Bike covers

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Amdonim · #1 Post by **Amdonim** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:14 am

My dad gave me his old Neslon Riggs bike cover recently. I like the idea of covering my bike, but one thing worries me. If I parked it and immediately covered it, is there a possibility the nylon would melt from contact with the mufflers?

RhadamYgg · #2 Post by **RhadamYgg** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:57 pm

Oddly enough I just got my first bike cover. I might be taking my bike on vacation and it'll be outside all the time.

It says...
"Important"
Waiting approximately ten-fifteen minutes for cool-down before placing the cover on the motorcycle will greatly increase the life of your cover....

It doesn't say prevent an all-out fire. But you know, being prudent about it wouldn't hurt.

On my bike such a small amount of it stays hot that I'll probably give it some time, but not a lot of time.

RhadamYgg

wrecks · #3 Post by **wrecks** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:29 pm

Some covers you can put on your bike right away. Those types are the more costly ones. What ever you do don't get the thin 20 dollar pvc type covers. I bought one of those pvc covers just as a cover to put on the bike in the garage and that thing still ripped without even being exposed to the elements.

Amdonim · #4 Post by **Amdonim** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:48 pm

I'm not sure what this one is made out of, but it survived a hell of a storm tonight, so it must be fairly stout.

edit: Looks like this one. It's made out of polyester apparently.

https://www.nelsonrigg.com/store/product.aspx?pid=347

redwing · #5 Post by **redwing** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:35 pm

Hi Amdonim... I got a cover for my bike (I got no garage) and the instructions said to let it cool down. Mine is for all weather and does good but it has not been through really bad weather. I seem to recall seeing a cover with a material that won't melt.. made for a hot exhaust. Mine cost about $80. But waiting 30 min is good for me. Besides, when I go back outside 30 min later... I get to hug my bike again.

Robert

koji52 · #6 Post by **koji52** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:00 am

Hey man...I have a Nelson Rigg cover on the sportster and a Durashield cover for my V rod. Both have "heat-resistant" bottom panels. Occassionally, I'll cover 5-10 minutes after riding if it looks like it's gonna rain. Usually I wait a full 30 minutes to an hour for the bike to cool before covering. I've never had any problem with melting or burning though.

My advice, you can cover immediately after occasionally if needed but don't make a habit out of it. The label "____-resistant" never means ___ proof.

RhadamYgg · #7 Post by **RhadamYgg** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:31 am

wrecks wrote:Some covers you can put on your bike right away. Those types are the more costly ones. What ever you do don't get the thin 20 dollar pvc type covers. I bought one of those pvc covers just as a cover to put on the bike in the garage and that thing still ripped without even being exposed to the elements.

Ahhh ooops. I didn't really spend a lot of money on mine. Of course, I really just need it to last the week when I'll be in a place without a garage.

RhadamYgg · #8 Post by **RhadamYgg** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:32 am

redwing wrote:Hi Amdonim... I got a cover for my bike (I got no garage) and the instructions said to let it cool down. Mine is for all weather and does good but it has not been through really bad weather. I seem to recall seeing a cover with a material that won't melt.. made for a hot exhaust. Mine cost about $80. But waiting 30 min is good for me. Besides, when I go back outside 30 min later... I get to hug my bike again.
Robert

Get a room!

Oh, wait, I kinda do the same thing...

bandit600 · #9 Post by **bandit600** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 10:30 am

I just bought a Dowco WeatherAll Plus and they claim the cover has an "aluminized" heat shield built into the fabric around the exhaust and near the clutch and crank cover sides of the bike. Whatever that means. They also say waiting 5-10 minutes before putting it on makes it last longer. Note it doesn't say "waiting 5-10 minutes prevents your cover from melting/bursting into flames". They must have had a lawyer look over the users manual