Idea's on Parking my new SV650S?

[Fletchmeister]

Good afternoon all

I thought I would just post this thread up as I really need some different opinions on the best way to park my new SV, you see I have a problem and it used to bug me with my old bike but even more now i have a mint SV.

To get on the market almost 2 years ago I bought a new build flat as it was all I could afford in stinky Reading on my solo wage, now the flat only comes with 1 parking space which luckily is a pretty decent one and right outside my windows I struggle to fit the bike and car in the same space.

I drive a Astra SRI which is not huge but takes up fair amount of space, so when im using the car not the bike i have to squeeze the bike infront the car and when using the bike it goes behind the car like in the pics i have put links to.

My question is other than the most common reply of sell the car if this was where you had to park (for now as looking to move to cornwall) how would you do it?

www.lesliefletcher.co.uk/images/random/parking1.jpg (http://www.lesliefletcher.co.uk/images/random/parking1.jpg)


www.lesliefletcher.co.uk/images/random/parking5.jpg (http://www.lesliefletcher.co.uk/images/random/parking5.jpg)


Any comments appreciated

[Owenski]

Downstairs flat?
Bike inside.

[Fletchmeister]

I am but dont think i would get it through the doors

[skithepowder]

I do a similar thing in the underground car park where I keep my bike. Although there are places where the car park has been badly designed so as to allow some space between a roof pillar and the edge of another space that basically makes half a car parking space (which obviously isn't alloted to anyone as it's too small) which are a great size for a bike. I used one for a bit, but it was further from the stairs and I felt more comfortable with the bike in the car park space along with the car.

If there's nowhere else nearby you can put it I don't really see any other option? Looks fine where it is though, you still got a couple of foot to the road with them both in there. The only other thing I could think of would be to find someone who doesn't use their space and see if they'll let you use it, maybe for a small fee...

[Sally]

Turn the bike around, buy a chain and use that lamppost I can see in the first few pictures to chain it to!

And get a cover! :)

You don't want you're pride & joy nicked! (touch wood *prods head*)

[Fletchmeister]

Cheers for the replys,

The car park has every space allocated and alot of the neighbours have 2 cars so they fight over the curb out in the housing area.

Dont worry there was a chain on it about 10 mins ago before i moved it to take it to work in the morning so i will put it back on.

I feel sad it came from an owner who always kept it garaged and covered and now look at the poor thing.lol

I did consider in the pics if you see my space is next to the rubbish garden area ish and when i moved in i dug up some of the plants infront of my car and well made them vanish ;) shhh so i could park alot further forward, now i did consider in the pics you can see there are plants down the side of the car i thought about digging them up having the bike down the side and just having the foot stand touching the parking space?

[Fletchmeister]

Although I went to hospital today to check up on my wounds from my bike accident..see pic below

http://www.lesliefletcher.co.uk/images/random/xray.jpg

only to be told after 9 months its not healing need to operate and well that will screw my walking right back up again maybe for months and months, meaning no biking :(

[davepreston]

what about using the grass verge by the brick building in the background? it looks like a substation so dont see any issue about putting the bike beside it

[DarrenSV650S]

Digging the plants up sounds like a plan to me. Depends how observant your landlord is :)

[Fletchmeister]

Thats a push bike shed i did think about trying to get my old bike in there before everyone started storing stuff in there.

Next to the shed on the right is more parking spaces with no gap to the side and to the left there are 2 spaces infont of it so no real space there either which sucks.

I really hate how they biuld new build places charge the earth but you get no space at all, cant wait for the day i can move and finally get a little outside space of my own.lol

what about using the grass verge by the brick building in the background? it looks like a substation so dont see any issue about putting the bike beside it

[Fletchmeister]

I dont think anyone but the other neighbours would care and they might not care so i could either ask them all (apart from the 1 neighbour i cant stand.lol) or just think stuff it and dig them up make a bike space and be done with it.

Digging the plants up sounds like a plan to me. Depends how observant your landlord is :)

[SIII]

Those bushes to the right of the car will die off soon, (spill couple pints of diesel around their base one dark night) then just drop a slab or 3 down there!:cheers:
Cant see how anybody would complain.

