I had a potter in the garage yesterday and lifted the cover on my blade, mouth wide open and face in hands moment. The bike was soaking wet, not just damp, soaking. Ok there is no heating in the garage, but there is good ventilation and the cover is breathable. I don’t get it. I dried it all off but guessing it will be just as bad again. I don’t remember it being a problem last winter. I have warned L that if it’s the same again by next weekend it coming in the house. Heating is not possible as the is no power down there. Any bright ideas?
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I use a sheet over the bike then the cover over that. that and the only other thing is to improve the ventilation in the garage.
It's a simple phenomenon bike gets cold, air temp rises in the day time and bike condensates its the environmental changes that make it hard to predict, my workshop does the same once or twice a year depending on how the weather works out... as said ventilation or keeping the temp the same is the answer, if my tools etc drop down low over night and then you open the door to warm air you can see it form in minuets!
Your not on your own Freedom .Having had my gas fire lobbed off due to safety grounds as the chimney has decided to stop pulling the smoke and now has decided to back draft it looks like the recent spell of strange /still cold weather is to blame seems that after 15 years of all weathers i will have to get some heat into it (by hot blower to shift the cold trapped air /cold chimney to get the damn thing to start drawing i went up today and got the cowl off and looked down with a torch but it was clear to the bend and also looked up from the front room again all clear i then went up and dropped a large weight down on so garden cord and again the sucker went down and back (not blocked) and as its only a modern gas fire with toy coals on the grate thats what you would expect .So i went to the Fire Station and spoke to Fireman Sam but all he could suggest was that i open a window whilst trying to see if it would pull but i had already tried this with the front door open and i lit a smoke bomb and the bastard came back into the living room smoking me out.Looking on Google and also talking to the fitter that removed the fire the cold air in the stack seems to be the common denominator so for any of you dudes reading this get yourself a carbon monoxide alarm we had non i i would think it would have been a very very close shave and i think the only thing that saved us is that i can't sit still for long and with me keep poncing about in and out of the kitchen ect which allows a change of air it would have been game over .So i will let you all know the outcome as soon as i get to the bottom of this .
I know what you mean, in an unheated garage this is difficult to tackle. I have my bike covered with a flat (double) bed sheet, then a breathable bike cover (loose fitting), i then place a 45w tube heater underneath the bike whilst its on its Abba stand and have it on a timer throughout the day/night..... seems ok at the moment. The heater uses barely any power and because it under these two covers it keeps even this low level heat in, in enough to keep the damp at bay, my garage is still as damp as ever but the bike stays just nice. It seems to work for me, trying to heat up the whole garage is just too expensive but concentrating on the bike seems to have worked.
I just have a duvet cover over mine in the garage as I've heard the proper covers can cause condensation as they don't allow decent airflow, I haven't had any condensation issue with my duvet cover yet.
Arthur's right though. The condensation could have been caused just by you opening the door. It used to be the party piece in hot summers in my old house. The conservatory had direct sun from when it came up. We could come home from work with the house relatively cool, yank the patio door open quicky and the conservatory would fill with fog which would condense out onto the floor and glass.
Nice idea but i like to use my bike througout winter when the weather permits, this just looks like a bit of a hassle if i wanted to take the bike on a quick blast, taking off a cover seems a bit easier.
I want one of these next.means its not actually on top of the bike but rather sheltering it Dust Off Motorcycle Covers - Dritop waterproof motorcycle shelter
Mines tucked away in a garage with a tumble drier next to it… it's wet most of the time with condensation… i've given up now, and look upon the moisture as moisturising my paintwork.
Happened to me a few days ago its the quick change in the temp as Arthur said , had it once last year . My 250 LC an Blade were a bit wet ! Not good !
