Motorcycle Garages

[Tango675]

Hi,

Has anyone got or know about bike garages?

I have to hall my bike up the garden every time I want to take it for a spin and the Garden is looking less like a lawn and more like a dirt track.

The Idea is to put something like this:

https://www.motoeurope.com/securit.html
https://www.motoeurope.com/bikesafe.html

where I usually park the car, then park the car elsewhere. It means I can get the bike out easy, its under cover and secure.

Thanks, in advance.

G-B
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[pa_broon74]

Cast about for a garden shed, we got given one for free; you could park 5 bikes in it.

Put a notice in a couple of shop windows asking if anyone has an old one they're not using. Nip round with £20 and a van, dismantle it then rebuild it in your drive way.

If not that, then wickes or B & Q.


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[Tango675]

[pa_broon74]

In terms of planning permission, you don't need it for temporary structures, that's as far as my knowledge stretches on this.

I would say as long as you check with neighbours and its not a obstacle... But then, there's always some jobsworth... Our local train station has locable push bike boxes... midnight run anyone??

A wooden shed wouldn't be as secure, but there is another thread here where the bike was taken from a concrete garage... You can only ever do so much.
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[krebsy]

I was looking at that kind of thing now I'm garageless though I think that would be a bit too conspicious knowing your estate and would stand out like a big standing out thing..

I've just spent £450 on a 10X6 wooden shed for the garden. I'll stick a sheet of steel on the floor to spread the weight of the bike and some paving slabs for the base, then sort out the gate access.

You could really do with just replacing that shed of yours with a larger one, then put some slabs down on the path, but you'll still have to wiggle the bike out onto the road as usual...

Or just move house..

K.
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[calum17]

there is one like the bikesafe one you showed but more secure. MCN advertise it (or used to).
it's not much taller than a bike nor wider. you cant go in there with it. you simply open the doors (when you unlock them ofcourse) then you can pull out the bike on what is like a trolley and i think locks at the front, then unclamp the wheel (front or rear) from the ramp that you just pulled out (hence how it stays up) and ride off.
it's really secure cos you cant get in with the bike to unlock it all but it has a few locks on it i think. i'll scout through the MCN i have and see if i can find it for you.

Edit:

Second hand on MCN - £600
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/community/Forums/Categories/Topic/?topic-id=315244

from reading that it looks like other makes are thatcham approved so you'd get cheaper insurance too. i'll kepp looking - they dont actually advertise in the paper anymore it seems

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[Tango675]

[krebsy]