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Electraglider_1997
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:04 am: |
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This kind of depends on circumstance since who wouldn't keep their ULY in a garage instead of outside. I only ask because in the Marines my bike at the time was outside year round. Then in college my bike was outside for years on end. I assume my ULY runs much better being in a garage most every night. It has so far been a very reliable bike. Of course I keep on top of the maintenance much better than when I had to do the fixing outside. The rain and snow takes it's toll on bikes. Plus I haven't had my bike stolen or worried about it being stolen in my garage. Outside bikes are the target of thieves. |
Johnboy777
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:08 am: |
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EG, you mind is starting to wander again. Old age or cannabis?... . |
Electraglider_1997
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:30 am: |
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My mind is as sharp as an eraser. I just remembered back when my bikes(pre-ULY) spent every night outside, open to thievery and the elements. I certainly haven't gotten any younger though but fortunately the bank account has grown. |
7873jake
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:33 am: |
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Ask Sandy about where she keeps her Uly... I'll muster some help fer ya:
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Froggy
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:39 am: |
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My bikes are usually parked outside because the motor for the garage door broke, so it takes effort to put them inside. |
Johnboy777
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:50 am: |
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The only thing she's searchin' for is a Big Mac.... ... |
Hooper
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 11:42 am: |
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I don't have a garage, so in my 7 years of riding, my 4 bikes have all been outdoors on the street in front of my house, under covers. It sucks. The tires get gunked up with road debris, leaves and twigs from rainstorms, salt, sand, etc. My Harley's wheels need a lot of attention to prevent corrosion. And I'm sure my neighbors love the look of four lumpy things parked in a row. Brings up the property values. Plus, after awhile, those covers stop being waterproof and you find water seeping in. The Hog has corrosion spots here and there that have to be dealt with. The upside is that, even though it's a 2007, it looks more like a 1977, which improves the cred. Another annoyance: being on a slight hill. Supposedly, a strong windstorm blew my Uly over and it slightly dented my neighbor's bumper. So far no lawsuit or calls from my insurance company. Working on the bikes in the street is a serious pain as well. In and out of the house, back and forth, getting tools, beverages, more tools, more beverages... I've thought of creating a way of riding them up onto the yard and into the back, but it's just not worth it right now. I dream of the day when I have a garage with everything within reach (tools, fridge, TV, radio). We're keeping our eyes out, but it sure is nice having a cheap mortgage. Oh, and no real problems with the bikes despite being out in the elements for their whole lives, other than the cleaning issue. |
Charlie_zulu
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 12:38 pm: |
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Parked in the garage at night when at home, inside next to the generator when at work. |
Ulyranger
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 04:26 pm: |
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My bikes are garaged, but the Uly has been exposed to many, many storms while camping or otherwise parked for extended periods. Including one ferocious hail/thunderstorm that dented the crap out of my wife's car, Uly completely unscathed. The only issue after the hail storm was the crappy horn switch wanted to stay on during key up in a packed parking lot till enough "jiggling" broke contact. Second time I've had that problem, other was after a Uly nap session.......again in a busy MC dealer parking lot. Uly craves attention...... IMO the Uly weathers the environment quite well. |
Ronmold
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 04:33 pm: |
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I have a 1/2 acre, my bikes sleep in a 10x12 steel shed at the end of the lot. I want a 3-car garage. |
Pontlee77
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 04:46 pm: |
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Mine sleeps in the garage between 2 cars and guarded by 2 cats and 2 dogs only slept 3 nights out in the Fuengirola Harley Euro Meeting 2007 but temperature was +20c close to the sea. Have riden in heavy rain for 40 miles at over 90 m/h and was lime on rail really stable and precise handling only issue was soaked feet. |
Pnw_uly
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 04:58 pm: |
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Garage for the Uly, but didn't always have one for the FXR, had to make do with a shed once or twice. . . Agree with having the protection from thieves and the elements, and as long as the wife has room for her car, I get the rest. . .
But I do commute on the Uly in the winter, so it gets its share of road and weather grime. . . |
Jhallgren
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 05:26 pm: |
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I keep mine in the garage as well. |
7873jake
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 05:26 pm: |
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Beneath the canoes and kayaks...
