Keeping a bike indoors - SV650.org

23-01-06, 02:19 PM

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.

23-01-06, 02:35 PM

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.

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.

23-01-06, 02:40 PM

House smelling of bike - hmm, not sure the lady will like that!

Hadn't thought of the voiding - tennacy contract/home insurance - bugger.

23-01-06, 02:51 PM

You could put the bike on a Mat.. they sell them at M&P

And I would also recomend parking it on a padock stand or something, as it will take up less space that way.

23-01-06, 02:56 PM

I've sneaked a few old bikes in to my house on occasion in my time!

23-01-06, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

I've sneaked a few old bikes in to my house on occasion in my time!

Lol, were they yours at the time?

23-01-06, 03:22 PM

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.

23-01-06, 03:35 PM

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

23-01-06, 02:19 PM	#1
thor Guest Posts: n/a	Keeping a bike indoors 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

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23-01-06, 02:24 PM	#2
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	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.

23-01-06, 02:35 PM	#3
Kate Guest Posts: n/a	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.

23-01-06, 02:38 PM	#4
wyrdness Guest Posts: n/a	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.

23-01-06, 02:40 PM	#5
thor Guest Posts: n/a	House smelling of bike - hmm, not sure the lady will like that! Hadn't thought of the voiding - tennacy contract/home insurance - bugger.

23-01-06, 02:51 PM	#6
Grinch Guest Posts: n/a	You could put the bike on a Mat.. they sell them at M&P And I would also recomend parking it on a padock stand or something, as it will take up less space that way.

23-01-06, 02:56 PM	#7
Peter Henry Guest Posts: n/a	I've sneaked a few old bikes in to my house on occasion in my time!

23-01-06, 03:22 PM	#9
haggis Guest Posts: n/a	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.

23-01-06, 03:35 PM	#10
Stig Guest Posts: n/a	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