Mostly what you have to worry about rusting is the chain. Make sure the fork tubes don't get rusty or she will develop leaky seals, they are chrome plated so they have good resistance to rust, but you have to keep them clean. Bug guts are acidic, also road grit wears down the chrome plating. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: Ed <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:13:30 To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Nighthawk 250 Outdoor Storage. I live in Naples. My other question is which parts are highly susceptible to rust? On Jun 24, 9:23 am, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > i had a 99 cb250 and it lived on the street for 3 years before it got sold, > now my goldwing lives on the street. it was always my daily driver and never > realy got washed or waxed... and it was still a great bike. the only reason > to worry about covering it up is if your not going to be pulling it out for > several days. BTW i lives on the coast in florida where we get alot of salt > and humidity... > > what part of florida are you in edward? > > yeti > aka the southern paul > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Paul and All, > > I too own a house without a garage. I tarped the Nighthawk but > > found that it wasn't giving me the protection I needed and none in the > > winter. > > This year, with the GS-1000, I bought a shed. I'm a cheap guy - > > bought one of these:http://bit.ly/itFv1a One word of caution - read the > > instructions before putting it together and if you intend to use it as a > > semi-permanent structure - Purchase the additional 30" anchors: > >http://bit.ly/l5PRRL and drive them into the ground. > > Its big enough that I can put the 450, the GS-1000 - the push > > lawnmower, weedwacker and a couple of garbage cans in the shed. Headroom is > > fine- I often start the 1000 in the shed and ride it out. > > How long it will last? Two - maybe three - years. > > Just a thought. > > -Joey > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 2:19 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> *Allen, those are excellent suggestions...especially the garden shed > >> idea. Back in 1980 (or thereabouts) my wife and I bought a house sans > >> garage, but the place had a garden/tool shed off to the side of the house. > >> It worked great for housing my Goldwing, except that the doors wouldn't > >> close properly as they were originally set up. They were like closet doors > >> that slide on a track. We pulled them out and attached hinges giving us a > >> slight edge on getting them closed once the bike was inside. It was a fun > >> project and it worked great. > >> * > >> * > >> * > >> *With a little imagination you can get something worked out. And Ed, > >> welcome to the group!* > >> * > >> * > >> *Paul* > >> * > >> * > >> * > >> * > >> * > >> * > >> * > >> * > >> * > >> * > >> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 7:30 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> If you can afford a garden shed that is a great option for lack of a > >>> garage. If not I have known people who made a frame from PVC pipe and > >>> fittings then covered it with tarps. It works well just make sure you > >>> weight > >>> down the frame well so high winds don't carry it away. I think northern > >>> tool > >>> sells kits. > >>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > >> -- > >> * > > >> * > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > -Joey Kelley > > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
