R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:50 am (Last edited: Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:50 am)
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I'd like to do some multi-day trips on my RS, but one concern is making the bike inconspicuous and protected from the elements overnight on a trip. Do you guys who do long trips use a cover? If so...recommendations? I don't need one that covers the panniers, as they'd be removed each night. |
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On trips away I do not carry a cover. The bike will get filthy during any trip in European mountains whether wet or sunny (bugs) so I'm not worried about a bit of rain overnight.
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Never. Easier to find a place to park that provides some shelter. Heck, if you’re lucky, a good downpour will wash the bike for you.
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It's not the dirt and often not the security. I simply have never liked the image of UV light on all the sealed electronics, followed by long soaking rains on a day off from riding.
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No cover. No locks, though took a shackle on my first Euro trip and ditched it thereafter.
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Fri Aug 25, 2023 2:23 am (Last edited: Fri Aug 25, 2023 2:24 am)
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Zitat von Becksy im Beitrag #11 and in the heyday of motorcycles in the late 1990s, when mid-range sports bikes like the CBR600F & VFR750 were the best sellers in the UK, demand exceeded supply. We used to bring in loads of used, grey imports from California as they had only been exposed to sunshine rather than caked in road salt for 5 years like in the UK. They didn't seem to crumble into a pile of irradiated dust. Of course, back then, the UK pound was worth a tad more against the dollar (1.69 then, 1.27 now)
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Zitat von Becksy im Beitrag #11 Not only that, a half cover provides shade for the seat. There's nothing like sitting on that solar collector that's been in the parking lot all-day.
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