dannymccann
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
Woman at work's husband is selling his bike, I'm interested and can get insured and run it blah blah...my only concern is I sold my last bike because I bought a house without a garage, but I do have 2 parking spaces. Ive enquired with family about storing the bike over the winter months (1, because Im a pansy fair weather rider  and 2, for protection against the elements) but its a no go on that front.
My house has no rear access apart from through my kitchen / living room and out the patio doors, so its very secure but you have to turn the bike so I dont reckon I will even get it in to the kitchen from the hallway. Ive got no option for building a structure out the front because its my driveway which is shared with the terraces either side. So I'm looking at practical driveway storage options all year round. I dont really know how much I want / have to spend, but I have found this and wondered if anyone had used one before? If I did go for it I would look to have it bolted to the tarmac out front so it doesnt get blown over....
http://www.feelgooduk.net/39-motorbike-motorcycle-cover-bike-home-shelter-garage.html
Any other options any one knows of? I'd rather not go for a bog standard cover because a) they are a bit of a pain in the arse, Ive had one before and b) I dont want the wind catching it and taking it over!
|
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
personally i wouldnt unless i could put it in the back or garage it, it would worry me too much out front all the time
|
pow
Premium Member
Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
User status: Offline
|
One of my best mates has his bike under a cover padlocked to the wall of his terrace town house for the winter months...
|
Russ
Member
Registered: 14th Mar 04
Location: Armchair
User status: Offline
|
i redesigned my garden when i got my bike so it has it's own weatherproof shelter and is chained to a ground anchor and the gate padlocked. Only took a day.
|
dannymccann
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
Yea I mean I would love to store it in the garden but it means taking it through the house which I would rather not do, even if its physically possible. With the garden being so inaccessible it would also mean keeping it running over the winter period would be difficult as I would be limited to just turning it on rather than taking it for a spin to keep it fresh.
The system of bolting it to the wall sounds interesting, have you got any links to the type of system he bought or anything like that?
Cheers
|
scottyp1989
Member
Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
User status: Offline
|
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Metal-shed-Lean-bike-store-6x4-113x171-FREE-UK-P-P-/190344948335?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Garden_Structures_Fencing_CV&hash=item2c51716a6f
thats what i used to have for when i had one.
|
Colin
Member
Registered: 4th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
Buy a shed big enough to keep it in??
|
DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
I keepy my bike outside, its got two ground anchors and a cover.. Someone did try and nick it though!
|
Ojc
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
User status: Offline
|
Davey you from Woodley or Earley?
|
Bonney
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
User status: Offline
|
Them shelters are shit hot. Got one for mine but had to send it back, as it wouldn't fit in out back garden.
As said, Just bolt it down and put something in to anchor it down on the opening side.
Also invest in a good ground anchor. I made my own out of 4 transit towing eyes welded together in pairs, Then down to some 2" square metal about 2 foot long joined together at the bottom with another peice of 2" square metal roughly the size of the wheelbase of your bike. Then put it into the ground in a load of concrete. Will be going nowhere!
|
sand-eel
Member
Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
User status: Offline
|
Why not just a normal waterproof cover?
We have a wall anchor but the house is sandstone, so don't actually use it i.e the wall will easily get ripped apart 
Have a metal shed now.
|
Bonney
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
User status: Offline
|
Normal waterproof cover + damp + windy day = Scratched paintwork and a damp and rusty bike.
The other bike covers don't come into contact with the bike so the above risks are greatly reduced. Plus its easier to push the bike in after a ride. No need to wait for the bike to cool off to put the covers on.
|
sand-eel
Member
Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
User status: Offline
|
Since when did fabric scratch paint?
Also why would the bike by damp if its waterproof? I use a normal cover quite often and after its been pissing it down, its bone dry underneath.
|
Bonney
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
User status: Offline
|
If the cover is not breathable and it is warm out damp will build up under it and be on the bike. Also feel on the inside of the covers. Some of them the material inside is pretty rough. With the roughness of the cover and any grit and dirt that gets on the bike this can cause it to scratch.
|
C2RL R
Member
Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
User status: Offline
|
I have the same problem. I've thought about allsorts to get round it but I always end up changing my mind. I'll just have to wait til I move and make sure my next house is better suited to storing a bike. I really want a garage!
|
corsa120
Member
Registered: 4th May 02
Location: Northamptonshire
User status: Offline
|
he is right even my car cover has scratched my front bumper...... remove them with some g3 compound but did happen......
be honest though my bandit has been in my back garden for 2 years now in the winter under a cover and there is no extra corroision that i can see and its generally been fine..... i left it for 4 months this year and it fired up first time lol must have a magical battery lol
|
_Allan_
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 04
User status: Offline
|
How tight is the access within the house?
http://www.cyoma.com/seevideo.htm
|
dannymccann
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
Really tight, walking through the front door you have roughly 6 foot to the stairs and to get in the kitchen we have 90deg angle through the door, in a corridor roughly 1m wide x 2m long, fairly usueless picture :
[Edited on 11-03-2011 by dannymccann]
|
corsa120
Member
Registered: 4th May 02
Location: Northamptonshire
User status: Offline
|
dont do it they are bad enough just pushing forward let alone navigating through a house..... id just buy like 4 ancher locks and disc locks etc with a really high security light and camera maybe
|
Bonney
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
User status: Offline
|
The way I see it is make it as hard as possable for them to get it away. If that means blocking it in and putting it somewhere that is difficult to get it out, Then so be it.
They will have it if they want it, You just need to make their job as hard as possable!
|
DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
How tight is the access within the house?
http://www.cyoma.com/seevideo.htm
That is bloody brilliant! 
|
dannymccann
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
I live in a nice area, while I won't say it wouldn't get picked its a lot of work so I might just wait until storage options are better, I've got a wedding to pay for first anyway!
|
