How do you park in a carpark?

[sil3nt]

Was thinking today as i parked at work how others park their bikes. I back mine in and leave the front wheel in the same position as the front bumper of a car would be. I do this so the bike can be easily seen and nobody tries to park there.

I ask because i just happened to find this thread and I notice a lot of people ride all the way in so their wheels are at the end of the park making it hard to spot the bike until people start turning in.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ow-what-I-mean

[george formby]

Was thinking today as i parked at work how others park their bikes. I back mine in and leave the front wheel in the same position as the front bumper of a car would be. I do this so the bike can be easily seen and nobody tries to park there.

I ask because i just happened to find this thread and I notice a lot of people ride all the way in so their wheels are at the end of the park making it hard to spot the bike until people start turning in.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ow-what-I-mean

Yup, I reverse in & keep my bike visible but hopefully not vulnerable. A lot of time the parling or road is cambered to the kerb & it's a bugger trying to paddle the bike out. Had a couple of close one's in front of my shop here, people spearing into an "empty" space only to find my bike their. Heart stopping for me..

[2wheeldrifter]

I just roll up and roll back in on a slight diagonal in the middle of the park till the back wheel hits the kreb.

Never had a problem

[slofox]

How do you park in a carpark?

I usually stick on the brakes to stop the bike, select neutral, turn off the key, put the stand down and rest the bike on it. Parked!

[varminter]

Well he asked for that one. Glad to see the SV is still listed as your bike of choice.

[Cayman911]

I just back mine in and turn the wheel inwards. and i do leave it in gear. just in case.

[Woodman]

generally right in the middle. I once came out of a shop only to find a guy trying to shift my bike (locked steering) while his wife sat in their car. I asked him what he was doing and he told me that he wanted to park their and that I should have parked in the motorcycle parking spot. I politely disagreed with him and rode off.

[Mully]

I politely disagreed with him and rode off.

You're a much better person than I - I would have sat there looking at him just to spite him, instead of giving him the park.

Mind you, I would have beaten seven shades of shit out of the prick if he's been fucking with my bike.

[Forest]

I politely disagreed with him and rode off.

I believed your story until I got to this part.

[davebullet]

Upside down. But seriously...

After all, it's not a car park when you park your bike in it eh?

you are going to have to wake up pretty early to catch me out.

[sunhuntin]

i leave mine visible... i try and have the front wheel level with the bumper of the car beside me. ive seen so many cars aiming for an "empty" park, only to find a scooter up against the kerb is already there.

[CookMySock]

Avoid parking your bike in a car park. You invite all sorts of problems doing that.

Steve

[Eyegasm]

As much as I would like to avoid using a parking space that is intended for 4 wheeled vehicles, it sometimes
is impossible. The 2 main shopping complexes that are close to me do not have any motorbike parks.

The one that is closest to the area can fit a maximum of 4 bikes. and is a 10 minute walk away.

Sod, that I'll take whatever parking space that is available.

[Cayman911]

I see a lot of bikes being parked on the sidewalk at malls etc.... not that i havnt done it before

[modboy]

When I was on my vespa I came out of the Strathmore 4 Square (Wellington) to find some dumb cow and a taxi driver trying to pull my scooter out from under her SUV, she'd reversed over it and blamed me cos I parked it where she couldn't see it.

Lesson learnt - make your bike as visible as possible to braindead car drivers.