I have endured winters in Northern Ohio, Southeastern Michigan and Eden Prairie, Minnesota. I struggle with covering anything in plastic in cold regions. I have a bike cover that breaths and it was my preference. I also sprayed down everything with WD-40. As for the batteries, I always pulled the battery and set it in the shop. Frankly I'm not a fan of the battery tender. You can get 6V chargers with a storage charge feature for much less.
Although I have to report with some astonishment, living in Southeastern Georgia for the past two years, that rust is a concern in the summer.
Covering anything down here is bad news for metal and good news for really large bugs...
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