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Reddit mentions of Oxford OF140 Stormex Medium Outdoor Motorcycle Cover with Bonded Seams
Sentiment score: 2
Reddit mentions: 2
We found 2 Reddit mentions of Oxford OF140 Stormex Medium Outdoor Motorcycle Cover with Bonded Seams. Here are the top ones.
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- Tough outer protects against weather and knocks
- Soft, heat resistant lining protects against scratches
- Reflective panels increase visibility at night
- Strategically positioned holes facilitate the use of a lock
- Lock pouch helps to keep your padlock off the ground
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 5 Inches |
| Length | 16 Inches |
| Release date | December 2012 |
| Size | Medium |
| Width | 12 Inches |
My YBR has much the same issue. In the warmer months, she would start on the button in a fraction of a second. I found when we had a few rainy nights and the damp on the bike chilled the engine components, she would take between 1-2 seconds to turn over and even then, the smell from the automatic choke wasn't pleasant - it was definitely compensating for being a cold start. This obviously requires more juice from the battery as well, so the cold and the (relatively) small battery combined made it difficult.
I got me a rather expensive bike cover online to help insulate and protect the bike from the elements as it got further into winter. I didn't want her rusting or getting wet - I'm quite keen to keep the YBR - so it seemed a good investment. Unless it's a silly cold night, the bike now starts on the button every time in that same fraction of a second that was in the summer. It also protects the various parts against the elements which I would always recommend.
So that helps for sure.
Get a cheaper cover if you don't want to fork out the £££ for the StormEx, but a lined/insulated cover definitely helps in the early mornings.Going back to the battery needing extra oomph to cold start, riding 15 minutes isn't really enough to boost that battery charge. You need to get the revs nice and high and warm that engine up. You will put more energy back into the battery that way and I think that combined with a cover will sort you out. Certainly did for me. If you're daily commute is always going to be 15 minutes then take the bike out later in the day when it's not so cold and give it a run up a ring road or something, get those pistons working.
The extra hastle of putting an insulated cover on every night/taking it off every morning is definitely worth it.
Protip - the StormEx (if you are tempted) is one hefty bugger of fabric, so be careful when pulling it over number plates, wingmirrors, indicators etc!
Edit: Just realized you already have a cover and you live in Cardiff. I use my cover all the time, even if the bike is already wet. It keeps it drier than if you wouldn't and leaving rainwater on the bike overnight to chill the components is not good, especially on such a small machine. My covers purpose isn't so much to keep the rain off, but keep it a bit more insulated than if it were out in the open. I live over the bridge in Bristol so conditions are very similar for you and I.
Oxford stormx medium size. Covers my sv650 well with a little room to spare. I truly recommend it, soft heat resistant (150C) inside really good. about £50 but well worth it
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