that is the question Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The wet seat of a bike after a night of rain, Or to take arms against nocturnal precipitation, And by opposing it? To ride: to be dry; No more; and by using a bike cover we end The heart-ache and the thousand wet arses That flesh is heir to, 'tis an achievement Devoutly to be wish'd. To ride, to be dry; To ride: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub; bzzzzzt............ Normal service has resumed.. Right, so, I keep the CB on the drive / allocated parking space where it's as secure as it can be without digging up and putting in a ground anchor. To be fair, not likely anyones gonna nick 95 CB500 really. Anyway, i know its what many class as a hack but to me its my only proper bike and im using it every day so dont want to risk buggering it up or ill be relegated to the car for my admittedly short commute. So, to cover or not to cover? What do ye do? Am i really bothered about rubbing a bit of rain off the saddle in the morning and the mirrors and clocks? nope, but by not covering it is there likeliehood of genuine problems? that's what I'm really worried about to be honest. I have tried covering the bike after its been raining to keep more off it, still wet in the morning, which i know people say dont cover an already wet bike. Ive tried covering it when dry and its rained and the rain still seems to get through or its condensation. Ive tried leaving the cover off and theres no rain overnight and still its wet through condensation. So really, it seems to matter not a jot what i do and hence im beginning to think covers are a waste or time and effort, but what say the font?