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just wondering if its worth my while to invest in a bike cover as i'll be living down in watsons bay from this weekend so was wondering if it'll help protect the bike some what. Been told theres undercover parking but not expecting to have any. and want to help protect from the salt air. So wondering if anyone has any ideas/tips/advice please

The sun will kill your paint for a start so get a cover.........as for salt air.... well you cant stop that with a cover unless it was totally sealed

Can't hurt..... so I would think you are better off with it than without it. I looked at a bike for a mate a couple of years back that was left out in the weather and it was ratshit..... little things like fairing screws, the alloy had tarnished, the paint was dull, it just looked twice as old as it was, despite the low klms. plus they are not that expensive nowadays....

might want to fix your signature also Philbo.... someone has put some grafitti on there..... something like %&$# 750 I don't understand what it means.

smithy5 wrote:Can't hurt..... so I would think you are better off with it than without it. I looked at a bike for a mate a couple of years back that was left out in the weather and it was ratshit..... little things like fairing screws, the alloy had tarnished, the paint was dull, it just looked twice as old as it was, despite the low klms. plus they are not that expensive nowadays....

might want to fix your signature also Philbo.... someone has put some grafitti on there..... something like %&$# 750 I don't understand what it means.

hahaha they're the only bikes i'm considering of getting next will come down to how they ride.

philbo wrote:hahaha they're the only bikes i'm considering of getting next will come down to how they ride.

All sorted then............. you will be getting the ZX6....

smithy5 wrote:

philbo wrote:hahaha they're the only bikes i'm considering of getting next will come down to how they ride.

All sorted then............. you will be getting the ZX6....

hahahaha as long as its loud

Got one cheap on spewbay and it's great

seiko1 wrote:Got one cheap on spewbay and it's great

give ya a buck for it

philbo wrote:

seiko1 wrote:Got one cheap on spewbay and it's great

give ya a buck for it

But I'm using it at the moment (Monty Python Quote........which movie? ))

seiko1 wrote:But I'm using it at the moment (Monty Python Quote........which movie? ))

Meaning of life... private school sex ed class

robracer wrote:

seiko1 wrote:But I'm using it at the moment (Monty Python Quote........which movie? ))

Meaning of life... private school sex ed class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aclS1pGHp8o

Got the title right

Hey Philbo, I would get the cover as any bit of protection is better than none. As for the salt air, giver her a rinse once a week and some wd-40 on all of your exposed unpainted parts then a wipe off!

That should slow the oxidation process!

I don't think livers will protect his bike..... (may end up with seagulls living on it!)

I lived at Watson's Bay for a couple of years, went away frequently and only made the mistake of leaving my bike out once. I came back after a couple of months and it was rapidly turning into rust; the fastest I have ever seen.. Definitely a cover is better than nothing but if you can get it out of the wind as well that helps - my cover used to blow off regularly..

+1 with the WD40 as well, I coated the exposed parts of my bike with it and it helped prevent rust but not entirely; unless you really get in all the nooks and crannies..

Prevention far better than cure; if you can think of anywhere at all to store it inside or failing that at least with wind protection, then that would be your best bet..