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simoncrn wrote: | angryjonny wrote: |
Considered one for my last garageless house, yes.
What stopped me?
1. Presence of such a thing screams "HERE BE BIKES" whereas a regular garage could have any old junk in it. Better than a bike on open display, but not much better than a regular cover.
2. Metal attracts condensation and my gut feel based on no research was that it would be constantly wet inside and the bike would rust like hell. |
1. If it as secure as the manufacturer claims, significantly more better than just a regular cover
2. My parents have got a metal shed which I erected for them, the metal sides of the shed does attract damp in the colder weather but the mountain bike that are in there have not had any issues with rust..... |
Then you should buy one.
I can't work out whether you've just bought a metal shed and are looking for your decision to be justified, or you work for a metal shed manufacturer/seller. Possibly neither.
A cover stops a thief from seeing what security you have on your steed. They have to tamper with it to find out - they don't like that because as a thief the clock starts ticking when your grubby fingers touch the goods. Without a cover they can size up the locks by walking past. With a cover they can't, so they will probably not risk it. Once they've decided they're having it, they're having it, regardless of whether scissors or a bolt cropper is required. In that respect, cover and metal shed serve the same purpose.
As for condensation... as I said, no personal experience just gut feel. But the fact that one of the ads you posted bangs on about how they try to counter condensation, there's smoke there isn't there.
It was mainly #1 that stopped me. I had big solid gates. I didn't want to draw attention to what was behind them. |
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Just to update my thread, today had my 2nd day of DAS training after having passed theory test with 50/50 and 70/75 points.
That said, I am horrific at driving, and I`m not sure if everyone is this bad really when they start. I`ve had zero experience in traffic , no pushbike, no car, no motorcycle in traffic, so I expected to be bad but holly shit I`m horrific.
I dropped bike twice (once yesterday in parking lot once doing u turn practice, and once waiting to turn to left on road) because of front break, I keep fucking up lanes when I go in roundabouts, especially dual ones just no... and cherry on top of the cake, I misjudged cars speed coming from the right once, I almost got clipped. Oh and in 60 limit I got 50 in 50 I go 40, I`m weirdly uncomfortable with high speed.
I`m like willing to learn and get better but seeing how sucky I am intraffic, just makes me sad and disheartened ) Tomorrow is MOD1 , U turns will probably fuck me over ...
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It's a huge amount to learn in just a few hours, so don't sweat it if you balls it up. If you can scrape a pass, great, you can learn for real at your own pace later.
Mod 1 is daft stuff, but you only have to pass it once. Deep breaths, lots of throttle, look where you want to go, smash it in. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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We have all dropped bikes, so don't even sweat that.
Practice practice practice. Honestly, it will come, so dont get disheartened. I know the goal is to past first time, but take the pressure off! If you pass, great, but if not, use it as a learning experience, practice more and pass the next time.
You have so much time ahead to enjoy riding, so don't rush yourself, enjoy the process learn from mistakes.
Chill, try and enjoy it and take your time and learn at your pace. So much of it is psychological, so just take any pressure off, it will come.
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Yup. It's an easy test to pass, but also easy to fail on silly things like that. It's not like roads are copiously littered with tiny cones.
Smash it in next time, onwards and upwards. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Hello lovely people
Sorry for being this radio silent for a while but it has been hectic
I am very please to say I`ve passed my Mod 2 so I am DAS complete as of today I`ve failed a Mod 2 attempt a month ago, but today I aced it - with 5 minors that is )
Crazy crazy times , I can`t believe how confident I am now compared to when I first started though. I almost gave up on riding like 3 times at least.
I definitely plan to book another 1-2 days normal riding with an instructor before I`ll feel comfortable riding by myself as not having driven before still makes me slow and iffy at busy roundabouts,not to mention all roads here are foreign to me so that ads a layer of randomness to all of it haha.
I seem to do fine on country roads and those bigger roundabouts though and I hit the country twistiest at around 45 50 miles ish comfortably.
I`ll be moving to a new house which has a garage in the back entrance, and the gate path will be blocked by a large van over nights as neighbor parks it there, so I`m happy to now have a safe and secure place to store my bike
Landlord from what I hear is awesome, so I might be allowed to put an anchor in the garage itself, not to mention the view from my room hits the back garden and garage.
