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motorcycle storage , limited space
« on: 17 June 2018, 11:27:10 am »
Like a lot of people I have too many toys and not enough room , even the small jobs like adjusting the chain or servicing the exup becomes a pain working in the garage sandwiched between my classic car and the garage wall, banging head and elbows on everything that gets in the way , a single garage with 3 bikes , a car ,2 kayaks , tools and various household items that shouldn't be in there anyway   :rolleyes  Is never going to work......




time to sort things out , I have a brick built shed with concrete floor roughly 7ft square , easily takes 2 bikes but very little else , the two bikes I have in there are projects that I do a bit on every now and then so I camd up with a crazy idea of a stacking system , using scaffold tube , box section steel tube , 2 winches and some decking boards , it took me a while and it is a bit tight length wise but it works    :)       Couple of small jobs to finish off but its in use , just need to tidy the garage now   
« Last Edit: 17 June 2018, 11:28:59 am by red98 »
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Re: motorcycle storage , limited space
« Reply #1 on: 17 June 2018, 11:32:00 am »
Sorry about the poor quality picture had to take it whilst standing outside the shed , lack of room you see   :lol


ill have a go at turning that piccie later aswell   :rolleyes
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« Reply #2 on: 17 June 2018, 05:28:02 pm »
X7?


Nice idea.

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« Reply #3 on: 17 June 2018, 06:09:46 pm »
Cheers HM.......yes  X7....passed my test on one of these so had to buy another  :lol    the other bikes a honda cb 250 rs a very underated bike at the time , sister bike to the wet dream but a hell of a lot better , single cylinder with a four valve head at the time was the fastest four stroke 250 , the x7 being the fastest  2 stroke until the LC came out.........my brother had a RS, i had the X7........happy days....
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« Reply #4 on: 17 June 2018, 07:59:40 pm »
I had an X7 with full fairing, Allspeed expansion pipes and Stage 3 tuned by a Mr Beckett - got through pistons on a fortnightly basis but I was warned of that before I had the tuning work done. Great bike.


My girlfriend of many years ago had the CB250RS and I thought it was a great bike and yes it was far far better than the Wetdream.

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« Reply #5 on: 17 June 2018, 09:36:10 pm »
Great bit of engineering, have you got some sort of mechanical locks so it is off the winch when in place?


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« Reply #6 on: 20 June 2018, 06:08:15 pm »
clever idea that!  do you need a haynes manual for the 250RS?

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« Reply #7 on: 24 June 2018, 08:47:57 am »
Hi chris biker , yes ,I use the two winches too get it to right height and then supported on 4 x 12mm steel rods slotted through the four uprights , just like an axle stand , bored three holes in all 4 uprights to give me a choice of heights , theres a substantial box section metal frame below the decking that takes all the weight sungly fitting around the uprights , if  the worst was to happen and a winch failed it would jam before causing any damage , tried and tested brfore putting a bike on , happy with the way its turned out and has made room for 3 bikes in the shed freeing up room in the garage...






hi caretaker.....already have one buddy but thanks for the offer........have you tried ebay, theres still a few of these bikes about and very popular with the bobber boys now......
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« Reply #8 on: 24 June 2018, 10:22:47 am »
Crikey Mr Red, that's a good bit of engineering! good work.  :thumbup
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« Reply #9 on: 24 June 2018, 11:16:12 am »
Well thank you mr hornby..........iam no engineer but I do know how to make a strong frame , woodworker by trade in the furniture industry , taught myself to weld ,still basic stuff but learning all the time , cutting the scaffold was straight forward with a angle grinder , its tight against the end walls so accurate measurement was the most crucial part of the job...


been repairing the solid concrete slab of a roof this weekend , stripped the corragated cement board sheets I put up there a few years ago , filled all the holes and gaps and yesterday gave it a good coating of PVA , let dry overnight and ive just finished giving it its first coat of bitumen paint , ill leave it a week and give it another coat.......




spent less than £100 on the project but has eaten into my riding time.....going to put that right this afternoon while the footies on  ;)
« Last Edit: 24 June 2018, 11:18:47 am by red98 »
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