Standing at the driveway (feeling a fool?)...

[DanceLikeAMon...]

Well, I went to have a go on Dodsi's ER-5 this afternoon to see what I thought (thanks very much mate )

Very impressed, but it has presented me with a predicament. At present, my little SR125 is parked right in front of my house where it is protected from the wind, but because of the size of the ER5, it would have to go in my driveway, where it will be exposed to the wind.

Does anyone know if there are any commercially made bike stand type things that I could put on my drive to stop it blowing over? Or any other ideas about how to make it sturdier?

Cheers.

[strag]

Paddock stand.
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[DanceLikeAMon...]

I saw them in a magazine, but they look like you have to lift the bike on to them (not something I want to have to do every night when I get back from work), or am I mistaken about how the bike goes on them?

[ginguar]

I might be wrong but I think it is all a matter of leverage https://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/sh/stand.htm
Look at the picture 5th picture down, looks like you slip the stand on then lever the bike up which sounds easier than lifting the bike onto it. Course might be better if someone who has actually used one responded

[daz|n00by]

there are ones made that bolt to the floor i have fitted these for offices, i will try to find out the details over the weekend for you if i have time, basicaly you just ride the front wheel in to the stand and lock the bike in butr this does invole you fitting the stand to the floor with long lost head bolts for more security. hope this helps


daz

ps. or better still get the steel your self and weld something up, thats what i would do if it was for my own house.
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[karen_moomin]

[McJam]
Paddock stands are a doddle to use, its all about leverage. I can quite easily get my ZX-6R onto the stand on my own, and I'm a proper weakling!
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[DanceLikeAMon...]

[stinkwheel]

I never had a problem with my GPZ500s blowing over and it has fairings, I presume the ER5 would be even less likley to blow over.

It should be pretty stable on the main stand on a solid surface. I can't see how a paddock stand would be any more stable.
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[DanceLikeAMon...]

By "main stand", do you mean the centre stand?

I asked my (ex)instructor and he says the same. Use the stand and chain the bike to a ground anchor on the left or right, depending on which way the wind is blowing.

[dodsi]

Easy....

...Buy a house with a garage.

It has never blown over on me but when we had some really strong wind I left it at home.

The centre stand is not the most stable of things and I think it could blow over if the wind is strong enough.

You could put 2 ground anchors in and strap it with fairly tought straps either side of the bike by parking the bike in the middle.

Then it shouldnt blow over.... but this would only be needed in really strong wind. normally it is fine.

[gsxrboy]

Just lay it on it's side the same way you would a bicycle, sorted.
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[DustBuster]

Hey Stinky . I had 2 bikes blown over in December just gone. Cost me £200 in plastic one of them being a GPZ500s....

Gutted.

Might be more windy round here(Yorks)! PM me if you want b4 and after shots.
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[extreme3d]

I leave my GPZ in the car park at work all day and its taken the full fury of the elements in its stride I always leave it on the side-stand NOT the main (centre) stand. If the winds coming from the side-stand side (side-stand upwind) then it will have to lift the bike back to vertical to push it over (I just can't see the winds we get in the uk managing this), and if its coming from the other side (side-stand downwind) it will have to either break the stand or find someway of kicking the stand up with the bike still applying weight to it!!

If you are in doubt then make sure the side-stand side is placed downwind, but if it's left out in the open i would be more worried about theft than the wind.

As a final option, if you don't have a full sized car garage, then what about getting a bike garage? As a quick serach on ebay I've found these: https://www.trimetals.co.uk/motorcycle.php?m=3

https://www.gardensite.org.uk/metal-sheds/trimetalssheds_files/image007.jpg

[DanceLikeAMon...]

Cheers for that. I have been recommended to use the sidestand, with a ratchet strap tied to anchor and frame on the sidestand side, just to add that extra bit of protection.

I have done this picture:

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/dance_like_a_monkey/parking.jpg
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[Gazdaman]

That'll still only really protect it from the wind one way.

It's still fairly easy for a bike to roll off a sidestand, so make sure you park it facing uphill.

A bike garage would be a good investment

Gaz

[bish777]

On particularly windy days i use a bungee to keep the bike on its side stand by bungeeing through the frame to a lamppost or fence post etc....
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[DanceLikeAMon...]

[bish777]

Yeah. But a bungee can go in your pocket, under your seat etc so it avoids the laziness factor lol the one time you cant be arsed itll be gale force lol
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[stinkwheel]

Ratchet strap works well. Fix it both sides of the bike with the machine on the sidestand then ratchet it down over the saddle so the suspension is compressed. That is how they fix them down on ferries.

Just like on these ninjas.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=12057
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[DanceLikeAMon...]

That's cock-on that is. Cheers for the help everyone.

Now don't just sit here basking in my praise, go and answer my next topic about fixing eyelets into tarmac.