WHAT IS CONDENSATION? AND HOW DO I PREVENT IT ON MY BIKE?
Warm, humid air is trapped between your motorcycle and cover.
Air & motorcycle surface temperature drop together at even rates throughout the evening.
Just like when you leave ice water sit in a glass on a warm day, air humidity condenses on the cool glass. Does the glass leak? No. Humidity in the air gathers on the cold glass surface, causing the appearance that the glass is leaking.
As the air temperature rises, your cycle temperature rises more slowly, causing humidity trapped under your cover to condense on your cool cycle and giving the illusion that your cover leaks.
From The Engineers At Dowco University.
HOW DOWCO DESIGNS COVERS TO HELP PREVENT CONDENSATION
Moisture Guard Vents
Large vents placed as high as possible to allow warm air to escape and pull cool air in from the bottom
Breathable Fabric
Use breathable, waterproof, and water resistant materials.
Cool Air Design
Covers are designed to fit about 1/2 to 3/4 over the wheels. This allows 3 - 8” of space between the ground & cover for cool air to enter from the bottom.
Condensation has many variables and company have not yet found a way to prevent all condensation, but Dowco continue to seek out better ways to one day elimiate the problem altogether.
STRUCTURE OF MOTORCYCLE COVERS
ENGINEERED TO HELP REDUCE CONDENSATION ON YOUR BIKE