Looking for motorcycle cover advice for NC700X-DCT

[AP1]

I couldn't find a recent thread about this topic.

I want a very good motorcycle cover for my stock Honda NC700X-DCT. It's parked outside in the Pacific Northwest -- rain, cold, snow sometimes, sunshine, hot, windy sometimes. I want a protective cover, easy to use, built to last, and from a company with great customer service.

I've narrowed my choice down to the Dowco Guardian WeatherAll Plus, Oxford Stormex and Nelson Rigg Defender Extreme.

I'd appreciate any insight or experience you have:
1. Should I look at other brands or models?
2. Do you or someone you know have experience with any of these?
3. Any ideas about the best size for a stock NC700X?
4. Black or gray color? Does it really matter?
5. Any other words of advice?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Janus]

1) OEM cover.

2) I live in the western foothills of the Cascades along the I90 corridor if that means anything to you.

3) It has zipper sections which allow the cover to expand to accommodate panniers and the trunk. I have the OEM bags and trunk so it works perfect. ymmv if you have aftermarket boxes.

The cover stayed on during wind storms and still looks good.

4) whatever you like most. The Honda cover has sweet Nike Wing logos which makes the cover immeasurably faster.

5) the best beauty treatment is staying hydrated and getting good sleep.

 

[AP1]

1) OEM cover.

2) I live in the western foothills of the Cascades along the I90 corridor if that means anything to you.

3) It has zipper sections which allow the cover to expand to accommodate panniers and the trunk. I have the OEM bags and trunk so it works perfect. ymmv if you have aftermarket boxes.

The cover stayed on during wind storms and still looks good.

4) whatever you like most. The Honda cover has sweet Nike Wing logos which makes the cover immeasurably faster.

5) the best beauty treatment is staying hydrated and getting good sleep.

Janus - Thank you for the reply. Informative -- with a great sense of humor too. You made me smile, especially 4 and 5. Yes, I do know the I-90 corridor. I've seen great views of Mt. Si through the seasons right from the freeway. It's a beautiful area. Thanks again!

P.S. Your messages, reaction score and points are amazing, especially since you joined in 2018.
P.P.S. I love my NC700X! I hope you love yours too.

 

[fleetingyouth]

I went the less popular route and got this no-name one off Amazon.
In my experience, if a cover is out in the elements year-round it will eventually fail. There are 3 motorcycles sitting out on the sidewalk at my place and in the last 3 years, my cover is the only one not to fail. One was a Nelson Rigg the other a Tourmaster.

Surprisingly I have been very happy with this cover. It shows no sign of sun damage, Zero tears, and hasn't left any scratches from the wind blowing it around.

For reference, I live in Boston and the bike has been out on the sidewalk for the last 3 years new england winters and all.

 

[Janus]

Janus - Thank you for the reply. Informative -- with a great sense of humor too. You made me smile, especially 4 and 5. Yes, I do know the I-90 corridor. I've seen great views of Mt. Si through the seasons right from the freeway. It's a beautiful area. Thanks again!

P.S. Your messages, reaction score and points are amazing, especially since you joined in 2018.
P.P.S. I love my NC700X! I hope you love yours too.

Thanks! I fell in love with the NC within the first mile.

Washington is a terribly beautiful state, it's a blessing to live here.

 

[Penguinsfan82]

Living in the South Eastern part of the US, where humidity is almost always high, I found having a cover on the bike led to a lot of surface rust forming if left on for a few consecutive days. My advice would be to make sure the bike gets uncovered now and then and allowed to dry out.

 

[ST13Fred]

Dowco, hands down.
Indestructible, packs small, lightweight, breathable, waterproof, soft underside, silver has good reflective quality, good value.
Have been around forever.

 

[MZ5]

I have not had the Honda-branded cover, nor do I know who makes it for them.

I live in the desert southwest. The sun is _seriously_ intense here. Dowco covers have lasted by far the longest here for me. The sun has killed everything else faster. It doesn't rain enough for me to be able to comment on that. I CAN say that dust under a cover becomes a sanding treatment, and wind making the cover flap makes that 100x worse.

 

[kpinvt]

I had a Dowco Weather-All Plus in size XL that would cover the bike with the Givi top and side cases on most of the way down the bike to about a foot or so short of the ground. That cover lasted 15 years before the softer heat resistant area on the lower20 inches of the cover started to fall apart. The newer covers don't seem to have that material.

 

[AP1]

I had a Dowco Weather-All Plus in size XL that would cover the bike with the Givi top and side cases on most of the way down the bike to about a foot or so short of the ground. That cover lasted 15 years before the softer heat resistant area on the lower20 inches of the cover started to fall apart. The newer covers don't seem to have that material.

Hi kpinvt - Thank you for your insight. It's very helpful. I'm tempted to go for the Dowco cover (nearly $100). I get the idea that you can replace "cheap" covers several times over for the price of a Dowco. That said, I bought a Weber brand grill cover and it has lasted 10+ years and still going great. I had a "cheap" cover and it lasts maybe 1-2 years.

