Traveling home from vacation with Giant ebike. Rain in forecast

[Buckdubay]

Coming home from a short get away. Supposed to rain most of the trip home. Any procedure to protect my Giant ebike? Or should it be able to handle weather while on the bike rack.

 

[Mike_V]

I would try to seal it in an 'envelope ' of tough black plastic with vinyl adhesive.
Good Luck

 

[steve mercier]

Coming home from a short get away. Supposed to rain most of the trip home. Any procedure to protect my Giant ebike? Or should it be able to handle weather while on the bike rack.

At least cover the ridecontrol with plastic.

 

[Saratoga Dave]

As Steve says, and maybe cover the bottom battery connection with a couple strips of gorilla tape. I have had my ToughRoad in every kind of lousy weather imaginable and it’s still going strong, though.

Two years ago I ran a strip of electrical tape across the front seam in that ride display after people complained about their screens clouding up. I’ve never replaced it and never had a water problem there either.

 

[reed scott]

If in a city, go to a motorcycle dealership and buy a good cover.

 

[Buckdubay]

Looks like I am heading to a hardware store to MacGyver something up.

 

[Buckdubay]

Thank everyone for the advice and input

 

[AHicks]

We run from Florida to Michigan and Michigan to Florida every year. My advice would be to remove the battery and put it in the car for guaranteed dry. Some put baggies over the throttle and the display as well.

 

[Buckdubay]

Picked up some plastic and gorilla tape from hardware store. I will post a picture of what I come up with before we leave Saturday morning. Once again thanks for the help!

 

[ejphotos]

Don't forget to lube the chain when you get back, as the rain will wash the existing lube away.

 

[Mike_V]

Thanks Buck,
Splash proofing each eBike maybe different because of how it is tied and supported by various bike rack designs.
Looking forward to seeing pictures of your solution, if, it rains.
Good Luck

 

[PatriciaK]

You should ALWAYS remove the battery while transporting - decreases the weight of the bike, and protects in case of rear-end collision.

 

[Buckdubay]

Just finished my last ride of vacation. Bought a small roll of plastic and clear waterproof gorilla tape. It’s ready for my Thule rack on the back of my Pilot

 

[steve mercier]

Just finished my last ride of vacation. Bought a small roll of plastic and clear waterproof gorilla tape. It’s ready for my Thule rack on the back of my PilotView attachment 88808

You are ready for a monsoon now!

 

[Buckdubay]

You are ready for a monsoon now!

Maybe a little bit of over kill but what ever plastic I had leftover would have gone in the garbage, so I went to town

 

[Yamahonian]

Just drove back from vacation with bike on bed of truck, had couple hours of awful storm rain.

I have a yamaha bike, so the same motor as your giant.

I wrapped the controls on the handlebars in a ziplock and secured with a rubber band. I tied a garbage bag around the motor.

No issues whatsoever and the electrics were bone dry.

Dont overthink it.

 

[PowerflyLee formerly known as CheetahLee]

Just finished my last ride of vacation. Bought a small roll of plastic and clear waterproof gorilla tape. It’s ready for my Thule rack on the back of my PilotView attachment 88808

Wrap that rascal

 

[reed scott]

Wrapping looks like a royal pain. I still think a good motor cycle cover is your best bet. Though keeping it tight to the bike with bungees would probably be a good idea and securing the bottom so spray does not infiltrate if you are hauling the bike behind the vehicle with a rack.

 

[Buckdubay]

Wrapping looks like a royal pain. I still think a good motor cycle cover is your best bet. Though keeping it tight to the bike with bungees would probably be a good idea and securing the bottom so spray does not infiltrate if you are hauling the bike behind the vehicle with a rack.

Wrapping it up only took 10 minutes-ish. With a more substantial covering I would worry about visibility and blocking tail lights.

 

[Mike_V]

Nice and not what I expected to see, Buck, plastic wrapping !
I will be ready to try that when I travel in July.