Anyone had their bike blown over by wind?

[hismaimai8888]

Left my bike parked outside over night with a motorcycle cover (oxford stormex), I also used the buckle under the bike so the cover is secured on the bike, and there are somewhat big winds in my area, was wondering if anyone had ever had their bike blown over on its side using a cover?
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[BrownTrousers]

Yes, it happens.

Park your bike with front facing into the wind.
And/or remove cover if expecting very high winds.
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[grr666]

Yep, happened to my 125 when I was a kid. One of those things.
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[Beehive Bedlam]

Never understood people who use a cover when the bike is their daily form of transport.

It's an unnecessary faff which speeds up rust especially if you put it on wet and as OP as found out acts as a sail in windy weather.

[Johanna]

[pepperami]

My bike got blown over by the wind once, I picked it up
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[Vracktal]

My theory is that putting the cover on right after a wet ride traps residual heat from the engine, and helps things dry out a little bit.

Also yes, winds can and will knock bikes over. Worst is when the cover slips, the strap snags on something like a wingmirror and the whole thing turns into a parasail that drags the bike over. When I had my old KLE I used to sidestand it then use a bungee cord to lash the lean side handlebar to a nearby drain cover, hoping that would stop it toppling over if the wind lifted it. Absolutely no proof that it worked though, aside from it never fell over after I started doing that.
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[talkToTheHat]

My XV535 went over in a light breeze. Bandit has stayed upright so far, but the nudge sensor on the alarm goes crazy if I have the cover on when it's windy, so the cover comes off in foul weather.
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[M.C]

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[stinkwheel]

A mates Sv650 once blew over the top of its sidestand! Wasn't immediately obvious until he saw the scuffing on the tailpiece and master cylinder reservoirs. It hydrolocked the engine with oil too, lucky he was suspicious of this before he tried to start it.

Sometimes you just need to tie them down (a lot of bikes went over that night!):
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EDIT: If it's a worry and the bike is parked on your own property, consider bolting a bike chock to the ground, park it in this. They use these to support bikes in the back of a van when transporting them, they can be used as a ground anchor too. Many brands are available, this company does a thatcham approved one.
https://www.bumpstop.co.uk/
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[notbike]

Best advice I can give, from someone who uses a cover every day and who's bike lives outside, take the cover off when it's windy. Wind will get under it, especially if you've strapped it under the belly of the bike in which case a cover will act as a big wind sail.

Also if it is possible for you, park your bike next to a wall that will shield it from the incoming direction of the wind.

One final golden rule is to always park your bike in gear so it doesn't roll forward if the kickstand is lifted momentarily by the wind. It would fall right over if parked in neutral as the kickstand would lift up with the forward rolling motion of the bike.

[Wonko The Sane]

cover doesn't seem to make much difference to me,

bike gets used all year round in all weathers to commute, not using a cover and using a cover have made no noticable difference to the deteriation of the bike.

washing it from time to time might help...
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[vanderbale]

When it's very windy I'll wrap a spare chain through the front wheel and wheel hole in the cover, holds the cover in place.

[M.C]