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| Ditch Magnet ![]() Joined: Sep 2005
Bike: Suzuki S40
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 168
| No, I haven't had the need to park in the rain. Not yet. I'm planning to use my motorcycle to commute, though. Chances are very good that I'll need to leave it out to get wet more than once. What do you do when you need to leave your bike outside on wet days?
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| Sprocket Pilot ![]() Joined: Sep 2005
Bike: 2006 Blue M50
Location: Oregon
Posts: 832
| I check www.weather.com every night and try to keep my cover on it when it rains, but sometimes I forget or just get lazy and let it sit in the rain. Then I got to wash it after the weather clears up cause I swear it rains dirt in kansas.
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| Et cetera ad nauseum ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,296
| Buy a stinkin' cover already. They're only the size of a grapefruit and fit nicely in a tank bag.
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| In The Zone ![]() Joined: May 2004
Bike: several
Location: Decatur, GA
Posts: 2,763
| Don't worry, the bike is waterproof! Keep a good coat of wax on it, and it will be much easier to clean when you get caugh riding in the rain. I just keep a rag handy to wipe off the seat, and I don;t give rain a second thought.
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| Puddle Runner ![]() | I don't like to ride to work in the rain, but I have no problem riding back home in it.. I don't even worry about wiping off the seat. If it's not raining when I leave the house, I'm riding! In agreement with the first reply, I check www.weather.com on the morning of. [I don't check it the night before, because the forecast for this area can change from 10% chance to 50% chance in a few hours.] On any day that predicts 30 percent or more, I carry the cover under the rear seat. 20 bucks on eBay! |
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| Omnipotent two-wheeler ![]() Joined: Aug 2005
Bike: Red & Black M50
Location: Omaha, NE.
Posts: 5,555
| Mines garaged.....BUT when visiting the folks this summer, I covered it....like said there small and easy to carry. I've blown off the water with a leaf blower and wiped her dry the one time I got caught in the rain coming home.
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| Sprocket Pilot ![]() Joined: Sep 2005
Bike: 2006 Blue M50
Location: Oregon
Posts: 832
| I guess I didn't say that right. I check weather.com at night to see if I'm going to cover my bike up for the night or just leave it uncovered and then I check it again in the morning to see if I'm going to get to ride it to work or not.
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| Clunked into first gear ![]() Joined: Sep 2005
Bike: SV650/GS1200 Bandit
Location: Tulsa, OK area
Posts: 243
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+1 same here
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| Clunked into first gear ![]() Joined: Sep 2005
Bike: SV650/GS1200 Bandit
Location: Tulsa, OK area
Posts: 243
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__________________ You have the Constitutional right, to not have any rights, the government doesn’t what you to have, at any given time! ![]() ![]() 2005 SV650 Yellow 2001 GS1200 Red | |
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| Can Ride And Chew Gum ![]() Joined: Aug 2004
Bike: yellow and black
Location: Wide awake in dreamland...
Posts: 1,935
| Just remember to lube up the chain after riding in the rain if you hav a chain and you may want to lube your key hole from time to time too.
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| Newbie Joined: Sep 2005
Bike: 80 GS850 and 82 GS1100E
Location: Isleton, Ca.
Posts: 14
| When I ride in rainy weather to some place other than to my home I'm one of those jerks that parks under the eves of buildings on the walkway or whatever else I can find.
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| Third gear and cruising ![]() Joined: Jul 2005
Bike: 2005 Suzuki C50 LE
Location: Keeseville NY
Posts: 486
| July 22nd, 2005 Weather channel sez 10% chance of afternoon showers. Good thing, 'cause I was headed to the dealer to pick up my new '05 C50 Limited, with windsheild, bags, back rest, etc. Got to the dealer's bright and early, and he's got it all detailed and shiny and the 50 mile ride to work was great. Got there at 11:30; showed off the new baby to several folks, including one harley guy who admitted that I got a lot of bike for the money. At 12:20, that 10% cloud parked directly over Plattsburgh, NY and it proceeded to rain as hard as I've ever seen it for the next 4 hours. Fortunately, it quit just before go-home time, so all I really had to do was wash it off the next day. I've ridden all summer, got caught in the rain a couple other times, no appreciable negative effects. I suspect the key is to keep the bike clean and waxed. Heck of a baptism, though.
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| Ditch Magnet ![]() Joined: Sep 2005
Bike: Suzuki S40
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 168
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| Can Ride And Chew Gum ![]() Joined: Aug 2004
Bike: yellow and black
Location: Wide awake in dreamland...
Posts: 1,935
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| Muscle Biker ![]() | Quote:
[Edited by Rowdy - we don't say "pervert" on this family-oriented site. Thanks.]
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| Dastardly villain ![]() | I parked in the rain a few hours ago..now its dry, yay. Forgot my bike cover as it wasnt raining when i started from home. there was also a female making me late for work so i was rushing..
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| Can Ride And Chew Gum ![]() Joined: Aug 2004
Bike: yellow and black
Location: Wide awake in dreamland...
Posts: 1,935
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Oatmeal apply a suitable lubricate, like WD-40, into the ignition cylinder opening on your bike to allow your master key to smoothly enter and retract effortlessly and allow for soild contact with the starter wires after every few bike washes. God everyone is so PC wacko now a days.
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| Can Ride And Chew Gum ![]() Joined: Aug 2004
Bike: yellow and black
Location: Wide awake in dreamland...
Posts: 1,935
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