Re: How to Buy and live with a Superbike in India Firstly, apologies for late reply to all of your posts. Quote:
Originally Posted by SnS_12 Kids are the biggest challenge. Not even a filthy bike cover with cobwebs will stop them from coming and sitting directly over the cover.
When I had my Ninja 650 for close to 6 months in the 18 months ownership it was parked in my cousins stilt parking. As my dad had no idea about this bike and plus I had no covered parking space in my previous house. Since his house was not too far off it worked well and maybe that is a option you should look at too if available. |
That's a good idea, and it may just work. But I'm not sure how practical it is in long run unless I find someone with a secure parking space really close to my building. Plus I fear that they may ask the key to the bike and I wouldn't be able to say no. As is the case with most of us, I'm slightly possessive to hand over my car / bike key to anyone, even a sibling or close friend. Quote:
Originally Posted by krishnaprasadgg
You see the problem is, people who are hell-bent on lifting the covers or sitting on your bike when left unattended will do it anyways. And when you squeeze the bikes in tight like that some determined folks will still get in and try that, which the way I see it can cause a big problem given the tightly packed arrangement. So rather just get a bigger space park the bike in a very safe manner cover it and hope that even if someone takes a peek or anything they won't be prone to make some mistake and cause any damage.
So to sum up the post. I would also suggest getting an extra parking space and use a good quality bike cover and leave it at that. Beyond that, there is not much you can do in apartments as such. |
Thanks Krishna, while posting this query I didn't think renting an extra parking space close by could be one of the decent solutions to this predicament but seems like it is the only practical one for city dwellers. It may sound funny but a thought I have is to place two or three of my bikes in one car parking space and cover them off with a small hatchback cover (I have few lying around which I use rarely). Ofcourse the bikes will also have their individual covers and I know it will be a hassle to make this setup work but I'm willing to give it a shot if it means less unnecessary attention. What do you think? Quote:
Originally Posted by no_fear I live in an apartment complex, and have 1 parking space for my car and then separate 2 wheeler parking space. I cover all my bikes and then run a disc lock across each wheel + a chain lock that links all the wheels. It is a pain, but I am happy to take this pain. I used to put some of the bikes on paddock stand but that attracts kids more, so I removed them. |
We have almost exactly the same problem. One additional concern with my bike parking space is that iwe have a strict no handlebar locking policy so that bikes can be manuverered around by other residents / security to squeeze in more bikes when required (exactly like we see in public bike parking lots where they ask us to not lock handlebars). So while I use the disk lock, chains etc. to secure my bike when I'm touring, unfortunately I can't use these deterrents in my building.
Infact this one time I had my CBR250 on a paddock just to lube my chain and I left it like that for a couple of hours for the chain cleaner to work its magic before I applied chain lube. I got a call from security that my bike fell down on another bike apparently since someone accidentally disturbed the paddock. Luckily the bike was not completely off paddock and resting on a neighbouring bullet's crash guards. There were some minor scratches all around to both bikes but nothing major. I approached the owner of other bike to see if I could fix those minor scratches on his bullet but the gentleman brushed it off as nothing. Since then I never left my bike unattended on a paddock. I so wished to use paddock during lockdown so my new Michelin tyres don't suffer but I couldn't. Quote:
Originally Posted by no_fear One deterrent I am now considering is to attach a small video camera (no wifi, battery operated) so that kids + curious onlookers won't feel adventurous.
Have been thinking if it makes sense to sell my apartment and buy a house with a large garage. That's my dream!! However I always grew up in apartment complex and feel that the overall cost / benefit far outweighs a house. |
Hope nobody flicks away your battery operated camera. A good thought though. My car dash cam (70 mai) has a good parking surveillance mode which captures excellent footage when someone is messing around close to the car. If I find two adjacent parking slots, this may just be that additional security though not a deterrent since no one will know a camera is placed nearby.
I will definitely be more careful during my next accommodation switch to take care of the parking aspect (truth be told I never considered this as a major factor when I set out to buy my first flat within a certain budget 6 years back). But yes, a distant dream is to have a private enclosed and locked garage even if it is in a apartment complex and not a house. |