covering your bike

peppy · L Plate Warrior Joined: 11 May 2004 Karma :

Hi,

I have a question about bike covers. I have a Honda VT125 (official link), and would like to cover it up from prying joy-riding eyes and protect it from the rain.

However, due to the position of the mirrors and the backrest, any cover (no matter how accomodating) tends to turn into a sail so that the machine gets tipped when the wind's up. So I haven't used one for ages.

However, now that I'm on my way to recover the bike after it was nicked yesterday... is there any way to get round the sail effect? Or should I just get the mother of all chainlocks instead and resort to drowning the bike in FS365 every night?

Thanks,
peppy

Monkeymafiax · L Plate Warrior Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Karma :

If you're leaving the bike parked on the sidestand, putting it in gear should keep it a bit more stable.

MMx

atom · Scooby Slapper Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Karma :

Sorry to hear about your bike getting nicked, glad to hear you got it back though. I cover my bike, and have the mother of all chain locks (oxford monster) and a disk lock on the bike. Still doesn't stop the little bnastards trying to nick it though. Really pisses me of when in the morning you can see some git has been trying to get the cover off.
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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

2 options.

1) Buy a cover designed to fit your specific bike.

2) Elastic bands / bungees. Tie them round the cover at various points to cut down the baggyness and stop it catching the wind. Will look like a giant sausage, but should work.

Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

I would get a big chain and chain it to something asap, it's one of the best deterrents.