Holding down bike cover in the wind? - SV650.org

DarrenSV650S · 01-09-12, 10:43 AM

How do you guys stop the wind getting under your bike cover? Mine is just about lifting off the bike. Don't really have a lot of stuff here like rope etc because we are in the middle of moving house and only here for 2 weeks.

Tried to search but it's not easy on tapatalk with a 1 bar 2G signal

Cheers

01-09-12, 01:47 PM

A brick of each side....?

Mine have either come with a string or male and female clips underneath so not had this problem

hindle8907 · 01-09-12, 02:26 PM

bungee cords normally.

01-09-12, 02:46 PM

+1 for the bungee cord solution.

I also used some strong bulldog clips to secure my first cheap cover underneath the bike. Later traded up to an Oxford Stormex cover which has proved to be brilliant and use a set of bungee cords through the built in eyelets at each wheel. Has stood up to 70mph gusts with no problem.

01-09-12, 04:34 PM

Park it indoors

anna · 01-09-12, 06:47 PM

Another for bungee chords mine has holes that have metal rings riveted in so allow bunnies to go through them and not rip the cover.

andrewsmith · 01-09-12, 06:55 PM

Bungee cord strapped around the side stand

Bibio · 01-09-12, 07:09 PM

simple.. don't use a cover. mine has sat outside for the past 3 months without one and has done no harm. problems with covers is that they rub your paintwork so you end up having to put a blanket over the bike which get soaked.

leave the bike to the elements.

DarrenSV650S · 01-09-12, 09:21 PM

Found a couple of metal rings on the bottom so I've tied them under the bike with string. Should stop the wind getting in.

I've hardly ever used it before and didn't know they were there

Bib the cover is to kind of hide it as well as protect it

Cheers for the replies

03-09-12, 11:12 AM

Mine has two ropes, I tight the front one to the front wheel and the rear one to the rear wheel. In case of a strong wind I lift the bike from the sidestand and put the cover (as much of it as I can, folded many times) beneath it. Worked well so far but I do that part with side stand only when the wind is strong because it's probably doing no good to the cover tbh.

01-09-12, 10:43 AM	#1
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,414	Holding down bike cover in the wind? How do you guys stop the wind getting under your bike cover? Mine is just about lifting off the bike. Don't really have a lot of stuff here like rope etc because we are in the middle of moving house and only here for 2 weeks. Tried to search but it's not easy on tapatalk with a 1 bar 2G signal Cheers

01-09-12, 02:26 PM	#3
hindle8907 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,492	Re: Holding down bike cover in the wind? bungee cords normally. __________________ 2006-2007 -- Gilera Runner 50 - Sold 2007-2008 -- Hyosung XRX125 - Stolen 2009-2010 -- 05 SV650n - CAT - B 2010-Now -- 00 SV650s & 00 SV650n & GSXR 600 K2

01-09-12, 02:46 PM	#4
rocklicker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Holding down bike cover in the wind? +1 for the bungee cord solution. I also used some strong bulldog clips to secure my first cheap cover underneath the bike. Later traded up to an Oxford Stormex cover which has proved to be brilliant and use a set of bungee cords through the built in eyelets at each wheel. Has stood up to 70mph gusts with no problem.

01-09-12, 04:34 PM	#5
speedyandypandy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Holding down bike cover in the wind? Park it indoors

01-09-12, 06:47 PM	#6
anna Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tower Hamlets but with Shutters on the windows Posts: 1,522	Re: Holding down bike cover in the wind? Another for bungee chords mine has holes that have metal rings riveted in so allow bunnies to go through them and not rip the cover.

01-09-12, 01:47 PM	#2
Stuuk1 Guest Posts: n/a	A brick of each side....? Mine have either come with a string or male and female clips underneath so not had this problem

01-09-12, 06:55 PM	#7
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Holding down bike cover in the wind? Bungee cord strapped around the side stand __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

01-09-12, 07:09 PM	#8
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: Holding down bike cover in the wind? simple.. don't use a cover. mine has sat outside for the past 3 months without one and has done no harm. problems with covers is that they rub your paintwork so you end up having to put a blanket over the bike which get soaked. leave the bike to the elements.

01-09-12, 09:21 PM	#9
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,414	Re: Holding down bike cover in the wind? Found a couple of metal rings on the bottom so I've tied them under the bike with string. Should stop the wind getting in. I've hardly ever used it before and didn't know they were there Bib the cover is to kind of hide it as well as protect it Cheers for the replies

03-09-12, 11:12 AM	#10
mufman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Holding down bike cover in the wind? Mine has two ropes, I tight the front one to the front wheel and the rear one to the rear wheel. In case of a strong wind I lift the bike from the sidestand and put the cover (as much of it as I can, folded many times) beneath it. Worked well so far but I do that part with side stand only when the wind is strong because it's probably doing no good to the cover tbh.

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