelson Rigg, a motorcycle cover company, so I’m never without a cover.
But, even their best will fade after a year just with just that level of exposure. Trying to get two years out of any cover would really be pushing it for material integrity.
I mentioned in a post a while back that I’ve been using hi-vis covers ever since a coworker bumped into my bike in the parking lot. At the time my black cover had faded to light grey and he said it blended in with the lot and he didn’t see it.
I think this is hilarious- they are doing construction on my street, and dust gets under my decently sealed garage door. I bought a seven dollar cover on eBay just to use as a dust cover inside while I’m away on business trips. Just got it, and it’s basically a grey trash bag. Billed as an “xl” it fits over about 2/3 of my Bonneville.
But, even their best will fade after a year just with just that level of exposure. Trying to get two years out of any cover would really be pushing it for material integrity.
I mentioned in a post a while back that I’ve been using hi-vis covers ever since a coworker bumped into my bike in the parking lot. At the time my black cover had faded to light grey and he said it blended in with the lot and he didn’t see it.
I think this is hilarious- they are doing construction on my street, and dust gets under my decently sealed garage door. I bought a seven dollar cover on eBay just to use as a dust cover inside while I’m away on business trips. Just got it, and it’s basically a grey trash bag. Billed as an “xl” it fits over about 2/3 of my Bonneville.