Ordered the large Givi screen D1130ST - which cover next?

[gbru2505]

Looks like the pics in the link below and have it on order. The bike sits in the front garden and we can have three and four day storms with 60-70mph winds down the street coming straight off the Irish Sea in the autumn. In really bad weather the bike goes on its kick stand and sits outside without a cover until it blows over. Learned the hard way that the cover can act like a sail and it pulled a previous bike over in a storm. Just wondering about a good cover that'll work when I fit the taller screen. I'm also now wondering if the whole bike might need securing in bad weather with the larger screen!? It sits on gravel with soil underneath. I'm thinking a heavy duty ground peg and a mallet through the eye of the kick-stand for peace of mind.

https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/ML ... 1130st-_JM

[Mel46]

It sounds to me like you need to tie the bike down as though it was being hauled somewhere.
Look at this picture and you may get a better understanding of what I mean. During normal conditions you could make wheel chocks that will keep the bike upright. Then tie it down at night.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I9TWC5O/re ... rd_w=IIhRz

You can make chicks out of wood, but this is what I am talking about. One in front and one in back. ...and pound pegs in the ground to run tie downs to. That should hold it.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008CE0O8E/re ... 16231&sr=2

[GeorgeSK]

I might try putting dog tie-out stakes on either side of your parking spot and run a ratcheting nylon strap over the cover and seat. Once snugged up enough to compress the rear shock a bit (assuming you are on the center stand), I would think that the strap would prevent very much movement, especially if you could orient your parking spot to be parallel to the prevailing wind. It is at least a cheap thing to try.

[gn2]

JDC Ultimate Heavy Duty
Accept no substitute.
https://www.jdc-products.co.uk/heavy-du ... ycle-cover

[Mel46]

No matter how much you spend on a cover, 60-70 mph winds can push over light scooters if you don't tie them down.

[gn2]

Get a couple of slabs, one under the front wheel and one under the centre stand.

[you you]

Get a couple of slabs, one under the front wheel and one under the centre stand.

To do what?

[PCX150Rider]

Good luck with the new windscreen. . .looks like a nice one!

You know how bad your weather gets better than we do. That being said I came across this video (a bit dated) and website for motorcycle/scooter storage products from Asgard, U.K..

Worth a watch and something to ponder on the options to protect your scoot. I have a steel garden shed that I use cables installed with ground anchors fore and aft to keep it from lifting off in a hurricane or N'or Easter.



http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/motorcycle-storage

[gn2]

Get a couple of slabs, one under the front wheel and one under the centre stand.

To do what?

Perform the function of anti-gravity devices.

[you you]

Get a couple of slabs, one under the front wheel and one under the centre stand.

To do what?

Perform the function of anti-gravity devices.

Ah. It all makes sense now...

[Mel46]

I like the shed idea but it would have to be really, really tightly tied down. We get some really bad storms here, even tornadoes, and sometimes we get the remains of a hurricane. An unsecured metal shed would just fly away. Heavier wooden sheds seem to be able to withstand winds better.

[PCX150Rider]

I like the shed idea but it would have to be really, really tightly tied down. We get some really bad storms here, even tornadoes, and sometimes we get the remains of a hurricane. An unsecured metal shed would just fly away. Heavier wooden sheds seem to be able to withstand winds better.

In a tornado it's pretty much doomsday for anything above ground. . .best to have a storm cellar in that case. I've been in a couple "wind sheer" events and although not as intense as a tornado they did down a lot of trees and cause other damage. . .but no houses knocked down. I do remember looking out the window of my house on one event, during a thunder and lightening storm, and couldn't see anything beyond maybe 10 ft.. The only way to describe it was a loud, white, furious, fog with bits and pieces of leaves and what have you blowing around. . .and this was during daylight. The other time was at night and during a thunder and lightening storm. I was driving down our Main Street in town and the wind and rain suddenly became so intense I had to pull over into a parking spot (any open space off the road. . .couldn't see the painted lines) because the windshield wipers became "useless". Later in the news that night they said that a tornado in the area had been sighted. Only God knows. . .but I was glad to get through it.

I've had both metal and wood sheds and yes the wood sheds are nicer to have and heavier but also $$$ pricier. Some metal shed manufacturers offer kits to tie down a shed consisting basically of a screw type (auger) ground anchor and rust proof steel cable. It usually is installed on the roof over the top of the entrance of the shed and over the rear facing roof area and with two anchors on each end. Here's a link to an example of a kit.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Arrow-Black-Ga ... it/3169581

Sorry for this post being a bit "long winded". . ..

[gbru2505]

Get a couple of slabs, one under the front wheel and one under the centre stand.

Yes. I'm doing this. But I was thinking one under the front wheel, one under the back, and then the kick stand down to the ground to lower bikes centre of gravity even further.

[gbru2505]

It sounds to me like you need to tie the bike down as though it was being hauled somewhere...

Yes these, or something like these would work well. The bike could possibly still be covered. Near the coast, you can see how the salt and moisture make their way right into the bike under the plastics.

[gbru2505]

JDC Ultimate Heavy Duty
Accept no substitute.
https://www.jdc-products.co.uk/heavy-du ... ycle-cover

Like the fact you can put it on before the engine cools, but it's a tall shield. Would the shield not raise the front cover above the wheel brake? I'm loath to buy a big cover if I end up having to cut it.

[gn2]

The measurements of the covers are on their site.
If using the sidestand its three slabs

[gbru2505]

The measurements of the covers are on their site.
If using the sidestand its three slabs

Yes. I'll check. If I use a slab under the front and back heels AND the sidestand, then the centre of gravity is unaffected. BY leaving the sidestand slab out, the bike leans closer to the ground and the centre of gravity is lowered.

[gn2]

BY leaving the sidestand slab out, the...

...stand digs itsself into the soft ground and the scooter keels over.

[gbru2505]

Definetly...maybe.

[PCX150Rider]

...stand digs itsself into the soft ground and the scooter keels over.

A hefty metal "twist off" cap from an old large jar of coffee or something may work to rest the side stand on. Even a metal top to a Royal Dansk cookie tin. It should reduce the risk of the kick stand sinking into wet muddy top soil. I'd be reluctant to use it for a motorcycle since they are heavier though. A thicker piece of sheet steel would be more suitable. For a light machine like a PCX it should be OK. Up to you. FWIW I carry a piece of sheet steel (around 4 inches X 4 inches and thick enough so you can't bend it really trying) on my motorcycles for hot soft pavement during the Summer so the kickstands don't sink in.