| Author | Message | ||
     Eulysses |
Y'all...wanting to trailer to AZ for winter sun from dark and dreary NW and my trailer is an open one. My snowmobiles have a tight cover to keep flapping from wearing paint off but all bike covers are floppy. How you do it (besides riding to AZ...no go for the princess). | ||
| Ratbuell |
um....wash it when you get there? | ||
| Dbird29 |
Unlike the sleds there will not be any slush or ice chunks freezing to the suspension and seat. I would leave them uncovered. | ||
| Xcracer |
I have had good luck trailering my bike in an old landscaping trailer that has a two or three foot tall plywood wall across the front and down the sides to the axle. The short walls seem to keep a lot of the the road debris off of the bike, and I do not have to worry about a cover. If your trailer has a rail on the front, you could bolt a short piece of plywood to it and create something similar. | ||
| Eulysses |
The thing is road salt during winter trailering. Really accelerates rusting of any metal that can rust. Sometimes the passes are graveled...peppers the toy. I see some stretchy covers on web searches but only seem like rain covers...whole bike needs it. Truck tires send a cloud back too. I do have that piece of plywood cut...24" high. Ordered that big cover from Palmer Products. Maybe just bunjie the heck out of it...wrap it tight. | ||
| Paralegalpete |
How about these http://www.gezagear.com/ or even better http://www.gatorhide.com/ | ||
| Ratbuell |
Nice thing about the XBs though..not much to rust. It's all powdercoated aluminum, aside from a couple bolts and a muffler. Mine doesn't have a lick of rust on it...and it's an '06 that I've NEVER washed. (With a Drummer, though...) | ||
| Eulysses |
Pete...did not see the Gatorhide before...THAT is the ticket! Did you go searching for me or have experience with it already? Electrical connections suffer from the wind driven road water coming from the tow vehicle. I know Buells have corrosion resistance but years of winter towing COVERED sleds and finding the driven salty water THROUGH or around the covers picking off little bolt heads and electrics...not being able to wash in the freezing...which won't be a problem in AZ. I retired from mountain sledding last year. The Buell is my new sled. More time available to ride a bike vs a sled. Love the Buell. | ||
| Paralegalpete |
No experiance with the Gatorhide, but I've see it before, so it was an easy search | ||
| Maximum |
I have a geza gear cover for the Uly. The materials and workmanship are great...but I tried for several months to get a hold of them to have them custom taylor it a little, and was never able to get them to respond. Very nice product...poor customer service! | ||
| Eulysses |
The Geza looks like it is not a complete cover...probably fine for three season towing. |
