Winter Storage and Pesky Critters

[LASpyder]

I live in a rural part of Maryland. My RT has it's own house (a shed with wooden floors). I'm concerned about storing the bike when it's too cold to ride. I am also concerned about field mice that may try and make the shed their home for the winter. As you know, once they're in there they will eat almost anything in their path. Anyone have any ideas about how to protect the Spyder (tires, cover, wires, etc) from these pesky critters.

I don't have electricity in the shed yet but I'm working on it.

Help!!!!!!!!!


Batman

 

[pierrelogic]

A spyder with a cover and mothballs in and around the beast will keep them at bay. Any mothball odor will dissipate with the very first ryde of the new season.

Works well with boats, RV's, jetskis. Pretty much anything you'd cover over the winter out of the elements

 

[NancysToy]

I liberally put out rat bait packets in the garages and shed. I have had no problems from mice since I started that.

 

[boborgera]

A spyder with a cover and mothballs in and around the beast will keep them at bay. Any mothball odor will dissipate with the very first ryde of the new season.

Works well with boats, RV's, jetskis. Pretty much anything you'd cover over the winter out of the elements

:agree:Mothballs, don't want to use poison, I don't want to kill anything just want to keep them away.

 

[canam9]

I liberally put out rat bait packets in the garages and shed. I have had no problems from mice since I started that.

+1 :ani29:

 

[pjp623]

:agree: With the rat bait over the mothballs, but if you are able to wire up the shed, invest in a good ultrasonic pest repeller--it's the best of both worlds.

 

[dave01]

I would think one of these would keep all of the mice away.

 

[VaughnCat]

I would think one of these would keep all of the mice away.

Yeah, but wait til it starts 'marking' your tires, side panels, etc. :yikes:

 

[Bob Denman]

Quick and easy... cover up the exhaust outlet with foil to keep out the creepy crawlies too! :shocked:

 

[DragonSpyder]

I was always worried about covering the exhaust as it may create condensation inside the pipe, etc..

 

[Some Guy]

I was always worried about covering the exhaust as it may create condensation inside the pipe, etc..

Cover it with a piece of window screen.

 

[Marker]

When we had snowmobile and stored them in the summer I put steel wool in the end of the exhaust pipe. Mice hate steel wool and the exhaust pipe could still breath avoiding collecting condensation. I put moth balls in and around the motor too.

 

[Some Guy]

I put steel wool in the end of the exhaust pipe. Mice hate steel wool

I like that better than my window screen idea. nojoke