[Ducati] when to wash, when to cover

[Barbara]

Nicky ,

      why would you cover your bike in the first place?

Ciao





nicholas serio wrote:
> I've learned never to cover a bike when its wet and never, ever cover it with one of those blue poly tarps.  Many years ago I put my bike away in an unheated garage for the winter.  I covered it with one of those poly tarps.  Where I live it can get to be -30 F.  The snow piled up in front of the unused garage and I never had a second thought about the bike.  In the spring I removed the tarp and was shocked at the condensation and worse yet, rust that covered just about everything.  Even the paint was fogged". Even though it was just a Suzuki, it was my only bike at the time and it was out of commission until I could rehab it including new paint.  So Fred Mechini, if you're reading this, maybe you will want to cover your bike with a poly tarp the fall and in the spring, you may have a third compelling arguement for a second bike.   Now I keep the bikes in my heated basement in winter and cover them only with an old cotton bed spread or comforter which will breathe yet keep
>  the dust and woodworking shop sawdust off.  Fitted single or double bed sheets work well too.
>   Lastly, I make it a practice to never wash the bike right after a ride.  I ride frequently in the rain and my bikes do get drenched while running but I just can't get comfortable spraying cold water from the St. Lawrence River (our local water source-it never gets very warm) on hot components.
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