Weird question. I live in So.AZ where it can get over 110 in the summer. Hubby wants to store my 2021 RT in an enclosed 16ft trailer on the side of the house (not much room in garage so this would be easier to get it in and out). Will this be too hot for the bike? Will it harm the electronics?
We get some pretty high temps here in Oz, probably fairly similar to those you get over there in Southern AZ, and I've seen some pretty nice (& expensive! :shocked: ) machines that've been
destroyed by storing them thru just one Hot summer in a relatively poorly ventilated & not cooled 'steel box' that was if anything,
better suited to high temp storage than yours cos it was painted all white outside and it had insulation all round! :yikes:
It's not so much the metal parts or even the electronic components themselves that get destroyed; it's more the POL that degrades (all the important bits evaporate out leaving varnish inside your fuel & lube systems!
); the paint (the water-based stuff used these days is no comparison to the older 'baked enamel' type paints formerly used!! :banghead: ); the wiring (insulation & the wires themselves can start to deteriorate at temps anything much over 50° C without a cooling airflow!
); and the rubber/plastic/perspex/leather etc of the windscreen, the dash, the handgrips & controls, the seat, etc, etc!! :sour: So I'd
strongly suggest that if you're going to use it for storage over the summer, then you should make sure your trailer is insulated; has adequate (ie
LOTS of!
) ventilation; and is ideally fitted with a constant air flow device or two, preferably at least one of them a cooling device! :lecturef_smilie:
Do you really need to ask me how I know & recommend this??
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Ps: High humidity &/or condensation in still air subjected to warm/hot temps is an invitation to rust on iron/steel & oxidisation of any other metal too!
