F%#@ing Cat!

[jorxster]

So every night when I get home, I put a bike cover on my black 2007 SV1000. Cover has a bit of an elastic on the bottom, so it doesn't fit that snug, but stays on during storms.

A couple of mornings I've taken off the cover to find white hairs shed all over the seat (the previous owner covered the seat with sheep-wool-skin so it's soft). And this morning I even noticed new scratches on my tank. Arghhhh!

We're pretty sure it's a ginger cat that sometimes shows up in the neighbourhood- not a friendly cat, won't let you close. And now it's getting up into my bike during the night.....fricking cat!

I proposed a solution that the miss didn't like, so it'll have to be a humane one.

Thinking about making a concentrated fragrant spray from black pepper or eucalyptus like on this site... and spray the seat before putting the cover on. Every night.
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Homemade-Cat-Repellent
What do you guys reckon?

If I could corner the little bugger I'd hose him down good.

[The Reibz]

hotbox your cover so when the cat crawls under there it gets stoned as then won't run away. Pick it up then take it inside, put it on your lap and crack open a few beers and enjoy the company of your new friend. Churr

EDIT: Alternatively kill any native bird you can find and put its corpse in a cage with the cat and leave it outside gareth morgans house. When he comes out crying, one punch the cunt then take a piss on him. Take the cat and go home and repeat the step with the beers.

[buggerit]

cover your tank and seat with an old rug before you cover it or make up 2 small sandbags to put on top of cover to hold down on seat and tank or get a dog

[chasio]

Get a dog. Or a garage.

One of the least pleasant riding experiences I have had involved a tomcat pissing on my cover while I was out, me putting the cover on the bike with my gloves still on and then storing the gloves in my helmet overnight.

The smell of cat waz inside my helmet is not something I wish to experience again. My helmet at the time did not have a removable liner so it took the shine off quite a few rides, that did.

The bastard pissed on my exhaust header a couple of times. As it heated up the stench was something awful.

One of the few things Gareth Morgan got right was about cats, IMO.

I now have a dog. And a garage.

[ac3_snow]

cover your tank and seat with an old rug before you cover it or make up 2 small sandbags to put on top of cover to hold down on seat and tank or get a dog

Thats not a bad idea ^

However I would recommend watching the video in this thread here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=cats+pissing

[Murray]

Just goes to show bikes do attract pussy

[Banditbandit]

Get a dog. Or a garage.

Naaa .. get a life !!! So a cat sleeps on your bike seat ... BIG DEAL ... (I seriously doubt the scratches on your tank are made by a cat .. )

[Jeff Sichoe]

Get a bungee cord and use it like a 'belt' up over the seat and under the bike then back up, so the cat physically can't get under the cover and sit on the seat?

or just sneak out one night when it's cold and under the cover and give the cat a real good scare - it prob won't return after that.

[SMOKEU]

hotbox your cover so when the cat crawls under there it gets stoned as then won't run away. Pick it up then take it inside, put it on your lap and crack open a few beers and enjoy the company of your new friend. Churr

EDIT: Alternatively kill any native bird you can find and put its corpse in a cage with the cat and leave it outside gareth morgans house. When he comes out crying, one punch the cunt then take a piss on him. Take the cat and go home and repeat the step with the beers.

Best advice ever!

[arcane12]

Get a dog. Or a garage.

One of the least pleasant riding experiences I have had involved a tomcat pissing on my cover while I was out, me putting the cover on the bike with my gloves still on and then storing the gloves in my helmet overnight.

The smell of cat waz inside my helmet is not something I wish to experience again. My helmet at the time did not have a removable liner so it took the shine off quite a few rides, that did.

The bastard pissed on my exhaust header a couple of times. As it heated up the stench was something awful.

One of the few things Gareth Morgan got right was about cats, IMO.

I now have a dog. And a garage.

I need to do this. Luckily I smelt the odor before laying hand on the bike cover, so I am now careful about wher eI garb it to avoid getting it on me. I never even thought about it getting into the helmet, so I will have to double my vigilance until I can garage it. Unfortuantely thats not really an option unless I park my car on the road and buy a porta-shed. And I am too lazy to walk down my driveway every day to get to the car (long driveway).

[98tls]

Naaa .. get a life !!! So a cat sleeps on your bike seat ... BIG DEAL ... (I seriously doubt the scratches on your tank are made by a cat .. )

Dont be so sure this bastards left a few on the coon....if it was my bike seat i would put an old school mouse trap on there with a bit of mince,if it even gets him it wont be terminal but will give him a fright when it goes off.

[Mushu]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/642295525 problem solved, and you can have some fun doing it.
(these ones won't be powerful enough to hurt the cat but will scare the shit out of it, my dog hates my bb guns cos he's been hit by a couple of ricochets)

[MIXONE]

A saucer of anti-freeze.Problem solved.

[2smokes]

cayenne pepper mixed with vasaline, spread on a cloth tapped to the seat will do the trick. He will try to outrun the burn...forever!

[Kornholio]

Cayenne pepper is mint... I put it in a few spots in the house where she thought was a good place to slash, rubbed her nose in all the spots and presto won't even think about wizzing inside again