I buy covers on Amazon for my VStrom 1000 and my FJR1300. They last about 12 to 16 months in my environment. These are great.
I.m in central Florida with no garage so the bikes (and subsequently the covers) are out in the sun and humidity all the time.
I bought a higher-end one once, and it didn't last a full year in these conditions...
I’m really happy with this one - it’s not expensive, it’s holding up year round for more than two years, and the best feature is that it has two “belts” underneath. One goes behind the front wheel, the other through the spokes of the rear.
the name looked familiar, it was, i bought something similar from them. and others from different Amazon sellers. Before that i would buy them on sale at Menards for about the same price. the amazon ones start off waterproof, Menards ones were not. Over the years i have left my motorcycle and flew home for the weekend, weekly, best place was LAX where motorcycles park free, I always parked right near the police station in the garage. I used the framingham port auth parking in lot in the boston suburbs, that was outdoors but at least fenced. I have also used commercial lots, hotel parking, paid airport parking. I disc lock , double if possible and chain the rear wheel/frame to a post if possible. I drag the outside of new covers through dirt, oil, and if lucky a puddle before i use it for the first time. i want to make sure people know this is a dirty cheap tarp over a motorcycle that is not worth stealing. the orange picks up the dirt and oil really well.
I have a cover that proports to be breathable, and in practice does a decent job. I'll cover it wet, and when the rain stops, it usually dries out pretty quickly. I also find it helps if I cover it right after I've ridden it a while -- the excess engine heat seems to dry it under the cover a bit faster. (My cover doesn't seem to have a problem with my hot exhaust.)
Same situation as you, street parking only in Seattle, so once wet it's gonna be wet.
I've been using a $27 cover from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L3QWQDI?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) and it has been fine so far. I'm sure it would melt in a heartbeat if I put it on if parts were too hot.
What I end up doing is riding to my destination (at home I can just park in garage) and letting the bike cool off. I then return 10-15 minutes or whatever and put the cover on without fear.
I cover mine with one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L3QWQDI/
been real happy with it
I use this motorcycle cover - it fits well and at least so far has remained waterproof. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L3QWQDI?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
If you have an orange RadWagon, there's also an orange version, instead of silver/grey. https://www.amazon.com/XYZCTEM-Motorcycle-Cover-Waterproof-Protection/dp/B01L3QWQDI
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I'm looking into this. Seems legit, and certainly not too pricey: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L3QWQDI/