Parking Bike at School

[alexthekidd]

since i ride to school everyday, and due to this wild weather we've been experienceing, can anybody give me some advice on what to do when parking my bike when its pissing down??

there are no covered parking bays at our school and the thought of leaving my bike out in the rain, well i don't like it!

[0arbreaka]

Get a tarp, that'll do the job as long as its anchored alright.

[Indiana_Jones]

Can't you get those bike covers that have like a pull string on them and tighten them up at the bottom?

That'd work I guess

-Indy

[Wasp]

simple, dont take it to school untill you have changed the oil

my baby has never set wheel inside and goes fine (better than yours remember?).

the only thing id be concerned with is the wind/it being knocked over and somebody who doesnt like you wrecking it or it being stolen (what school is it again?)

[alexthekidd]

simple, dont take it to school untill you have changed the oil

my baby has never set wheel inside and goes fine (better than yours remember?).

the only thing id be concerned with is the wind/it being knocked over and somebody who doesnt like you wrecking it or it being stolen (what school is it again?)

Lol sure what ever you and you bumble bee thing eh doug?

yeh well it is pram college but im thinking half the people there can barely ride there little nifty fifty scooters so not much chance sum1 daring to get on a *GASP* 250cc

as to bike covers, how much are they to buy/ where u get them from?

[alexthekidd]

would actually be more concerned with a cover being stolen than the actual bike lol

[Forest]

If you get a bike cover, make sure you get one with heat-proof reinforcing around the mufflers.

If the plastic melts onto your mufflers, you'll never get it off.

[Wasp]

lol

i can show you my rjays cover if you want, it was either $45 or $95 think the tag is still on it - will chekc tommorow

problem is, you cant put the cover on if the bike is already wet - it gets the cover dirty and scratches paint

cant put the cover on if the bike is dirty as cover dirty and scratches paint...

these things aint exactly small either folded up into its little bag it would fit into a backpack - its probably just smaller than a ringbinder but its very tall - easily the width of a small backpack (like a full ringbinder and a bit more...)

edit: thats the full size grey white and black office ringbinders - not the small cheap school ones

[alexthekidd]

bollocks my bag is already overfilled, shiteeeeeee......especially with that tiny damn leak on the fuel cap....

[Wasp]

that fuel leak sure didnt look tiny when i flipped the tank upside down.........

i think a "fix alex's bike" day is in order.....

edit: another thing with the cover is it increases wind resistance - the bike is wearing a jacket, it goes in a straight line from the handle bars to the tail so surface area is increased and acts like a sail

can you tell i havnt used mine in a very long time?

[WRT]

there are no covered parking bays at our school and the thought of leaving my bike out in the rain, well i don't like it!

You mean they wont let you take it into the class with you?

Why don't you get friendly (ok, not THAT friendly) with the caretaker? He might have somewhere you can park it, just explain that you don't like leaving it out in the rain, and in particular, places where people might damage or steal it. Chances are he'll let you park it up somewhere safe (and dry), and it'll mean there is someone keeping an eye on it.

I've taken my bike into town several times (well, my older bikes, never the Aprilia - somethings you just cant trust to other people) and parked it on the curb outside nightclubs. Just a quick word to the bouncers, along the lines of "do you reckon it'll be alright parked there?" Most of them will say "Sweet as, we'll keep an eye on it for you." Same trick might just work with the caretaker at your school, but it is all in the way you approach him.

[MOTOXXX]

u scared of it getting wet or something?

i used to ride my bike to school all the time from 5th form up to 7th

parked in rain and hail etc

[alexthekidd]

i think a "fix alex's bike" day is in order.....

Thats sounding about the business at the moment lol

will have a chat to janitor today see what secret sheds and garages he has, mite get lucky?

and no i don't like getting my little bike wet, don't mind ridin it in the rain, just levin it

[Indiana_Jones]

Alot of foodtown bags?

Just get/make a cover for your seat

-Indy

[imdying]

It's just a 250, you'll only have it for a few years, let it sit in the rain

Make sure you lube your chain regularly (more often for more rain).
Take a towel with you, in a shopping bag. Easier than dicking around with covers for either the bike or the seat.
Give it a wash every weekend to get all the crap that the rain seems to build up.
Other than that, just do the normal maintenance... lube the bits that need lubing etc. It'll survive the rain no worries at all