Protect seat from cats

[stonecold]

Hi, wat can we buy to cover the seat so that those felines won't damage the bike seat? R u guys using anything? Leather material or PVC material?

[mountain_smith]

yeah... wat do u guys do to put cats away? i dont think i wanna bring my seat home...

[william_liu]

I put a few packets of mothballs on the seat... works most of the time.

[recko]

I use a bike cover which I had customised it myself by having velcros underneath to wrap up my scooter. This way, the cat will have no way to crawl into it and treat it as a tent. Been using it for a year, no problemo!!!

[LimHammett]

Originally posted by recko@January 04, 2007 03:30 pm

I use a bike cover which I had customised it myself by having velcros underneath to wrap up my scooter. This way, the cat will have no way to crawl into it and treat it as a tent. Been using it for a year, no problemo!!!

 

good idea man..

 

but to keep cats off away from ur bikes..

 

put a dog nearby ur bike..

[Kutrax]

Go daiso IMM got sell this cat repellent.

$2 only.

[stonecold]

Originally posted by Kutrax@January 04, 2007 04:57 pm

Go daiso IMM got sell this cat repellent.

$2 only.

Is it in a packet form?

[stonecold]

Originally posted by william_liu@January 04, 2007 03:17 pm

I put a few packets of mothballs on the seat... works most of the time.

I have heard of cats disliking mothballs, didn't know it's true. Thanks man.

[recko]

Originally posted by stonecold@January 04, 2007 05:03 pm

I have heard of cats disliking mothballs, didn't know it's true. Thanks man.

That's wat william_liu bro is doing lor...

[william_liu]

eh... some cats are immune though... but worth a try since mothballs are cheap!

[Dino Bravo]

i've read in some mag quite a long time ago.

all you have to do is to put a small piece of stone or rock roughly the size of your fist onto your seat, and cats will not climb onto your seat. sounds simple, but dunno the logic behind it. havent tried it tho. think i might look stupid. pple will wonder how come there is always a piece of rock on my seat hahaha!

[beyond23]

Originally posted by recko@January 04, 2007 03:30 pm

I use a bike cover which I had customised it myself by having velcros underneath to wrap up my scooter. This way, the cat will have no way to crawl into it and treat it as a tent. Been using it for a year, no problemo!!!

OMG..i occasionally hv tiz problem too despite hving my bike cover!!..n oways

is tat particular stupid cat..

i knew it cOz tat stupid cat oways left sOme white hairs on my seat..

[Terrible One]

Try putting a few drop of medicated oil on ur seat.. I got cats, I know they hate those.. Haha..

[Xenophobia07]

Originally posted by Dino Bravo@January 04, 2007 06:52 pm

i've read in some mag quite a long time ago.

all you have to do is to put a small piece of stone or rock roughly the size of your fist onto your seat, and cats will not climb onto your seat. sounds simple, but dunno the logic behind it. havent tried it tho. think i might look stupid. pple will wonder how come there is always a piece of rock on my seat hahaha!

When cats see that they feel they do not have enough space to jump onto or land safely onto where they wanna go, they wo't jump onto it. They'll hesistate. I've got my own cat for 13 years.

[Dino Bravo]

Originally posted by Xenophobia07@January 04, 2007 08:08 pm

When cats see that they feel they do not have enough space to jump onto or land safely onto where they wanna go, they wo't jump onto it. They'll hesistate. I've got my own cat for 13 years.

i see... so thats the logic behind it...

maybe it does work afterall

[chiaki]

wipe the seat with medicated oil

 

a fwen i know mix a few drops of medicated oil in water and splash on his bike so that strolling canines wun pee on his bike (marking territory)... but i dunno if that works~

[Multistrada4Sale]

Reminds me of a story.

 

A few years ago I moved into a terrace house in the East. I was happy to see that my neighbor was also a motorcycle enthusiast. He had a Harley and a BMW in his car port. He also had a lot of cats who loved sitting on the Harley and BMW.

 

Well, shortly after I moved in, I brought my brand new Ducati home to keep my Vespa company. Shortly after that, guess what?

 

My neighbor's cats gave up on the familiar American and German machines and turned Italian! Sure, while I wasn't too happy with this development, I at least have to give these cats credit---they had good taste!

 

But the scratches in the scooter got to be a bit much. I found covering the seats with aluminum foil helped keep the cats off--a little to crinkly and shiny for their taste apparently. A squirt gun helped at times, but the smarter cats would just wait until I went inside to resume their approach.

 

M4S

[Gal_SGRider]

try washing your bike with strong smelling liquid mixed into the shampoo, or try wiping your seat with a piece of cloth with that strong smelling liquid spreaded onto it...

 

my bf tried mothballs, for a while most of the cats avoided his bike... then came a cat that was immune to it... i suggested he try his unwanted deodorants, perfumes, etc and it works like a charm hehe...

[recko]

Originally posted by beyond23@January 04, 2007 08:03 pm

OMG..i occasionally hv tiz problem too despite hving my bike cover!!..n oways

is tat particular stupid cat..

i knew it cOz tat stupid cat oways left sOme white hairs on my seat..

That's y I put on velcros on my cover to wrap my scoot up

[stonecold]

Originally posted by Kutrax@January 04, 2007 04:57 pm

Go daiso IMM got sell this cat repellent.

$2 only.

I went there today and bought 3...haha. Thanks for the heads up. Hope it's effective.

[recko]

Originally posted by stonecold@January 04, 2007 11:32 pm

I went there today and bought 3...haha. Thanks for the heads up. Hope it's effective.

oh great, keep us update then. I'd like to try it too

[yanuk]

confirm working formula.. try vinegar. 1 bottle few dollars can use damned long.. can cook also..

 

I used to use the white vinegar.. just cover the mouth of the bottle with a cloth and turn it over.. the cloth is a bit wet and just wipe it once over the seat will do.

[william_liu]

Won't your butt kanna the sour vinegar smell?

 

[Xenophobia07]

I rather spray perfume or cologne. At least the bike smells good to humans.

[jytheorem]

Totally agree with the smell thingy...

 

I had a prob wif cats pee-ing beside my bike, until i did a thorough wash to rid off the stench (think smell-able by cats/dogs only)...