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I've got an R6 that currently stays in a friends garage, which makes it a pain when i want to nip out on it if he isnt in. My house is garage-less, with no room to build one. Fairly decent sized garden with a big shed in it already, but the shed full.
I'm thinking of building a little lean-to to keep it in. I know it won't be the most secure (obviously i'll make it as secure as you can make a wooden construction) but i'm not too worried about that, i live at the back of a cul-de-sac surrounded by woodland.
Any ideas/plan/pictures of make shift storage sheds? I'm thinking of building something like this, but a bit easier to get a bike in and out of:
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what ever you do sink a chain hoop into a block of concrete uunderneath so you've got something to lock it to...
When I used to leave my bike (firestorm at the time) in the garden I just bought a decent cover for it and put a paving slab down for the sidestand
Something like this will be better if you have the room: http://www.trimetals.co.uk/motorcycle-storage.php
These seem to get great reviews and also a reduction on your insurance
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTORBIKE-STORAGE-BIKESAFE250-SECURE-MOTORCYCLE-GARAGE-SECURE-GARDEN-SHED-/321292052174?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item4ace7fa6ce ]Storage[/url]
The one in the dirty bikes link is the same as my brothers. They lock top and bottom and have prevented 2 attempted thefts of his Fireblade. They do suffer with condensation and uses a small electric greenhouse heater to prevent it.
You want [url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Secure-A-Bike-Motorcycle-Garage-/331100992086? ]one of these[/url] ...serious bits of kit.
Not being funny - I know little to nothing - but I'm sure I've seen bikes just parked up at the side of the road. I think they had maybe the padlock-through-disc thing going on, plus keys to start it.
Is it comically naïve to think that's good enough? Serious question, I'm considering a motorbike and have nowhere to store it - so should probably think about making it secure 🙂
Really depends on the bike, and how often you're using it. If it was a commuter then i'd have no qualms in leaving it out side with a cover. But as the R6 is only a toy i'd rather have somewhere that offers it a little protection as it can sometimes be stood for weeks/months at a time during winter.
Those specific bike storage things are nice, but i can't really afford that much (and i doubt my girlfriend would appreciate an air raid shelter ruining our lovely woodland garden). I'll probably build something similar to the picture i posted.
I have one of the Secure-A-Bike Motorcycle sheds that Paulx linked to and yes they are very secure and handy with the internal bike holder roller thingy.
It's a tin shed so you get some condensation in winter but just stick a cover over the bike. No way anyone is breaking into it without making enough noise to wake the dead.
RE: leaving a bike in the street with a disc lock if it's something fast or interesting it won't be long till it's lifted into the back of a transit never to be seen again.
Asgard motorbike sheds are excellent - proper metal, purpose built things.
Got 10 of them at the back of a hotel client's (who are big into their biking), and they're very good.
I had a shed built, 5' x 9', no window & a 4' wide door.
Cost me about £300.
Still got it now.
Sadly, any form of motorised bike is a fading memory. 😐
I just Fitted My Ground anchor into the side of the kerbstone. Wear a high viz. noone will notice.
I put a ground anchor in the back wall of the house and kept my VFR750 under a cover outside the kitchen window over winter.