| Author | Message | ||
     Fzrider |
Winter is fast approaching. I would like to bring my bike in the basement for the Winter. Has anyone tried to bring a 450 pound bike through the living room and down the stairs? And in push it up the stairs in the Spring... If I remove the exhaust, I should have more clearance for the initial few steps down. Any advice? | ||
| Rubberdown |
Use a "come-a-long" or rent a storage unit if you can't ride thru the winter. | ||
| Mikej |
"Any advice?" 1. Have someone capture it on video and post a link. 2. If you have a significant other, attempt this when they are out of town, and allow sufficient time for repairs. 3. Do not do a smiley burnout in the living room on the way - but if you do then see #1. Seriously though, have someone hold a rope secured to a good anchor point in case things get away from you on the way down. Ramps are nice, but turn into slides on stairs so anchor any ramps as well. 4. A small tin garden shed added to the yard off the back of the house would probably cost less than any potential damages to the house or bike should the process not go smoothly. 5. Take the bike apart and carry the pieces down separately. Caution though, this could lead to mission creep. 6. See #1 again. | ||
| Dstrat1 |
I rebuilt my norton commando in my upstairs condo, just get some straps to control the decent and some friends for horsepower...no problem | ||
| Fullpower |
leave it in the living room, if any one complains, offer to move it to the kitchen. get some sorbee pads first, and carve up a fat block of wood to use as a stand (fit it to the underside of muffler) claim the the motorcycle is "part of the family" eat dinner sitting on a milk crate next to the bike, speak to it softly before going to bed, check its tire pressures frequently, change its oil, even though it hasn't been started since the last oil change. i am sure your wife will understand. | ||
| Dtx |
My wife about killed me when I rolled my bike into the kitchen once!  | ||
| Dtx |
I hate how they don't understand... | ||
| Drift |
Sounds like disaster to me. Just park it in the living room and tell her to get over it. If she doesn't agree, put her A$$ in the basement.  | ||
| Dtx |
These bikes have so much design in them. I should put it in the living room and call it "Art"! (This winter, of course) | ||
| Dfishman |
My wife keeps her bike in the dinning room too.No problems here. | ||
| Blackxb9 |
The XBS did win an award for innovative design at the 2002 Art and Design show in Chicago. So technically it is a piece of art. Park it in the room of your choice and mount a small spotlight on the wall above it. I would do it myself if I didn't have a heated garage. | ||
| Chainsaw |
I would be hard pressed to put my bike in the kitchen. That's where I keep my kayak.  | ||
| Light_keeper |
Several years ago when I lived in Government Housing in Kodiak Alaska. I put a bike of a similar size into the basement thru the house. No biggie right. the stairs even had a 180 deg turn with railings and support posts. took three of us to do it but it went in. Ummm next spring was a different matter. had to take all of the hand rails off the sides. Going up the first part was the hardest as it was all man power push pull. Lots of encouragement from the wife such as the ever inspiring " See I told you you should not have put it down there." and " I hope you don't wreck the whole house trying to get it out in one piece." Hey but we are men. We (Think we) can do anything, right? She went shopping and we broke out the block and tackle. Rigged a strong back (brace) in the Kitchen to hoist from and it came right out ---- no problem------ sort of, um well only a little plastering needed to be done and hey only one step was broken and had to be replaced. The others only looked like they had had heavy wear once they were painted. Would I do it again? Two years ago I put the blast in the basement. but this time it was a stright shot thru a bulkhead from the outside. Getting it back out was easy. Built a ramp and used the atv for the muscle and two of us took it right out. for inside stuff in is always easyer than out. At least for me anyway.  | ||
| Kenny_v |
I used to keep my sportster in my dinning room in my first apartment , it was only one step into the place so I just rode the bucket of bolts right into the dinning room . Some of my neighbors looked at me a little weird but never said a word , maybe they thought I was a tough Biker Dude... lol , I actually hung ornaments and lights on it for Christmas that year because I didn't have a Tree , Now those are some cool memories.... | ||
| Bigblock |
be careful with those tin shacks if you decide to go that route, a friend of mine stored his sporty in one, and not even a whole winter, and he suffered extensive condensation caused corrosion damage to his chrome and cases. If you must go that route, Insulate the shed! | ||
| Cajunrph |
Hey, I live south of Houston. What is this thing you call winter?  We can do everything year round here, Fish, Golf, Ride our bikes, He1l some 'round here even hunt year round. Fresh deer in the summer anyone?  (Message edited by cajunrph on September 17, 2005) | ||
| Lucas70374 |
I would leave in the living room and move some furniture downstairs. Leave the Buell as a center piece. No, I know some dealers have winter storage available. I dont know how much it cost cause we dont have a winter here in Louisiana but you would not have to worry about it if you put it in a dealership. Might be a little costly though. | ||
| Thin_air |
I paid 160$ for 4 months storage at the dealer. Saved money on insurance and was able to ride a few days in the winter. The dealer would wheel it out for me whenever I wanted. Pretty nice because the dealership is about 3K feet below my garage. | ||
| Ajq |
I think gravity will help getting it in the basement. I would worry about getting it back out. |
