Does your bike have to sit outside year round?

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Originally Posted by tached1000rr

Mine never has had to, I have two garages and could even put it under my back deck which is not enclosed but would provide shelter from rain etc...

I thought of this question because there's a guy that lives about a 1 mile from me with a 09 R1 and it sits outside 24/7 uncovered, he has no garage, shed, or even a tarp/cover for it. Not that it would kill it but to me it's bike abuse lol.

My first and second bikes stayed outside all the time, and they didn't fare that well.

My last two bikes have been garage-kept from birth, and they did/are doing much better. I put 30k+ miles & 14 track days on my gsxr600 in 2.5 years and it looked brand new when I traded it in.