agreed. i recomend lubing the chain more frequently then you think is neccessary (for me it was daily, but i was doing almost 100 miles a day) and lube it while its warm (after a decent ride before it can cool down). i dident have a way to lube the whole chain, so i would spray what i could reach every day and used the law of advrages to say that i would get it all about 2 times a week...
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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