Is a garage worth it?

timboellis · Traffic Copper Joined: 06 Jul 2009 Karma :

I have been for some time just left the bike out in the street however I have been offered a council garage 100 yards up the road.

But it comes in at £47 a month which i feel is a lot but taking into account of somewhere to store random stuff the insurance policy may be less and general wear and tear on the bike .

Would you do this if you had no garage and the bike is used year round?

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craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

ive only recently moved into a place with a garage and tbh its gunna be bloody hard if i ever have to live without one.
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N cee thirty · Banned Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Karma :

wish i had one,then i'd be able to work on the bike through the winter

so that would be my reason to get one
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timboellis · Traffic Copper Joined: 06 Jul 2009 Karma :

well my bike is only worth about £2k still worth it?

well one of the reasons i am giving myself is my son can out his bike in it and also i can start doing my own maintenance on the bike

for a rough idea the next job i have to do is oil and filter change what would a garage charge for this as in time?

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timboellis · Traffic Copper Joined: 06 Jul 2009 Karma :

so short of it , best to go for it then, just need t sort out a generator now

craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

there are also other applications of a garage... my missus has been tied up in mine for ages Twisted Evil

regardless of your bikes value its always gunna be beter off somewhere where it can atleast dry over night. Recently i changed an entire wiring loom on a 3 year old R6 simply because the owner had been parking it on the road from new... ok so he wasnt covering it up either, but you get the gist.
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dodgydog · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Karma :

Well worth it IMHO.
Do you have any mates you could share it with?
Four of us shared a council garage years back, it got whittled down to just me after a few years, but still worth it I thought.

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

If you want to do work on your own bike, definitely worth it I reckon. Saves a lot of hassle as you don't have to panic if it starts to rain etc, nevermind leaving your bike in bits over night.
Then there' having all your tools next to the bike ready to go.

Could consider a couple of long extension leads. Two lots of 50m if you can get away with it.

Mark65 · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 May 2008 Karma :

If you can secure it yes, it makes life so much easier, can you not haggle the price?.
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FURBAR · Banned Joined: 04 Apr 2010 Karma :

If your staying where you are for the forseeable future then yes, as i beleive you may not get the chance again anytime soon ... it's also somewhere you can fuck off too as of when ... Idea

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HD · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Karma :

I keep my Derbi in one. If it wasn't for that garage my bike still wouldn't be done. But it is.

Walls are painted and we have got two lights running on a car battery. When it dies, charge it. No petrol or anything needed and you wont choke to death when the door is shut.

But yes, definately worth it.

I am friends with a few people down there so if anyone was to break it they would lend a hand. And there are like 4 houses at the end of the section where the garages are and mine is on the end. One of the houses has 2 fuck off dogs and a security light on so if anyone was to try and break in they would be in full view and with 2 massive dogs barking them.

You get the point.

Also you say you are sharing yours with your son. I share mine with my dad. I pay half so its about £4 per week. For the first 15 weeks it was £2 per week Shocked

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silky666 · Captain Rulebook Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Karma :

I

my garage.

I mainly use it to get away from Mrs.Silky and her children
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Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

^^^But you always return, just as i'm about to cum.

...about the garage. Anyone you can share it with? £47 pcm is abit steep.

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Be cheap around here.
But land's a bit cheaper up there Smile

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Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

..Like goldust 'round 'ere.
I think it was about 5yrs ago when my council upped the garage rents by 200%.
I'm on a waiting list. I suspect my great great grandchildren will enjoy it.
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Teflon-Mike · tl;dr Joined: 01 Jun 2010 Karma :

I want a double garage. Its likely to cost me about £3-4K, or £50-60 a month over five years.
A single would be about £2K, or £30ish a month on credit.
So on that basis, £47 a month would seem a bit steep.
But I already own the land that would be underneath it.
Bought my house of the council ten years ago when the rent was roughly £200 a month, on a mortgate that costs about £250. So to me, best part of £50 a month is one fifth of my mortgage... making it seem VERY high. But, its all dependent.
What are property prices like in your area? Thats the first thing. Next is the demand for lock-ups. Some areas where the houses dont have thier own garages, and theres little or no off-street parking, demand is higher. So it may be a perfectly reasonable rent.
But whether its worth it, TO YOU, only you can answer.
Its, nearly £600 a year. Thats probably the entire value of my bike, and I'd probably not save more than twenty quid on the insurance, so financially it wouldn't make much difference, to me at least.
For you, if you have a high insurance premium, and a more valuable bike, might be bigger savings, but unlikely they'd be big enough to justify the entire rent.
Even the ability to work in the dry and DIY more of your own maintenence wont really off-set much more of the cost, so really it comes down to how much use you'll get from it, how convenient it is, and whether it vastly improves the quality of your life!
I'm sat here typing this with a Honda Super-Dream four feet from my elbow, a drum brake on my record player! a speedo unit resting on the back of the chair above me, and a CB750 clutch on the windowsill next to me!
I REALLY want a garage!
It would vastly improve my enviroment!
But, only you can decide if its worth the money to you.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Any other bikers around? Could you share the space and cost?

kawakid · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

I knocked my old garage down, just to build a bigger one.

I'd be lost without it.
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