 

[kpinvt]

Hi kpinvt - Thank you for your insight. It's very helpful. I'm tempted to go for the Dowco cover (nearly $100). I get the idea that you can replace "cheap" covers several times over for the price of a Dowco. That said, I bought a Weber brand grill cover and it has lasted 10+ years and still going great. I had a "cheap" cover and it lasts maybe 1-2 years.

I was just looking at Dowco covers to replace the cover I discarded and just to complicate matters Dowco now makes a cover that zippers closed over the rear of the bike.

 

[ST13Fred]

I have not had the Honda-branded cover, nor do I know who makes it for them.

Had a Honda brand cover years ago. UV killed it quickly, I never threw it away; the logo must be the reason.

 

[ST13Fred]

Dowco cover (nearly $100).

Prices of everything are going through the ceiling now with the war on the middle class. I never paid over $50 for any of my Dowcos.
With the idiots in dc look for $5 gas within the year. I hope I'm wrong. Get your cover now.

 

[Janus]

Prices of everything are going through the ceiling now with the war on the middle class. I never paid over $50 for any of my Dowcos.
With the idiots in dc look for $5 gas within the year. I hope I'm wrong. Get your cover now.

The middle class has been targeted, or neglected, for at least the past 14 administrations.

Corporatist socialism is a helluva drug for politicians. They get to line their pockets with "lobbying" windfalls while the citizens get told to bootstrap and worship "job creators" who coach their employees to apply for wholly inadequate support from the government who takes more in taxes from citizens than highly profitable and wealthy companies.

NAFTA, the WTO, and now a series of pointless and painful tarrifs have destroyed American manufacturing. Small wonder prices have risen now that we don't have many options.

 

[Kameltaz]

I couldn't find a recent thread about this topic.

I want a very good motorcycle cover for my stock Honda NC700X-DCT. It's parked outside in the Pacific Northwest -- rain, cold, snow sometimes, sunshine, hot, windy sometimes. I want a protective cover, easy to use, built to last, and from a company with great customer service.

I've narrowed my choice down to the Dowco Guardian WeatherAll Plus, Oxford Stormex and Nelson Rigg Defender Extreme.

I'd appreciate any insight or experience you have:
1. Should I look at other brands or models?
2. Do you or someone you know have experience with any of these?
3. Any ideas about the best size for a stock NC700X?
4. Black or gray color? Does it really matter?
5. Any other words of advice?

Thanks in advance!

Dowco.

 

[Janus]

You ain't seen nothing yet! Unless you are in line for all the free stuff coming from the Feds, you are (involuntarily) in line to pay for it!

I wish there was a line for free stuff for regular people!

All the free stuff I'm paying for went to (in 2020 alone) the airlines (~$50B) oil companies ($3-7B), junk corporate bonds ($3.5B), mortgage backed securities ($40B [you might recall a certain mortgage backed securities crisis exploding the economy in 2007/08, the banks are at it again and are 'too big to fail']). Notably the corporate largess failed to prevent layoffs.

In 2019 corporate taxes accounted for only 7% of tax receipts. Meanwhile, 36% come from payroll taxes (the workers) and 50% come from income taxes (oh it's the workers again).

Here is how much some big companies received from 2008-2015
AT&T ($38.1 billion)
■ Wells Fargo ($31.4 billion)
■ JPMorgan Chase ($22.2 billion)
■ Verizon ($21.1 billion)
■ IBM ($17.8 billion)
■ General Electric ($15.4 billion)
■ Exxon Mobil ($12.9 billion)
■ Boeing ($11.9 billion)
■ Procter & Gamble ($8.5 billion)
■ Twenty-First Century Fox ($7.6 billion)
■ Time Warner ($6.7 billion)
■ Goldman Sachs ($5.5 billion)

You might recognize these companies as highly profitable companies.

Here is a list of companies who in 2018 not only did not pay taxes, but in fact received a tax REBATE. Prices are in millions.
Rebate - federal tax rate - effective tax rate
Company, U.S. Income Federal Tax, Effective Tax Rate
Amazon.com$10,835 -129, -1%
Delta Air Lines$5,073, –187, –4%
Chevron$4,547, –181,–4%
General Motors$4,320, –104,–2%
EOG Resources$4,067, –304, –7%
Occidental Petroleum$3,379, –23, –1%
Honeywell International$2,830, –21, –1%
Deere$2,152, –268, –12%
American Electric Power$1,943, –32, –2%
Principal Financial$1,641, –49, –3%
FirstEnergy$1,495, –16, –1%
Prudential Financial$1,440, –346, –24%
Xcel Energy$1,434, –34, –2%
Devon Energy$1,297, –14, –1%
DTE Energy$1,215, –17, –1%
Halliburton$1,082, –19, –2%
Netflix$856, –22, –3%
Whirlpool$717, –70, –10%
Eli Lilly$598, –54, –9%
IBM$500, –342, –68%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber$440, –15, –3%
Penske Automotive Group $393, –16, –4%

The American people deserve the tender concern that is bestowed upon corporations. The country spends more on destroying lives and countries abroad and at home (miltary- and prison-industrial complexes) than educating, housing, or healing our own citizens. The propagandists want to to think you don't deserve help. They want you to think asking for help is for losers. Yet the oligarchs keep asking and they keep getting more and more.