So a question to you riders out there, do you think November-February are rideble months or is too cold/snowy/rainy ?
I was told winter is best time to buy a bike, be it new or 2nd hand as they are cheaper. ? Should I wait for March to get a bike ?
Thank you for your input and help so far, I do appreciate the time, and the words of encouragement have been super useful haha
I`ll post updates soon,
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VickRides wrote: | Hello lovely people
Sorry for being this radio silent for a while but it has been hectic
I am very please to say I`ve passed my Mod 2 so I am DAS complete as of today I`ve failed a Mod 2 attempt a month ago, but today I aced it - with 5 minors that is )
Crazy crazy times , I can`t believe how confident I am now compared to when I first started though. I almost gave up on riding like 3 times at least.
I definitely plan to book another 1-2 days normal riding with an instructor before I`ll feel comfortable riding by myself as not having driven before still makes me slow and iffy at busy roundabouts,not to mention all roads here are foreign to me so that ads a layer of randomness to all of it haha.
I seem to do fine on country roads and those bigger roundabouts though and I hit the country twistiest at around 45 50 miles ish comfortably.
I`ll be moving to a new house which has a garage in the back entrance, and the gate path will be blocked by a large van over nights as neighbor parks it there, so I`m happy to now have a safe and secure place to store my bike
Landlord from what I hear is awesome, so I might be allowed to put an anchor in the garage itself, not to mention the view from my room hits the back garden and garage.
So a question to you riders out there, do you think November-February are rideble months or is too cold/snowy/rainy ?
I was told winter is best time to buy a bike, be it new or 2nd hand as they are cheaper. ? Should I wait for March to get a bike ?
Thank you for your input and help so far, I do appreciate the time, and the words of encouragement have been super useful haha
I`ll post updates soon,
Vick. |
Congratulations! Great feeling isn't it. You seem to be doing the right thing and taking your time and allowing your confidence to rise Also seem to have a decent place to put your bike, so that takes some of the worry away.
Enjoy! ____________________ Riding: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer Occasionally Riding: 08 Suzuki SV650, Potato: 2011 Yamaha YBR Custom.
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Congrats on passing
I rode my bike everyday last winter even when icy, the main roads are gritted but be very careful of the side roads with gently braking and steering, salt on the road aint good for your bike though.
Alot of people put thier bikes away or sell around now so should be choice and can haggle a bit more since they wont have as much interested in them.
Dont be set in the bike you want, after you ride it you may wish you got another bike, get the bike you get the best deal one. I was set on zx6r as first bike but got a banged up fzr instead, I didnt mind when I dropped it couple of times but I of would with a newer bike, also got insurance 100 quid a year. zx10r was my dream bike I bought a year later but I soon wished I got something else.
Since you have gone though the trouble of getting a full license, dont bother with buying less than a 600cc, unless you are never wanting go on motorways or A roads, you rev the shit out of the at higher speeds or even overtaking on slower roads and gear changing constantly. If i could back, a used naked sv650 would be my first bike, they are fairy light, good torque to pull away at lights quietly, cheapish insurance and lots of guys use at trackdays so handling aint bad. |
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VickRides wrote: | So a question to you riders out there, do you think November-February are rideble months or is too cold/snowy/rainy ? |
They're fine, there's maybe 10 days a year when I don't ride because of deathroads, and that's West Coast Scotchland at altitude.
VickRides wrote: | I was told winter is best time to buy a bike, be it new or 2nd hand as they are cheaper. ? Should I wait for March to get a bike ? |
There are fewer bikes for sale, so less choice, so more danger of buying a pup rather than walking away. Certainly keep an eye open, but don't feel that you have to buy any of what's on offer. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Hey guys !
Thank you guys firstly for all your replies and guidance !
Basically I am at a point now where I am preparing to move in my new house. I have found an ideal place that has parking space inside the yard . Not only that but my kitchen extends to a outdoor barbeque area thing, surrounded by a thick wooden fence, locked from inside, that is under my room window.
So basically I`ll be storing my bike inside my yard, inside a wooden fence locked by the inside , underneath my window, so I feel pretty good for the future with this regard ! No roof but otherwise almost like a garage )
I`m at a point of buying security locks, so far I have decided to go for a ABUS 8077 alarm disk lock, and a Abus Granit 58 Lock-Chain for starters.
