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dickieducati 25-May-2005 09:56

house FULL of bike stuff?
 
after hunting high and low for my 'lost' lap timer; which i eventually found in a box of bike stuff in the garage!; i realised how much bike crap i have; literally; all over the place.

off the top of my head:

i have mags,books,circuit guides, keys in the bedroom,
books, dvd's paper work, charts, pictures in study,
dvd's in the t.v room
leathers lid gloves etc in hall or downstair cupboard,
sliders, rucksack, waterproofs in upstairs cupboard ,
nosecone in lounge,
brackets for nosecone in study,
trackday/race paper work in kitchen,
keys in hall (key rack or floor)
and an alladins cave of bikes, panels, spare parts, trailers etc etc in the garage.

is this normal or does anyone actually have some sort of order to their biking stuff?

AK 25-May-2005 10:01

you want to try Skidlids place - by all accounts its a veritable bike parts store!:o

only no-go-areas in our house is bathroom & kitchen.
Pref not the bedroom... but occasionally mags wander in (all on their own:lol: )
Otherwise it seems to be a free-for-all between Alan & myself for bike gear storage. When you add in panniers/rucksacks etc I think we should give up a room purely for all bike related stuff:o

At least there is just one of you in your house with bike(s) Dickie - how much worse would it be if your wife was into it too............................

C:)

Ian Harris 25-May-2005 10:18

Its a bit of a variation on the "House Full of Bikes" theme but, during his pre-Ducati phase, Dave built a Peter-Fonda like Harley Chopper indoors and, as occasional Spanner holder , I seem to remember the indoor construction reaching a stage that meant there was no way the bike was going to get through the door (it was very long!) :lol: This realisation was followed by a short period of dis-assembly which started immediately the tool kit was retreived from the bottom of the garden :mad:

skidlids 25-May-2005 10:22

Quote:

Originally posted by CK and AK
you want to try Skidlids place - by all accounts its a veritable bike parts store!:o
C:)

Sadly very true, the backroom of the house has always been used (well since I paid of the Ex for her half of the house) for building the lastest project, be it a Harris, 7/11 or lately the 998 Hybrid. Once the garage had been broken into a few times resulting in the theft of my Bimota and my GSXR1100 I then had to build a workshop in the rear garden which didn't take long to fill.
The room that was originally used as a study and for doing some homers (electronics) was also used to store speciallist tools not only oscilloscopes and pulse generators but also Digital micrometers, verniers, vac gauges etc.
Then I got into Ducatis and then things got worse. I have a 955 engine in the hall way, and the spare bedroom has Carbon Dymag arm, Mag wheels, slipper clutches, Alloy tank, Panels, Carbon and other bling bits stored in it.
Problem is I currently own 12 bikes of which 3 are stripped right down to the frame. :o

Bigger, house garage and workshop required, or maybe sell the odd bike :(

dickieducati 25-May-2005 10:30

Quote:

Originally posted by CK and AK
At least there is just one of you in your house with bike(s) Dickie - how much worse would it be if your wife was into it too............................

C:)

dont worry, she more than makes up for it with her clothes/shoes/bags collections!

clint 25-May-2005 10:52

I have narrowed my spares and bits down to loft, spare room and garage.:D
As long as it's tidy i get away with it.;)

Clint.

JPM 25-May-2005 11:30

A quick assesment of whats in my house...

Living room - various magazines, haslam seat unit, several minichamp models

kitchen - various spares, from clip-ons, exhaust system (999), brake/clutch master cylinders, helmets, leathers, gloves, boots, tyre warmers, various cleaning aids, WD40, etc etc

Under the stairs - several sets of 208GP's and various other spares

Bedroom - 999R bodywork (nosecone, seat unit, side panels, tank) Bostrom seat unit, magazines, twist of the wrist books

Office - Various passes from events, memorabilia, bike models, Ducati/Oakley Goggles, DSC prontos

Might of missed a few, other rooms etc seem unaffected :)

Mr C 25-May-2005 13:21

My Spare room

Trust me thats nothing compared to about a week ago
:D

ericthered40 25-May-2005 14:00

Them AP 6 pots should be on a bike getting used. :P

they don,t look happy just laying there :(

Mr C 25-May-2005 14:12

Quote:

Originally posted by ericthered40
Them AP 6 pots should be on a bike getting used. :P

they don,t look happy just laying there :(

Dont worry they have been sold on ebay just waiting for payment

Dibble 25-May-2005 17:12

Quote:

Originally posted by JPM
A quick assesment of whats in my house...


Bedroom - twist of the wrist books

Might of missed a few, other rooms etc seem unaffected :)

Am I the only one to see the funny side in that statement ????

Top lad for your honesty ...... :lol:

JPM 25-May-2005 17:15

Dibble

As one of my No Fear T-Shirts says "If I'd of learnt how to twist rather than stroke I'd be world champion by now" ;)

Paul James 02-Jun-2005 08:14

When I moved into my new house after getting divorced a couple of years ago I had to store my 3 bikes in the lounge while extending my garage. Quite handy really as it gave me something to sit on while watching the telly :lol:

antonye 02-Jun-2005 10:42

It must be a common thing then.

Spare bedroom has spare leathers, boots and lids in it.

Study has leathers, lids, gloves, boots, mags, spare parts that come in the post (waiting to migrate to the garage), videos, dvds, posters, models and all the other general crap.

Garage #1 has the DD bike, Chi's DD bike, the trailer, DD spares, all the original DD parts, plus the toolkits at the moment so it's all handy to load up for racing.

Garage #2 has the 748, remaining toolkit stuff, 748 spares, trackday bodywork and even an STM Evo 48t slipper sitting in a box which STILL hasn't been fitted (sorry Dave, I'll get it sorted soon honest!)

The problem in our house is that my "junk" is constantly fighting (a losing battle it seems!) against the wife's shoe/clothes/handbag collection and the kids toys too. The rugrats get *everywhere* and Barbies seem to be multiplying by themselves!


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