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It seems unlikely that my new pad will have a garage in the area I am looking at. Seeing as I don't use the sv everyday, a real option is to wheel the thing inside the house/flat. I presume that I would need a decent mat to park it on to protect the floor from drips etc. Any recommendations? Any other considerations I should have?
Thanks in advance!
John
tigersaw
23-01-06, 02:24 PM
I have brought a bike indoors once or twice. Once inside they appear to be twice as big as they were outside, and they make the house smell, but that depends on your point of view! I would imagine all house insurance is null and void - storage of flammable materials and all that.
Joe was inclined to have his bike indoors at his old place when he was working on it. Not sure about the home insurance point of view except you would have to declare it as a named item as its above £1,500 (thats the limit my home insurance people use, but I guess it might change from company to company). He had a mat that he used to put down to put the bike (currently in the spare room if you can picture it) and I think you can get them at bike shows etc.
wyrdness
23-01-06, 02:38 PM
What does your g/f think of the idea? Mrs Wyrdness would kill me if I suggested such a thing.
What I did was to sink a ground anchor into the car-park of the block of flats where I live. I didn't mention it to anybody first on the grounds that it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission! Nobody has said anything though - and if they did, I'd point out that I had my SV nicked from there and don't want to lose the Triumph.
House smelling of bike - hmm, not sure the lady will like that!
Hadn't thought of the voiding - tennacy contract/home insurance - bugger. :cry:
You could put the bike on a Mat.. they sell them at M&P (http://www.mandp.co.uk/list.aspx?tier1=Workshop&tier2=Workshop+others&tier3=Biketek)
And I would also recomend parking it on a padock stand or something, as it will take up less space that way.
Peter Henry
23-01-06, 02:56 PM
I've sneaked a few old bikes in to my house on occasion in my time! :lol: :lol:
I've sneaked a few old bikes in to my house on occasion in my time! :lol: :lol:
Lol, were they yours at the time?
A mate of mine had two bikes in the front hall, all stripped down to bare frames etc. If only the doors were wide enough I'm sure the trike would have been there too.
A totally bike mad family, so if there's not one bike in a state of disrepair at any given time I dunno what they'd do with all the space.
May i suggest a sidestand puck, unless you like the idea of holey floorboards.
I think the biggest point here is the fact that you have flamable substances in the house.
What do you think the insurance people might say if you have a house fire and then found the bike in there :?:
How much extra is your contents/house insurance going to be with this "bomb" sitting in it :?:
Carsick
23-01-06, 03:36 PM
I've sneaked a few old bikes in to my house on occasion in my time! :lol: :lol:
Lol, were they yours at the time?
I suspect he just had them for a little while before they went onto somebody else. :wink:
Professor
23-01-06, 04:49 PM
Didn't Homer Simpson keep his bike in the bedroom, with the engine
running? And didn't this make Marge jealous?
Peter Henry
23-01-06, 05:06 PM
Carsick wrote:
I suspect he just had them for a little while before they went onto somebody else.
Ah the musings of a kindred spirit! :wink: :)
Carsick
23-01-06, 05:10 PM
Carsick wrote:
I suspect he just had them for a little while before they went onto somebody else.
Ah the musings of a kindred spirit! :wink: :)
Heh, not anymore, I'm a one redhead guy, these days.
Biker Biggles
23-01-06, 07:31 PM
Best not to let the old bikes into the house.They can be a bugger to get rid of in the morning when the regrets set in.
"Oh no! I did'nt!Did I?" :oops:
not a whole bike but i have a 250cc parallel twin sat in my living room... :shock:
skidmarx
23-01-06, 08:49 PM
Are you renting? I got thrown out of a room years ago because of a complete suzuki gt125 was crammed into a wardrobe. Pre SORN days and I was ****ed off with the Chavs (then yobs) trying to nick it....It was a nightmare to move out
no its my house and i live alone so i can do what i like :D
unfortunately i've also cheesed a head bolt so its on ebay for spares or repair :evil:
suzsv650
23-01-06, 10:28 PM
my m8 rode his TS 50 through the livin room up the stairs to his bedroom! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
just to rebuild the engine :?
It seems unlikely that my new pad will have a garage in the area I am looking at. Seeing as I don't use the sv everyday, a real option is to wheel the thing inside the house/flat. I presume that I would need a decent mat to park it on to protect the floor from drips etc. Any recommendations? Any other considerations I should have?
Thanks in advance!
John
One of the boys in work used to keep his CBR in the conservatory when he lived at his mum's, which was fine as long as he didn't go for a ride in the early evening, as they'd be watching tv whilst listening to the engine cool down.........ting.....ting.....ting.....ting :roll:
Peter Henry
24-01-06, 07:25 AM
Biker Biggles wrote:
"Oh no! I did'nt!Did I?"
Oh yes we did on occasion! :oops: All part of our education mate! :wink:
I think the biggest point here is the fact that you have flamable substances in the house
Not an issue at all really, no different to a integral garage. I am pretty sure your insurance company won't have an issue but better safe than sorry give them a tinkle.
Pingu
tomjones2
29-01-06, 10:00 PM
I've sneaked a few old bikes in to my house on occasion in my time! :lol: :lol:
What about the horror of discovering the "GSXR1000" that you remember bringing home a 3am has suffered some severe depreciation overnight. :)
I've sneaked a few old bikes in to my house on occasion in my time! :lol: :lol:
What about the horror of discovering the "GSXR1000" that you remember bringing home a 3am has suffered some severe depreciation overnight. :)
aye terrible things "biker goggles"
:oops:
Peter Henry
29-01-06, 10:31 PM
ophic wrote:
its my house and i live alone
Any wonder when you use your lounge as Steptoe's yard mate? :lol: :lol: :lol:
flammable substances?
what about gas, bottles of acetone nail remover, butane cylinders, etc.. that people keep in their houses? surely they're more of a risk!
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