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400bandit
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PostPosted: 17:33 - 03 Apr 2010    Post subject: Bike Covers Reply with quote
Right, I'm about to buy an 05' Speed Triple but the problem is I don't have a garage and I kind of want to keep it in good nick. I already have a heat proof cover which I use on my Firestorm but when ever I take it off, the bike always looks a right mess, even if the bike was dry and clean before putting it on.

I'm thinking I want one with a double skin, waterproof outer, soft inner? The Oxford Rainex looks good but a few people report them drawing up water from the bottom which covers the bike in mess when taking the cover off?

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ulster exile
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PostPosted: 19:30 - 03 Apr 2010    Post subject: Re: Bike Covers Reply with quote
400bandit wrote:
I'm thinking I want one with a double skin, waterproof outer, soft inner? The Oxford Rainex looks good but a few people report them drawing up water from the bottom which covers the bike in mess when taking the cover off?


It does exactly that. The salesman warned us to "roll up" the bottom edge so that it didn't sit on the ground as the inner would act as a wick for the moisture. We did roll up the bottom edge and it still was wet underneath. That was a money back job. We use the Aquatex now.
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Clanger
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PostPosted: 21:40 - 04 Apr 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Get a tarpaulin type cover, and pitch it over you bike like a tent, the water will roll off it. I use an Oxford breathable with fleece liner for years, and it was fine, I never let it go in the mud.
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