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Electraglider_1997
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 05:50 pm: |
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I came back from an extended time in the bush while in the 2nd Force Recon Marines and someone had left a note saying that they knew who had backed into my bike. Needless to say that I looked that particular jarhead up and he payed for the broken mirror and lever. I've had a CB900 stolen that was parked outside my apartment years ago before married bliss. I got that bike back after a few days. All busted up though. Room mate in college backed into my bike and it took some doing to get the piker to fess up and pay for the damage. Now I've got 5 bikes and a Prius stuffed into a long single garage. Safe and sound. |
Idaho_buelly
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 07:45 pm: |
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Garage |
Zane_t
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 08:21 pm: |
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At least for the past 17 years my bikes have always been garage parked. Before then, they've always been out in the weather under a cover or in some ramshackle lawn implement shed. Corrosion has never been an issue because I kept my bikes well maintained and somebody was always nice enough to have a place to store my bikes over the winter before I got a garage of my own. |
Teeps
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 08:28 pm: |
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Ulysses is always garaged. |
Swampy
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 09:30 pm: |
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Mine is supposed to be garaged..... Damn Little Kid used it last night after I went to bed to go 100 mile to see his girlfriend. I looked for it in the morning in the garage and it was gone, I figured he had it because he was jonesing to go see her last night before I went to bed, he was asking when I needed my car in the morning... So I get home from work and the Uly is STILL sitting outside! Wife is worring that I stress too much so we spent the night at a hotel tonight. One more beer....and then my seriously stupid posts will start. |
Griffmeister
| Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:03 pm: |
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Wish I had a garage, have a two car carport though. Uly sits in the back corner, covered and tender hooked up if it's going to be there more than a few days. |
2tracksam
| Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 11:58 am: |
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Garaged, with the Battery Tender plugged in. |
Johnboy777
| Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 05:19 pm: |
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Hey 7873jake, Can we see a close up of the hand guards and some info - those look pretty sweet. Thanks |
Paul56
| Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 06:35 pm: |
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Garaged at home. Under a cover at work. Sunlight is hell on everything exposed to it (except plants). |
Schwara
| Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 06:51 pm: |
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Had my Uly for only a few months now but always garaged except when I ride to work, then I try to at least find her some shade. By the look of her I think the original owner always had her outside (09 w 19.5 K when I got her). There are still hard to reach places that I haven't gotten scrubbed clean yet. |
Fltwistygirl
| Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 11:01 pm: |
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Sunlight is hell on plants as well if not watered. Ours are garaged at home. Not always the case when on the road, but so far so good. My niece is not in the greatest hood in the twin ports, but the covered Uly fared well when I hung out with her. |
Mnviking
| Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 11:28 pm: |
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Rule of thumb for wives and bikes. Keep 'em covered except when in use. |
Steveford
| Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 04:27 am: |
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Garaged but left outdoors when at work. Stupid birds. |
Tastroman
| Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 07:51 am: |
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I can't imagine what my muffler would look like if I did not keep mine in a garage. |
Hooper
| Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 02:11 pm: |
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Tastroman, here's what it would look like:
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7873jake
| Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 09:07 pm: |
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Johnboy, Those are the stock hand guards with Whelan TIRs (TIR 3's, iirc). I took a Dremel to the left and right sides of the lights in order to make them fit the contours of the guards. (The police kit came with bezels that would allow for that but I didn't feel like chasing them down and paying for them like they were hen's teeth.) Behind the left guard is a switch to change them from solid to flashers. I know, I know, its useless w/o pics. I'll try to get some and start a new thread this week. |
Zac4mac
| Posted on Monday, August 01, 2011 - 11:54 am: |
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Currently I have a 95 Z-28, an 08 1125R(Loretta) and an 09 Uly. The Camaro lives outside and the bikes and my tools live in the 2-car garage. Zack |
Ghostrider
| Posted on Monday, August 01, 2011 - 02:20 pm: |
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Great question. I've been in my current house for five years and have the bliss of a three car garage. I can park my wife's car, my truck, and five motorcycles in my garage. Now that my son is headed off to college, we're seriously considering down-sizing. Every place we've looked at has only a two car garage. I guess the truck is back outside. |
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