Is there a way to prevent dry rot of my motorcycle tires while sitting in the garage throughout the winter?
first get the weight off the tires by lifting the entire bike off the ground. pam and baby oil work as does wd-40, crc, and kerosene. imported car companies used to coat the entire car with cosmoline, a wax to prevent rust or any type of oxidation. BUT, before riding it, make sure there isn't ant on the tread. you could apply the disired producr with a rag on the sidewalls to prevent anything from running onto the tread. also keeping sunlight off of them helps while in storage.
I assume you're talking about real winter with snow, ice and cold. Not the Florida or southern California version of winter. I live in the Midwest where winters can get pretty cruel. I've been riding bikes for years (25+). I have always kept them in my garage over the winter. I store them with both tires raised off the concrete slab. That's it. I have never experienced dry rot.
Don't put anything on the motorcycle tires to protect them. Some of it will spill onto tread surface and then the tires are useless because they get so slippery.
Hi glue the axle on and just have a hole in the wheel
In your case, it would be less complicated to let the wheel spin on the axle.
