fell over in the wind, (bike) not me

[scouse645]

My bike is parked under cover in my back yard, yesterday we had a gust of wind so strong it blew it over, i was a bit surprised when i looked out the window, put a whole in the cover but no damage to the bike, i think the protectors helped save any damage, just a bit of damage on the right hand bar end, i think i may have parked it too upright with a bit of wood under the stand, still didn't think it would go over

[callam_nffc]

Mine went over on wombles melted tarmac this year

[lloydie]

3 fell over at work last night so all the bikers have put in a complaint to work as the bike park ain't protected .
Bikes keep getting knocked over by cars too .
Waiting to see what they will do now .

[Wicky]

i think i may have parked it too upright with a bit of wood under the stand

scouse645 Which way did it fall over? stand side or clutch cover side?

I put mine on its paddock stand and kept regular checks on it - Worried as cover could act as a sail. Previously in high winds I've wedged plastic garden chairs next to the bike so if it did tumble it would have a softish landing.

Bungalow falls over… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25258149

[scouse645]

It was on the clutch cover side, i think you may be right about the cover acting as a sail, i will have to do something about that, only had the cover about 15 months and it wasn't cheap, it was leaking and now it's got a hole aswell

[VTRDark]

Ouch. If it was on the clutch cover side then the wood must have sat the bike too upright. It's a warning to all of us in weather like this to take precautions. I like the paddock stand idea.

(:-})

[scouse645]

Ouch. If it was on the clutch cover side then the wood must have sat the bike too upright. It's a warning to all of us in weather like this to take precautions. I like the paddock stand idea.

(:-})

it must have been, i'm going out now to check it while the sun is out, i maybe gone some time

[Wicky]

Depending on the material of the cover get some fabric glue and stick a patch on.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FLEXIBLE-GLUE ... 2332d8662f

[scouse645]

Depending on the material of the cover get some fabric glue and stick a patch on.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FLEXIBLE-GLUE ... 2332d8662f

Good idea, i don't want to be buying a new cover every year, can't see much damage, been lucky i think, it just makes you a bit sick when it happens.

[MacV2]

Ouch. If it was on the clutch cover side then the wood must have sat the bike too upright. It's a warning to all of us in weather like this to take precautions. I like the paddock stand idea.

(:-})

Indeed couldn't agree more Carl.

With these high winds I've taken the precaution of placing a thicker, warmer blanket & a couple of fluffy pillows over Dresden, wouldn't want him getting cold out in the MacCave.

[Watty]

Sounds like you got off pretty lucky there mate

[Duffy1964]

Ouch. If it was on the clutch cover side then the wood must have sat the bike too upright. It's a warning to all of us in weather like this to take precautions. I like the paddock stand idea.

(:-})

All done Carl both storms are now fitted with Condoms

[AMCQ46]

our bloody garden wheelie bin got emptied yesterday and guess what.............yup, the wind blew it 20ft across the drive and into my new car

cant see any scratches, but need to wait till it gets washed to see if there is any damage,...........and hopefully the car is OK too

[toonarmy]

Nightmare mate I have a shared drive which opens up to two garages at the back but the wind is mad as we live on the coast so I always panic leaving her on the stand there glad there's no damage

[lanny]

Before I had a garage I used two ground anchors, one on the wall and one on the floor, they were home made but the house would have fell down before the bike could fall over