little birdies doing their thing

[scubasimon]

hiya folks. i am constantly plagued by birds shitting on my car, especially after i had it cleaned and polished. just yesterday afternoon i got a present again and started wondering what bikers do when this happens to their bikes. wanted to hear some ideas as i will be getting my bike soon. do share :-)

 

thanks!

simon.

[ChaoPuzzy1968]

cover the car

[Stoned]

And don't park under trees. Or certain trees to be more exact, esp at night when birds normally return to the same tree to rest for the night. I've observed they tend to check clear in the mornings before heading off for the day.

[scubasimon]

i'm not worried about my car. I normally just wait till my next wash cos i can still sit clean and comfortably inside. But if a bird shits on the bike seat...wow...teruk man.

 

I guess that cover idea is good...but i don't see many people covering bikes.

 

Also not worried about parking at my home as i have a covered basement. Its when i'm outside that i worry.

 

Any other ideas?

[helpmeplz]

eh before u park ur car, recce the site first....

look for any **** mark on the ground....

if there is, most likely the site is a frequent arti-bombartment, then park else where.

hope it helps!

[SV650]

Find another parking space. I park mine under multi-story car park, which is a few minutes walking distance from where I stay.

[stanco]

standby a pack of wet tissue? might come in handy.

 

my bike got hit on separate incident. one on the seat, one on the box and one at the front headlight crowl.

[CoolieND]

i'm not worried about my car. I normally just wait till my next wash cos i can still sit clean and comfortably inside. But if a bird shits on the bike seat...wow...teruk man.

 

But bird droppings are known to be caustic, and eat at your car's finish. Better to clean it asap, esp if you just sent your car in for a polish/shine.

[xiaoxiao]

best is not to park under a tree.

 

safest alr. =)

[scubasimon]

thanks for the ideas...think the wet wipes idea is really good. after driving for so many years, i'm resigned to the fact that birds simply like my car. so its ok...i'm more worried about the bike i'll get when i pass my 2b...i'll certainly have my wipes ready!!

 

about the bird **** being caustic...i think its overrated. after all, i never had paint problems after driving so many years with different cars. i suppose as long as wash within the week should be alright...with a bike its different i'm sure...especially if the **** is on the seat...or handlebar...haha...i'll wait and see :-)

[pichudot]

ever seen your bike all covered with arti-shells? hahaha...

 

i alws had my wet wipes ready in my box after the 1st incident of arti-bombardment lo...

sometimes, u will get different kinds of bombardments... sometimes it's white in color, sometimes it's green in color...

whites r those birdies poos... green r their vomits... really kns...

[WawanAprilia]

Bird poo on bikes look sexy yah ...

[lwfc]

the poos are acidic right? eats into paintwork if left for prolong period?

[pichudot]

yes buddy...

[scubasimon]

Gee...i never thought anyone would think its sexy. hahaha!

[Fritz]

Cover the bike if you insist on parking below trees, haha.

[firefox87]

just don't park under trees and you'll do just fine. and i'm sure you need a small towel to at least wipe your bike when it rains so can use that to clean also.

[pichudot]

then ur towel will be full of sh1ts? omg...

[scubasimon]

hey...i never thought of having a small towel around to wipe after rain. that is something to think about. but won't use it to wipe off bird poo lah.

 

hey...is it EVERY bike will have some storage space to keep these things one? or is it i must get some kind of bag/box?

[stanco]

hey...i never thought of having a small towel around to wipe after rain. that is something to think about. but won't use it to wipe off bird poo lah.

 

hey...is it EVERY bike will have some storage space to keep these things one? or is it i must get some kind of bag/box?

 

usually bike that can remove seats 1 got abit of space for u to keep all these underneath... if not some people is just tie to their handle bar or stuff it in between here and there. but people might just take and use w/o returning also lah...

[pichudot]

usually bike that can remove seats 1 got abit of space for u to keep all these underneath... if not some people is just tie to their handle bar or stuff it in between here and there. but people might just take and use w/o returning also lah...

 

or ppl might 'borrow' it and wipe their birdie poos and return it to u...

[scubasimon]

geez...am thinking of getting either a scrambler looking bike or one of those comet/roadwin type bike. hopefully there is some way to store and people who borrow...do not wipe bird poo!! hahaha!

[pichudot]

hahaha... i remembered that there was 1 guy in the forum did said b4, some damm guy 'borrowed' his cloth to wipe his bike dark dirt/grease lo until the whole cloth was full of dirt/grease... then put it back to the same place that he placed his cloth... lol...

[scubasimon]

sigh. i never realized how biking is SO different from driving. i mean, the riding part is fun and all. but handling traffic, parking, storage and being subject to theft and abuse is really something i'm not yet familiar with handling. i'm sure i'll figure it out eventually.

[pichudot]

it's like that de la buddy... even police or TP can't be bothered lo...