[Real_PhillBert]

I really have to agree with SIII, those bushes are on thier last legs and I think that space is just calling for a few pavers and a SV.

[Bluefish]

Those bushes to the right of the car will die off soon, (spill couple pints of diesel around their base one dark night) then just drop a slab or 3 down there!:cheers:
Cant see how anybody would complain.
yup, go out one night chop em down 3 slabs, job jobbed, bet nobody would even notice they wern't there.

[Fletchmeister]

I think you guys might be right when i came home from work today everyone else was out then i was very tempted to whip the spade out and get the job done.lol

I cant see anyone complaining and once its done ahh tough really eh, or maybe i will take one out at a time so it goes under the radar. think only about 2 plants would need to come out anyway really.

[DarrenSV650S]

hahahah I'm having visions of you sneaking out at night with a balaclava on and putting a sinister looking black bag in to the boot of your car :lol:

[paiste]

Although I went to hospital today to check up on my wounds from my bike accident..see pic below

http://www.lesliefletcher.co.uk/images/random/xray.jpg

only to be told after 9 months its not healing need to operate and well that will screw my walking right back up again maybe for months and months, meaning no biking :(

Is that a recent xray? Jeez, there's no callous formation at all. It also looks like that top screw is backing out :( interested to know what the treatment plan for the femur is? Good luck with it.:)
Ps sorry for the derail.

[DaveyF]

I bought a new build flat and the thoughtful developers built bike racks into the wall which are under cover and quite secure. They then cleverly decided to put three parking spaces in same area. Not a problem for mountain bikes etc but the guys with the VFR and scooter can get quite annoyed.

Luckily my bike is kept in my folks garage just down the road.

[Fletchmeister]

That x-ray was taken yesterday 9 months after my crash, they told me 6 weeks ago it was all looking good and healing now they tell me yesterday there is no union between the 2 parts of bone and i need another operation they want to take the top screws out so the bone is forced together.

the smaller top screw has snapped they tell me but I have to say i was not a happy chap yesterday especially as just picked up the new bike now im being told in around 16 weeks when I go for the op i wont be able to walk again without crutches so the bike will be out the window for months and months again.

As for going out at night with a balaclava I like that idea sounds like me or I have a large horror mask collection i might go out as Michael Myers then they wont say a word about it.

I used to keep my bike at my parents but it was too far to keep going to collect it so a couple of years it only did 400 miles which was a real shame.

[benji106]

is that sign in the background for the Black Boy roundabout then? if so I am 2 mins down the road from you. If you want/need to store the bike somewhere while you are unable to ride it, you are welcome to stick it in my garage.
Ben

[Fletchmeister]

lol It is yes I never even noticed that Benji, right take note if bike vanishes check Benji's garage.

No appreciate that thanks very much for the offer thats very kind of you I may have to take you up on that if I go away rather than leaving it sitting outside there.

[metalangel]

I bought a new build flat and the thoughtful developers built bike racks into the wall which are under cover and quite secure. They then cleverly decided to put three parking spaces in same area. Not a problem for mountain bikes etc but the guys with the VFR and scooter can get quite annoyed.

They gave us enough parking for maybe five bikes in one-and-a-half's worth of cars spaces at work... there's a shelter for bicycles (which a faired pointy WILL fit into the racks thereof :p ) but stupidly it's open to the west so all the bad weather just blows right in anyway!

[Jayneflakes]

Do what we do and rent a garage. All the bikes fit in there and we have a space to work on them when it is cold, dark and raining. The Generator does have to go outside though!

Heal soon and ride safe.
X

[Fletchmeister]

Thanks very much Jayne
Yeah I have been to look at two garages for rent they are within 6 miles so not bad not fond of the two I went to see but I will keep looking as it is an easy option. Maybe I should post leaflet round my area asking if anyone wants to rent me their garage.

Appreciate all the replys

[Fletchmeister]

Well I went ahead and dug up the plants down the side of my car i did move them but it seems gardening is not a strong point of mine and they died so hid them in the bin.lol

So much better having the bike down the side of the car now though ride it straight into its space and much safer has the car as a barrier protecting it :o)