Do you think there are better alternatives in the same price range?
Also , a gps tracker costs 350 for unit and service + 99 pound a year , and the insurance offers do not seem to go up or down weather I have one or not. Still around 650-800 quid which is INSANE to me. Should I get a gps tracker ? I live down south, biggest "bad boys" place around me is Crawley , but unsure if it`s as bad as London with theft.
As for the bike , I have received a good offer from a dealership for a brand new spanking Duke 390 2017 for 3700 quid, it would end up costing me 60 quid a month , but would pay it fairly quickly. After two years I`d probably sell it and get bigger. Or keep it and get another haha ) I`m not 100% sure , I`ll go friday and hop on one to see how it feels, but I know I don`t want a heavy gladuis or sv650 )) Either this duke or an mt07 2nd ... as currently I can`t afford a husqvarma supermoto )
Thoughts are incredibly well appreciated, especially on what to focus on next regarding security chains and such. |
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Since no one replied yet , I`ll bump up my previous questions to an additional one
I saw that DataTrack.co.uk offer a tracker that can also text up to three numbers if you go down/crash ? Is this true ?Does it have a gyro or how does it know I haven`t just stopped in the middle of the road or whatever?
Also does it like say where, or just OH hello, your mate has gone into a ditch, so fingers crossed buddy ! )
If it does work well I assume it`s worth having one as I`m a beginner, I`m shit at driving anyway and I sorta want to learn at my own pace, so having that thing sorta takes pressure of being alone a bit .
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VickRides wrote: | Since no one replied yet , I`ll bump up my previous questions to an additional one
I saw that DataTrack.co.uk offer a tracker that can also text up to three numbers if you go down/crash ? Is this true ?Does it have a gyro or how does it know I haven`t just stopped in the middle of the road or whatever?
Also does it like say where, or just OH hello, your mate has gone into a ditch, so fingers crossed buddy ! )
If it does work well I assume it`s worth having one as I`m a beginner, I`m shit at driving anyway and I sorta want to learn at my own pace, so having that thing sorta takes pressure of being alone a bit .
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I use the eatsleepride app on my phone, does the same thing. Calls someone / emails someone / texts someone if it detects a crash or fall - and sends them my location. Much cheaper. ____________________ 1993 RF400R - 2002 Bandit 1200 - 2012 1250 FA |
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Thank you hawkeye for the info. In the end I went with BikeTrac for insurance and peace of mind reasons It`s tranferable to my future bikes so hooray.
Furthermore I would love some advice on the following, albeit the question will sound moronic to some. Please bare with me.
Because I`m a beginner rider, with not much experience and foreign to the UK, where should I ride in the first weeks of being by myself on the road? Should I go on B roads or country roads to avoid traffic maybe and ease myself into more congested areas? Or should I ride around town ?
I`m guessing early weekend mornings it would be least traffic. Maybe during the week after work around 7-8 go ride in some lit car parks for practice at slow speed stuff ?
I`m fully away that this questions are a bit silly, but if I were at home in my country of birth I`d know where to go and such but everythings new here ) |
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VickRides wrote: | where should I ride in the first weeks of being by myself on the road? Should I go on B roads or country roads to avoid traffic maybe and ease myself into more congested areas? Or should I ride around town ? |
It depends, what are you used to? Country roads have less traffic, but have hazards of their own. Cow shit is just as slippery as diesel, a spooked horse is 400+ Kg of flailing muscle and hooves coming at you, hedges are tall impairing visibility, and the thought of going round a bend too fast, running wide and having a tractor with them great big spikes for lifting big bales coming the other way
Assuming you're picking the bike up from the dealer, just get it home in one piece first. You'll start to get a feel for it, and get that first sense of achievement. Then go out and fill it with petrol and get home. Another trip done. Then make up excuses to go out, to places you're familiar with. Pop to see a mate, go out to grab a pint of milk etc. Giving yourself these little excuses to go out means in your mind your not "practising riding the scary expensive death machine" you're just "picking up some milk" which might take the pressure off psychologically? ____________________ SR125 -> 6 year gap -> SV650 -> Deauville -> NC750X -> Vstrom 650 |
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Rural roads, you'll die once.
Urban roads, you'll get crippled twice. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 103 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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