| Author | Message | ||
     Xenox |
I may be loosing my garage space .How many of us keep their bike outside? Any words of wisdom or advice? I'm bummed............. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
you need to elaborate. Is your landlord kicking it out... or is it a spouse that thinks her Miata is more important. | ||
| Xbeau12s |
I do. Have a good bike cover and you should be ok. | ||
| Xenox |
I have to relocate , I may have a back yard ... | ||
| Xenox |
Xbeau12s thanks , any cover recommendations? Is there anything that'll keep it dry? I'll be cringing like a bitch, but I really want to keep the bike..... | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
yay get a good WATERPROOF cover, just about any will do, a full cover is better, but im usig a half cover right now and it is doin just fine. Just make sure its a tight fit to keep the water from pooling up on the cover (not bad, just annoying). Your gonna need to be alot more attentive with air pressure and other little maintenances becuase you will be exposed to the elements. Ive NEVER had a garage and ive had quads and bikes outside for YEARS and as long as they're covered AND LOCKED UP you should be fine. you can find good covers for about 40$ or so and make sure to WAIT for the bike to cool before you put it on, because you do not want your cover to MELT to your bike. If you have a security system on the bike, USE IT! but a standard rotor lock should be decent enough as a deterrent. If i think of anything else ill post it lol Jake | ||
| Xenox |
Thanks Jake. | ||
| Hootowl |
Garden shed in the back yard? | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
i moved my 10x10 easy up out of the back yard onto the driveway for some shaded and slightly more dry spot of my bikes makes me feel a little better | ||
| Nillaice |
i have a side door to my kitchen, and i used to sometimes .. allota times park it there. it left indentations in the linoleum. pieces of carpet helped that issue. but momma still didn't like it so then used to park it on the porch, and leave the porch light on all night. it made me feel a little better about leaving it outside. and because it was parked next to the house, it didn't collect morning dew. i don't know how it worked, but it did. every morning the bike was dry, and the car was dewey. now i got a shed (for free, no less) and am wishing i did it sooner. | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
No prob...i know most seems like common sense but i had to say them lol oh and i have a probably 7x7 owning thing that my dad and i park our bikes under and we but some flat cinder blocks below it for a floor and steaked it into the ground...works pretty well lol btw my dad has an 07' street glide so there's plenty of room for your XB.  Jake | ||
| Fast1075 |
I would let my bike use my room and I would sleep outside...lol | ||
| Damnut |
My brother uses a tent to store his bike. | ||
| Malott442 |
me too.... I went without 1/2 a kitchen 1 year and 1/2 a living room the next. Lady got pissed, we bought a house with a 2 car gar. just for me.. I have 4 bikes in there and room for her car. We both win! Keeping your bike outside is strongly advised against. Unless you live in Harlem and own a Harley. | ||
| Fahren |
Cheap metal shed from Lowes you assemble - did mine on pressure treated skids and 3/4" P.T. plywd. floor. It's low (80" to ridge) so I duck riding the bikes in, but with a small wooden ramp you are fine. I put Blast and xb in there no prob, plus some stuff around the sides. Or put up a 6' fence, even a short run of one, along a side yard, and set up a shed roof off of it with corrugated plastic/fiberglass/whatever roofing from (again) Lowes. Make a nice little shelter for it, if the bike cover isn't enough. But the shed works great, because the bikes are out of sight. | ||
| Xenox |
A lot of good low cost solutions, thanks ! Are there any low cost solutions for alarms? | ||
| Fordrox |
Look into a cycle shell, i don't have one but they look like they would do a nice job. cycleshell dot com. moderators please feel free to edit or delete this post if i broke any rules. | ||
| Xenox |
Fahren thanks. | ||
| Xenox |
Fordrox thanks . | ||
| Cataract2 |
I have these for when I live somewhere I don't have a garage. http://www.cycleshell.com/ | ||
| Preybird1 |
+5 on the cycle shell.......I have had on for years. Get the bigger model just in case you get a bigger bike also, TRUST ME ON THE BIGGER MODEL! I wish i had bought the bigger model now. It will fit my Kawi klr650. With the smaller model i can barley get it in there.   | ||
| Xenox |
Preybird1 thanks, and tasty ride , well made point and you park outside.......With all that greenery it even looks like it rains there. With a 10ft base I'm thinking it'll take a set of stands front and back. | ||
| Nillaice |
i have a xena disc lock alarm. loud enough that i can hear it from inside the opposite end of my house (but my house isn't that big) and those little orange coil cables are worth every penny. cuz the one time you forget (speaking from experience) you'll feel like a total idiot for the shed i put some proximity switches on the doors and a few pounds of C4  .... i mean just the proximity switches, like these http://www.harborfreight.com/door-window-entry-ala rm-94983.html it won't do much, but maybe scare away the curious neighborhood kid. i think having them outta sight is the best defense. i know that if someone really wants my bikes, they're gonna get em. be it from a shed or garage or parking lot at work. ya just gotta put up a front so they try to jack someone else's instead | ||
| Xenox |
Nillaice good ideas, thanks! | ||
| Wbrisett |
Currently I have my 1125CR in the garage, but my Ulysses, my BMW 1200RT, and my wife's BMW R1150R all sit outside in our driveway. All have covers on them, but that will change! I hired a concrete company and they are as I type this finishing up the form for a new 15x20 cement slab that will back up to the garage. A new sidewalk will be poured as well, which will allow us to park in our backyard. Eventually, I'll build an addition onto the house which will give me access to the bikes from the garage or living room. But I've been parking all my bikes outside for a number of years. Just get a good cover and depending on the weather conditions, be prepared to replace it every year (the Texas sun eats my covers alive on a yearly basis). Wayne |
