Motorbike Cover Recommendations

[MarkyB]

Hi to all,

Can someone recommend a good quality heat resistant bike cover please, I am looking for a price range up to £40.00.

It has to be highly durable, as mine covers were cheap and have been ruined in the recent high winds.

It has to be heat resistant as I want to throw the cover on while the engine is hot when returning home.

There are so many on the market, and any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks

Marc

[stinkwheel]

Old fashioned tarpaulin is probably best.

However, I have never been a fan of bike covers. They seem to rot more under one than without one and are more prone to blowing over.
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[NJD]

Full Cover:

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/275658

Half Cover:

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/261074

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

For a long time I used £30 Halfords nylon covers.

[Amber Phoenix]

I usually only get a ~1.5 years out of the basic Oxford covers, though bike are parked in a bit of sun trap. They just eventually get very thin and inevitable tear. Once torn, they just rip a bigger and bigger hole as the wind blows them about.

TBH I've found R&G and Lidl cheapo ones have about the same longevity. Has an R&G one once with soft fluffy inner lining, but after about ~1.5 years it just disintegrated leaving my bike covered in white fluff.

My most recent cover is this cheap Amazon own brand one:
https://amzn.to/2SGwty9
Bought it in November, still holding up fine, and seems a spot sturdier than basic Oxford ones, but we shall have to see if lasts the year... At least it was cheaper at £13.
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[MarkyB]

Thankyou for your advice folks

I eventually bought one of these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/XYZCTEM-Motorbike-Motorcycle-Waterproof-Protection/dp/B07TVG743X/ref=sr_1_5?crid=NZ9U73NHR3QB&keywords=motorbike+cover&qid=1582237458&sprefix=motorbi%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-5

I don't think there is a perfect bike cover that will last forever, I have always bought the cheap £13.00 ebay one's, but in the winter months they always rip on the seams, especially where the mirrors are. In the recent winds the stitching came apart where the strap goes underneath the bike.

Lets hope this cover lasts a bit longer

[NJD]

[Easy-X]

If we're talking el-cheapo, almost disposable covers the best I've found so far is this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEVERLAND-Motorbike-Cover-Heavy-Duty-Waterproof-Motorcycle-Anti-UV-Protection-UK/303450924507

Not sure about the Wacko Jacko reference but the straps are front and back to go round the wheels - much easier than scrabbling under the middle of the bike - and the dayglo strips make it trivial to line up the cover as you put it on the bike. Two strips left and right at the front and one in the middle at the back. Oh, and proper metal hoops for a front D-lock. (On my cover anyway. They probably have a few variants.)
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