Hey Dudes. G’day to you all. I put a post up “somewhere” and I am buggered if I know what I have said on the site. I am in my 60’s BUT I still love a bevvy or 100. Just got a new Road Glide in Victoria and will be transporting to QLD where it is pretty humid for a few months of the year where I just moved to. I plan to house the bike in a lock up brick garage/ tin roof and was wanting to put a bike cover on it to keep the dust off but I just do not know if the cover will trap the humidity and make things worse or not. SO for those who live in the tropics/sub tropics, what would you suggest? Any other advice would be hugely appreciated as at my age, this is my third and last Harley and would love to look after it best I can so my oldest son can at least inherit something of value and not just all of my debts!! The advice of others who are in the same situation would be so bloody much appreciated. Cheers and Beers Big Ears. Darren

Lived in MacKay/Townsville for 22 years, kept mine in the shed, cloth sheet over it if I had to go away for work, if you are fastidious with cleaning(I'm not) it wont deteriorate, exposed stuff like spokes, nuts on the bottom of the mirrors, shit like that will rust if you let it. 

Thanks cobber. The bike has no spokes and is "black on black" which I have never owned before. All the others have been in Victoria and all chrome and shit man...it was hard bloody work keeping which I never did and suffered the consequences as I had my own business and as I now know was a big mistake with my kids given I was working 7 days a week for 20 years and I still suffer from this but this bike badly needs to be top shelf for my son hence the question. So bloody appreciate your response and THANK YOU

I just stole the missus cotton bed sheets. Been using those on my bikes since 2001 when I bought my Night Train. Never had a problem and I still own the Night Train. Still get the odd person coming up and asking if it is a new bike, although they aren't Harley fans so they have no idea. Had one clown tell his young son that it was a cool looking sportster. I just walked away shaking my head.  

I live on the tablelands above Cairns, I have more trouble with mould in my helmets and jackets than on my bikes.

Thanks heaps for the good advice.  It sounds like the cotton sheets are the go and I like the idea of the fitted sheet as well.  I don't have big enough balls to knock them off my missus, but while they're not big, I would like them to remain intact!!!  Cheers and Beers

Darren, if you're there on the coast in the undertakers waiting room, you might need to do more than just cover it with a fitted cotton sheet. Because of the salt on the wind I'd suggest an occasional all over spray with a lanolin spray, I like the Lanotec ones, the original and Oz made product. Does the engine have the black coating taken off the edges of the fins? That's a place that will corrode quickly  in a humid salty atmosphere. For the black exhaust and heat shields, a regular spray with olive oil works wonders, just like it does with camp ovens and cast iron frypans. There are more protective products available, but you can't get them for $7 at the local ICA.

WOW.  Firstly, thank you for the welcome to your lovely state of QLD and secondly THANKS for that awesome advice.  Yes the bike is all black or as they say "Black on Black"  With the Lanotec spray, do I need to wash that off before I ride the bike or is it ok just to leave on? I guess the same question for the olive oil.  I hope these questions are not stupid, it is just at my age, this is certainly my last bike and I want to leave it in top condition for my eldest son when the time comes to head either "up there" or with my behaviour over my life, maybe "down there". I moved to Hervey Bay but the bike will be kept in a garage so I love your advice.  Thanks again mate

Nah, fair questions mate. Don't wash the olive oil spray off the pipes before riding, you want it to cook on and put a black film on them.

Ha HA.  Sounds great mate and thanks again x 100 for your advice