So.. a while ago I posted about my lack of space to keep a motorcycle.. but I still really want one. Anyways, my question is, will a motorcycle be ok outside?

We live in a condo in a pretty small development. The place it would be parked is a lot in the back of our condo. It's usually a fairly empty lot. The condos are set fairly far back from the main road (you can't see the parking lot from the road, unless you really try). It's in New England, so assume normal weather condition for a NE summer (thunderstorms, rain, etc). So if I covered it at night, would I be alright?

My biggest concerns are obviously: theft, there wouldn't be anything solid to chain it too, and falling over to due weather or something.

 

it will be fine, get a $60 disk lock with a siren in it and a rubber coated chain with a lock and you will be fine. chain up the rear wheel to the passenger peg or swing arm and make sure you get one of those kickstand disks or make one yourself out of a crushed soda can.

 

I was just gonna use a piece of wood for the kickstand.

Do they make bike alarms? Not really sure how that would work but something that alerted me if my bike was being messed with? I know cars have ones where the keychain attachment beeps or something.

 

scorpion makes a two way pager type that alerts ya when your alarm is triggered.

 

Where would I go to find/read about the scorpion alarm?

 

Try this one. btw its scorpio not scorpion sorry

http://www.wingworx.com/index.asp?Pa...ROD&ProdID=685

 

So it detects vibration? Seems like every gust of wind would set that thing off. The remote engine cutoff and proximity sensor look interesting, though.

 

I'm sure you can turn down the vibration detection.

 

i got to play with one this weekend. As far as vibration, you had to touch the bike and create a slight movement on it. Wind isn't an issue. The guys bike it was on said it cost him $300 with the plug in connectors for his wiring harness. He said it was painless and took less than 30 minutes. I liked it!!!!

I have to store my bike outside. Its waterproof, too bad i'm not

 

If I had that alarm I would feel a lot better as my main concern was the theft issue, because it'd be pretty easy to grab the bike and lift it onto a truck.