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Old 14-11-09, 05:25 PM   #21
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Default Re: If it's windy, DONT COVER YOUR BIKE!!!

Shocking photo. Wonder if they beat up the guy with the cover!?!? Think I'll be buying a bungie cord and parking it VERY close to my Mrs car so it don't budge at all. Hopefully it won't make anymore holes in her car!
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Old 14-11-09, 06:34 PM   #22
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Woke up this morning to find my SV on its side . wind was so bad the cover pulled the bike over!! Luckily it fell onto my Girlfriends car (er, I mean unlucky), wing mirror took impact and snapped off, then hit the floor so not much side damage (phew).
Ah ..... bad luck fella !!! Just before you plan storing the bike too !!!

Hope the car is ok .....

I've got the cover on mine ..... but its lent down hill, so leaning at quite some angle ..... I'd be amazed if the wind can lift it ....

On another note ... is the stand strong enough for it to lean the bike at quite an angle (due to slope of drive ??)
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Old 14-11-09, 08:06 PM   #23
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Well my bikes are fine tucked up in the garage but last night there was an almighty crash from outside, went to investigate and the trailer had blown down (we store it on end)!

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Old 14-11-09, 09:01 PM   #24
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Well my bikes are fine tucked up in the garage but last night there was an almighty crash from outside, went to investigate and the trailer had blown down (we store it on end)!

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If i were you id have the rx8 in the garage instead, nice cars.
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Old 14-11-09, 09:35 PM   #25
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If i were you id have the rx8 in the garage instead, nice cars.
Even if the garage wasn't filled with bikes the RX-8 wouldn't fit, besides cars live outside, garages are for bikes (I could also add TDM850, VFR750F project, two spare SV engines, one spare NC35 engine, two spare VFR750 engines, where would they live, in the kitchen?)





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Old 14-11-09, 09:46 PM   #26
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Years ago my garage used to be full with the GF's Ford Ka ....... whilst my Lotus Elise (and Audi TT before that) sat outside .............. except in the really bad weather I couldn't be bothered to move them around everyday (the Ka barely moved, whilst I used the Lotus everday)!!
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Old 15-11-09, 04:08 AM   #27
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could be worse...


is it me or is it caused buy the bike out of the image "note" the other cover verry bottom right, could have been worce, it could have been a load of sv's
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Old 15-11-09, 10:21 AM   #28
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i was watching from the living room yesterday as my bike cover went flying

had to give up and take it off.
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Old 15-11-09, 10:45 AM   #29
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mine has a cover on, luckily it is in a wind protected area, touch wood.
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Old 15-11-09, 01:11 PM   #30
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mine has a cover on, luckily it is in a wind protected area, touch wood.
What you do in your own time is your own business... please do not share this infomation on this public forum...
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