Bike cover wtf?

[gazeranco]

Bonjourno,

My bike cover was on the floor this morning, it wasn't windy last night plus its a fancy oxford one with tight elastic around the bottom... have I been visited by some kind of bike fairy?? Am I just paranoid??

Ciao,
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Honda Club 90, Honda CB 250, Honda NSR 125, Honda CBR 125, Suzuki RG 125, Yamaha FZR 400 EXUP, Kawasaki ER6F (2011)

[RichieZX6R]

catch not securely connected perhaps?

Maybe it was windy overnight then died down?

No rips or tears in in?

cover never came off the zx.
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[gazeranco]

I suppose it could of been windy, I was fast asleep so I guess I wouldn't know, but to be windy enough to lift a cover off a bike? Its a medium cover so fits really snug.

Can a cover be blown off, I am wondering if someone had a look saw the ground anchor and flashy alarm LED and decided to leave it, or saw it was only an ER6 and decided to leave it lol
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Honda Club 90, Honda CB 250, Honda NSR 125, Honda CBR 125, Suzuki RG 125, Yamaha FZR 400 EXUP, Kawasaki ER6F (2011)

[Zen Dog]

[Pol Anorl]

keep your bike within arms reach tonight sir.

Ill await "someone tried to steal my bike" thread.
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[TheSmiler]

If I recall correctly this happened to another member not so long ago, few days later the bike had been stolen. May be worth upping your defences.
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[gazeranco]

Makes me so angry, I want to plant mines in the garden!!

I'm gonna get another chain for the back tyre tonight, just in case they have weighed up whats needed for a second attempt, although if that was the plan they would probably have left no trace of the visit?

I could see no visible damage to the ignition or anything.
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Bikes Owned:-
Honda Club 90, Honda CB 250, Honda NSR 125, Honda CBR 125, Suzuki RG 125, Yamaha FZR 400 EXUP, Kawasaki ER6F (2011)

[yaigi]

[Pol Anorl]

[TheSmiler]

[yaigi]

[Casper]

What part of the country are you in? The wind got up an my area last night. Enough to blow a bike cover about.

[Joncrete Cungle]

The couple of times I have found the cover off my bike both times thieving scrotes had been the cause. Once seen / disturbed by a neighbour returning from shift work, the second time something tried to cut one of the the chains and only managed to cut through the protective cover before giving up.

[gazeranco]

cheshire. near warrington/runcorn/frodsham.

Ill put it in the living room, missus wont mind. and yeah... sensitivity of alarm is crap... i gave it a little shake and it wouldnt go off...
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Bikes Owned:-
Honda Club 90, Honda CB 250, Honda NSR 125, Honda CBR 125, Suzuki RG 125, Yamaha FZR 400 EXUP, Kawasaki ER6F (2011)

[ruck bodgers]

i had a dream that the wind filled my bike cover and it took off like a zeppelin and landed in a river . wrong kind of cheese
is your cover waterproof ? mines shit i had to wax it with some spray junk

[RichieZX6R]

[Rogerborg]

[Zen Dog]

[Jim Mc]

Electrify your bike over the next few nights.

[Andrew122]

Camp out with an air rifle. Sorted.
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[numpty2]

I got home one morning and found my canvas bike cover on the ground. I wondered whether it was wind or thieves, but when I picked up the cover I found out that my lodger's mate was using it as a sleeping bag. He'd missed the last train back from a night out, walked 15 miles, and he was so pissed & tired he just curled up on my drive wrapped up in the bike cover.

Someone tried to nick my knackered & battered 250 a few months ago. I couldn't believe it. Anyway I bought a big lock and chain and I make sure the the lock is sticking out clearly from beneath the cover. It is all about perception. Make it look like it is bolted to the centre of the earth and they might not even try.

[gazeranco]

Its chained to a ground anchor. its a good waterproof oxford cover. It now has a new flourecent disc lock and I have managed to hook the flourecent reminder wire on the outside in clear view as warning that things are different to how they were last night so back off low life scum...

I usually leave the bolts down on the gates so if opened they drag and cause noise. But I wasnt the last one in last night

Thanks for the advice anyway guys...
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Bikes Owned:-
Honda Club 90, Honda CB 250, Honda NSR 125, Honda CBR 125, Suzuki RG 125, Yamaha FZR 400 EXUP, Kawasaki ER6F (2011)

[Rogerborg]

Ah, that's good then. Hopefully the ratbrains saw the ground anchor and decided to just move on to weaker prey.
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[anthony_r6]

I had the wind blow my cover off - it was so windy it snapped belt from the actual cover at one side.
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[Tenantry13]

Tramps nick em. Was probably to pissed to pull it off!