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Mark · 09-05-2008

My bike is parked in the garage. I'm thinking about getting a 16' landscape trailer to move some of the stuff out of my garage. Maybe the bike could winter in there.

Where do you folks keep your bike? Summer or Winter (if you have a winter...).

adrian · 09-05-2008

Thankfully we don't really have a winter here. The house I am living in has a small garage where my bikes live.

Pharga · 09-07-2008

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Originally Posted by adrian

Thankfully we don't really have a winter here. The house I am living in has a small garage where my bikes live.

Same here. Not much winter and a big garage!

Lori · 09-08-2008

Yeah no winter in TX either, just a few weeks here and there when I don't ride much but I've ridden on New Years Day and it was 80 degrees here before.

I keep her in the garage. I live alone so there's not much out there except my car and bike so there's plenty of room. I have an alarm on the house and added the garage door sensor so I feel pretty secure where I keep it.

clockdaddy · 09-10-2008

In Kentucky, we DO have winter!
I've got a nice big 2 1/2 car garage (heated) that is my "play room" during the winter. I keep the bike clean and ride it anytime it's not raining or icy!
At work the bike is parked outside. After letting it cool off from the ride into work, I cover the bike to protect it against kamakazi birds!!

CD

Steamroller · 09-10-2008

Our bikes have taken over the garage, so now the cages sit outside. lol
My old Honda has enough switch troubles already. Do you carry a bike cover when you travel?

clockdaddy · 09-12-2008

You bet I take a cover when I'm traveling. I do this for a couple of reasons. First, of course, to cover my bike. If for no other reason than security, I cover the bike. I know,,I realize the cover isn't anything to deture a their much, but it is considered one more thing that has to be done to access the bike and "non-professional" thieves just don't want to bother with it.

Secondly, If I should ever break down in the middle of nowhere at night, the bike cover can be used as a small pup tent to keep me dry and warmer than if I was out in the open air. I cann either pull the cove over me or, with sticks and tree branches, I can set it up like a tent and crawl under the edge to get in.

CD

adrian · 09-12-2008

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Originally Posted by clockdaddy

I can set it up like a tent and crawl under the edge to get in.

CD

The bike will be your heater.

clockdaddy · 09-13-2008

I suppose it could! I sure wouldn't want to turn over too soon and try to give it a hug!!!!!LOL
CD

Custom85VT · 09-29-2008

The bike is parked in the garage, wedged between the cars. However in the winter (at least in the last 3-4 years) it comes in the house with me so I can tinker on it as a (down) season long project.

09-05-2008	#1 (permalink)
Mark Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southeast PA. (Pottstown) Posts: 213	Where do you house your bike(s) My bike is parked in the garage. I'm thinking about getting a 16' landscape trailer to move some of the stuff out of my garage. Maybe the bike could winter in there. Where do you folks keep your bike? Summer or Winter (if you have a winter...). __________________ 06' Ninja 650r - Black Our FAQ - About Me Last edited by Mark; 09-05-2008 at 02:16 PM.

09-05-2008	#2 (permalink)
adrian Spider Interwebby Thingy Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Glendale, AZ (but SATX is home) Posts: 536 Check Out My Blog!	Thankfully we don't really have a winter here. The house I am living in has a small garage where my bikes live. __________________ "I just know that someday someone is going to start a thread here"

09-10-2008	#5 (permalink)
clockdaddy Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 56	In Kentucky, we DO have winter! I've got a nice big 2 1/2 car garage (heated) that is my "play room" during the winter. I keep the bike clean and ride it anytime it's not raining or icy! At work the bike is parked outside. After letting it cool off from the ride into work, I cover the bike to protect it against kamakazi birds!! CD __________________ MY BABY!! Life has a way of forcing wisdom upon us!

09-12-2008	#7 (permalink)
clockdaddy Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 56	You bet I take a cover when I'm traveling. I do this for a couple of reasons. First, of course, to cover my bike. If for no other reason than security, I cover the bike. I know,,I realize the cover isn't anything to deture a their much, but it is considered one more thing that has to be done to access the bike and "non-professional" thieves just don't want to bother with it. Secondly, If I should ever break down in the middle of nowhere at night, the bike cover can be used as a small pup tent to keep me dry and warmer than if I was out in the open air. I cann either pull the cove over me or, with sticks and tree branches, I can set it up like a tent and crawl under the edge to get in. CD __________________ MY BABY!! Life has a way of forcing wisdom upon us!

09-13-2008	#9 (permalink)
clockdaddy Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 56	I suppose it could! I sure wouldn't want to turn over too soon and try to give it a hug!!!!!LOL CD __________________ MY BABY!! Life has a way of forcing wisdom upon us!

09-08-2008	#4 (permalink)
Lori Gixxer Girl Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kyle, TX Posts: 237 Check Out My Blog!	Yeah no winter in TX either, just a few weeks here and there when I don't ride much but I've ridden on New Years Day and it was 80 degrees here before. I keep her in the garage. I live alone so there's not much out there except my car and bike so there's plenty of room. I have an alarm on the house and added the garage door sensor so I feel pretty secure where I keep it.

09-10-2008	#6 (permalink)
Steamroller Road Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 16	Our bikes have taken over the garage, so now the cages sit outside. lol My old Honda has enough switch troubles already. Do you carry a bike cover when you travel?

09-29-2008	#10 (permalink)
Custom85VT Spider Whisperer Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 70	The bike is parked in the garage, wedged between the cars. However in the winter (at least in the last 3-4 years) it comes in the house with me so I can tinker on it as a (down) season long project.

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