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wyrdness
10-03-08, 08:51 PM
I've got this problem with wind. The cover on my bike keeps blowing off and I'm getting tired of finding the bike uncovered every morning. It's only a cheap Lidl cover and it getting a bit tatty. So I'm looking to replace it with something a bit better. Any recommendations for covers that won't
blow away during the night? The Oxford Stormex looks good, but's a bit pricy at £60 (from Infinity). Is it worth the dosh?
pmapp
10-03-08, 09:00 PM
Before I got my Bike Safe I used a cover at home. It didn't have any form of fastening on it.

I ran gaffa tape along the bottom of it, then punched holes in it (gaffa was to try and stop it ripping - which it did). I then used bungee straps throung the holes, round pegs etc to secure it. I never lost it after that :-D
Davido
10-03-08, 09:46 PM
I've got this problem with wind.

http://www.expresschemist.co.uk/pics/products/2065/2/Gaviscon_Extra_Strength_Tablets_12x.jpg
Dicky Ticker
10-03-08, 10:41 PM
If the wind is enough to blow the cover off it is enough to blow the bike over. I would be leaving the cover off in extremely windy conditions,might be wet but still in one piece.
muzikill
10-03-08, 10:48 PM
Clothes line, the cheapy plastic stuff - works a treat to tie it with. ive got the cheap lidl cover and theres nowt wrong with it, my cousing bought a so called expensive one (oxford, silver colored) one winter later and he takes it off only to find it had cracked and rain got into the top of the bike and the chains all rusted!
sv650k4
10-03-08, 10:52 PM
i got an oxford one with a bike before and it seemed very heavy duty and good tho i never used it so i couldnt really tell you weather or not they fall apart or not but like i said it seemed very good and heavy duty!
rictus01
10-03-08, 10:53 PM
Oxford stormex, bit pricy, but a click strap goes under the bike and a lot of sown eyelets to put a chain threw.

Cheers Mark.
sv650k4
10-03-08, 10:54 PM
i think this is the same as the one im talking about:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Oxford-RAINEX-MOTORCYCLE-BIKE-COVER-LARGE-NEW_W0QQitemZ230230866169QQihZ013QQcategoryZ30240Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


bit pricey but if they do the job well then probley worth it.
sv650k4
10-03-08, 10:55 PM
Oxford stormex, bit pricy, but a click strap goes under the bike and a lot of sown eyelets to put a chain threw.

Cheers Mark.


just like the one i was talking about lol and the one in the link.
rictus01
10-03-08, 10:57 PM
just like the one i was talking about lol and the one in the link.

Errr No, mine is black and looks to be heavier than that one.
yorkie_chris
10-03-08, 10:59 PM
So I'm looking to replace it with something a bit better.

The kitchen?
sv650k4
10-03-08, 11:02 PM
that seems 2 be the same idea tho with a the fastening strap etc...
dizzyblonde
10-03-08, 11:05 PM
The kitchen?
noooo front room
tsar1439
11-03-08, 12:46 AM
Id advise not using the cover in windy conditions, last night the wind was so bad the cover was basically a parachute and pulled over my dad's fully fueled 1200 Triumph Trophy!! Now he needs a new indicator, fairing and screen (i was sensible and put my SV in the shed hours before :D
sv-robo
11-03-08, 06:09 PM
i use a lintek(£39.99)it has a strap which you buckle underneath the bike to stop it blowing about,also it has 2 ridges at each side of the handle bars so any wind that gets underneath just blows out again.Another thing i do just to be safe is put a bit of duck tape down where the sidestand is and then attach a spring jawed clamp onto it(the sidestand bit where you kick it up)the duck tape is to stop any rips or tears with stress from the wind,it does work.hth.
thedonal
11-03-08, 06:13 PM
I've got a Motrax deluxe cover that's doing the trick- again it has a buckle underneath that is quite sturdy.

Though my bike is parked in the alley by my flats- so it's placed along the wind, instead of across it, to prevent the bike being blown over...
mister c
11-03-08, 07:23 PM
My son has 2 of these
http://www.argos.co.uk/wcsstore/argos/images/7400311A60UC39313X.jpg

and he swears by them. They seem to be very thin, but they have a hook & eye set up so that you can tie the cover under the bike. They dont blow off.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7400311/Trail/searchtext%3EMOTORCYCLE+COVER.htm
Frank
11-03-08, 07:55 PM
My son has 2 of these
http://www.argos.co.uk/wcsstore/argos/images/7400311A60UC39313X.jpg

and he swears by them. They seem to be very thin, but they have a hook & eye set up so that you can tie the cover under the bike. They dont blow off.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7400311/Trail/searchtext%3EMOTORCYCLE+COVER.htm
I've got one of these and not bad for the £
Durbs
11-03-08, 08:08 PM
Get yerself a shed, a man cant have too many sheds. I've got 3.
wyrdness
11-03-08, 09:36 PM
Get yerself a shed, a man cant have too many sheds. I've got 3.

I'd love a shed, but I live in a block of flats. I might try one of those Argos covers.
Dangerous Dave
12-03-08, 12:16 PM
I have two covers at the moment, the MotoGP outdoor cover (got it for free) and an Oxford outdoor cover. If you fasten them at the bottom it stops them from blowing off or blowing over the bike (wind does not get up underneath and turn them into sails). For added security for bikes out of wind protection, try wedging a piece of wood on the right hand side as another sort of side stand. This will stop the bike from wobbling.