How does that bootleather taste?

Sources

Policy Basics: Where Do Federal Tax Revenues Come From? | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

In fiscal year 2019, the federal government spent $4.4 trillion on the services it provides, such as national defense, health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security benefits for...

www.cbpp.org

The Fed bought more blue-chip and junk bonds, and has started making Main Street loans

The Federal Reserve in July bought up more bonds from blue-chip companies including Microsoft and Coca-Cola, while it added to its positions in junk debt and made its biggest Main Street loan to a ski resort and casino in the Pocono Mountains.

www.cnbc.com

You paid taxes. These corporations didn't.

This story was published in partnership with NBC News. The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates betrayals of public trust. Sign up to receive our stories. Taxpayers are scrambling to make last-minute payments due to the Internal Revenue Service in just four days...

publicintegrity.org

www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/business/economy/corporate-tax-report.amp.html

 

[670cc]

I wish there was a line for free stuff for regular people!

All the free stuff I'm paying for went to (in 2020 alone) the airlines (~$50B) oil companies ($3-7B), junk corporate bonds ($3.5B), mortgage backed securities ($40B [you might recall a certain mortgage backed securities crisis exploding the economy in 2007/08, the banks are at it again and are 'too big to fail']). Notably the corporate largess failed to prevent layoffs.

In 2019 corporate taxes accounted for only 7% of tax receipts. Meanwhile, 36% come from payroll taxes (the workers) and 50% come from income taxes (oh it's the workers again).

Here is how much some big companies received from 2008-2015
AT&T ($38.1 billion)
■ Wells Fargo ($31.4 billion)
■ JPMorgan Chase ($22.2 billion)
■ Verizon ($21.1 billion)
■ IBM ($17.8 billion)
■ General Electric ($15.4 billion)
■ Exxon Mobil ($12.9 billion)
■ Boeing ($11.9 billion)
■ Procter & Gamble ($8.5 billion)
■ Twenty-First Century Fox ($7.6 billion)
■ Time Warner ($6.7 billion)
■ Goldman Sachs ($5.5 billion)

You might recognize these companies as highly profitable companies.

Here is a list of companies who in 2018 not only did not pay taxes, but in fact received a tax REBATE. Prices are in millions.
Rebate - federal tax rate - effective tax rate
Company, U.S. Income Federal Tax, Effective Tax Rate
Amazon.com$10,835 -129, -1%
Delta Air Lines$5,073, –187, –4%
Chevron$4,547, –181,–4%
General Motors$4,320, –104,–2%
EOG Resources$4,067, –304, –7%
Occidental Petroleum$3,379, –23, –1%
Honeywell International$2,830, –21, –1%
Deere$2,152, –268, –12%
American Electric Power$1,943, –32, –2%
Principal Financial$1,641, –49, –3%
FirstEnergy$1,495, –16, –1%
Prudential Financial$1,440, –346, –24%
Xcel Energy$1,434, –34, –2%
Devon Energy$1,297, –14, –1%
DTE Energy$1,215, –17, –1%
Halliburton$1,082, –19, –2%
Netflix$856, –22, –3%
Whirlpool$717, –70, –10%
Eli Lilly$598, –54, –9%
IBM$500, –342, –68%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber$440, –15, –3%
Penske Automotive Group $393, –16, –4%

The American people deserve the tender concern that is bestowed upon corporations. The country spends more on destroying lives and countries abroad and at home (miltary- and prison-industrial complexes) than educating, housing, or healing our own citizens. The propagandists want to to think you don't deserve help. They want you to think asking for help is for losers. Yet the oligarchs keep asking and they keep getting more and more.

How does that bootleather taste?

Sources

Policy Basics: Where Do Federal Tax Revenues Come From? | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

In fiscal year 2019, the federal government spent $4.4 trillion on the services it provides, such as national defense, health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security benefits for...

www.cbpp.org

The Fed bought more blue-chip and junk bonds, and has started making Main Street loans

The Federal Reserve in July bought up more bonds from blue-chip companies including Microsoft and Coca-Cola, while it added to its positions in junk debt and made its biggest Main Street loan to a ski resort and casino in the Pocono Mountains.

www.cnbc.com

You paid taxes. These corporations didn't.

This story was published in partnership with NBC News. The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates betrayals of public trust. Sign up to receive our stories. Taxpayers are scrambling to make last-minute payments due to the Internal Revenue Service in just four days...

publicintegrity.org

www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/business/economy/corporate-tax-report.amp.html

That’s very useful and interesting stuff, for sure. But, which of those companies sells motorcycle covers? Wait a minute, where am I and how did I get here?

 

[Janus]

That’s very useful and interesting stuff, for sure. But, which of those companies sells motorcycle covers? Wait a minute, where am I and how did I get here?

*Mumbles something about 56% tarrifs on the company which appealed to a protectionist regime and made American consumers pay far more for motorcycles 650cc and up*

 

[Lomunchi]

Can we get a lock here, please?

 

[670cc]

Can we get a lock here, please?

Get a motorcycle cover lock, or get lock on the thread?