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#130486 BearNuts (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 55 good travel cover? 3 Years, 7 Months ago   I plan on taking my bike from the Boston area to Daytona and back this winter and it will be in the bed of a pickup truck. I need a cover that is designed for travel but I only found one and it does not cover the whole bike. Any ideas on a good cover? Thanks   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #130488 RoadieFF (Moderator) Moderator Posts: 2594 Re:good travel cover? 3 Years, 7 Months ago   No cover is a good cover if it's going to be open to the wind. No matter how good you tie it down the winds going to move it and you'll wind up with scratchs and rubs in the paint. Easier to just wash the bike when you get there if it's dirty.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #130492 Ole (User) ^ Redneck ^ Gold Boarder Posts: 967 Re:good travel cover? 3 Years, 7 Months ago   I agree. A flapping cover can wreck a paint job in a hurry. They are nice to have for overnight parking though.   Logged     2005 Silverado Chopped KZ   The administrator has disabled public write access. #130511 bthomas (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 594 Re:good travel cover? 3 Years, 7 Months ago   They're right. Never haul a bike in a truck or on an open trailer with a cover on it. I'll destroy the paint and the cover probably won't survive anyway. A friend of mine ruined a custom paid job this way several years ago on his way to Bike Week. I told him that's what he gets for being a W.H.O.R.E. (We Haul Our Rides Everywhere) BT   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #130512 Flashback (Moderator) Just the facts, Ma'am.. Moderator Posts: 9221 Re:good travel cover? 3 Years, 7 Months ago   never heard that acronym before.. Also be sure to secure the strap tails as well, I've seen them beat the heck out of a paint job...   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #130527 collector714 (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 622 Re:good travel cover? 3 Years, 7 Months ago   Ask a Harley owner they have experence with hauling threr bikes in the back of pickup trucks..   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #130594 Emu@Oz (User) Emu Says Platinum Boarder Posts: 2084 Re:good travel cover? 3 Years, 7 Months ago   collector714 wrote: Ask a Harley owner they have experence with hauling threr bikes in the back of pickup trucks.. Hey mate...I'll second that If you're really concerned about damage, have you thought about shrink wrap..go to a local transport company and they could cover the bike in about 2 minutes...Just a thought   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #130853 BearNuts (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 55 Re:good travel cover? 3 Years, 7 Months ago   "Ask a Harley owner they have experence with hauling threr bikes in the back of pickup trucks" That's funny beacause I'm tagging along with two Harley's...but they get ride in the trailer. Guess I need to work on a bigger trailer   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #130927 rstarny (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 383 Re:good travel cover? 3 Years, 7 Months ago   I know most don't like covers when trailering in the open wind but when i trailered mine down to ohio bike week it got covered in black top from road paving and spent the next day trying to get it off without any paint damage so i went a mission and found and bought a GEZA cover and trailered at least 8 times since then and love it, it doesn't flap, covers the entire bike its great well worth the money. oh i tow behind a motorhome   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #130929 SobaCracka (User) It's best to eat crow while fresh. Platinum Boarder Posts: 1948 Re:good travel cover? 3 Years, 7 Months ago   Emu@Oz wrote: collector714 wrote: Ask a Harley owner they have experence with hauling threr bikes in the back of pickup trucks.. Hey mate...I'll second that If you're really concerned about damage, have you thought about shrink wrap..go to a local transport company and they could cover the bike in about 2 minutes...Just a thought That shrink wrap idea is probably a good one. I also noted that the GEZA cover mentioned fits like shrink wrap. I would shrink wrap my bike for a trip down to Florida, except that I might suffocate as I rode it.   Logged     Earl in Catonsville, MD   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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