Storing Bike In House

We keep our bikes in our sun room but we typically keep the door to the sunroom closed from the rest of the house. The only thing we notice is a bit of petrol smell when we first get back from a ride but that dissipates. Now at first we got some odd comments from some neighbors who noticed our choice of bike parking but hey it's a simple solution for parking/security. We also have tile floors in there so it makes for simple clean up.

 

You married?

 

This sort of thing

 

She's very understanding but I put the one on the wall while she was out

 

It can't be any different from a showroom keeping the bikes inside? Can it?

 

Triton has a drained tank but the Ducati has fuel in it and could be wheeled out and but no battery on her as she's in here for a year or so and there's not fuel smell
If you're planning on having the bike in use let it cool down first and you should get no smell

 

Beats hanging pictures on the walls...

What a pair of bikes!

 

I can't imagine that you'll have any real problem with fuel smells - certainly not once the bike/engine has cooled. However. AHEM.... you MIGHT have a bit of a problem with your home and contents insurers!

I would check with them before making nay permanent or long term decisions. If it's a no-go you could consider something like a PVC lean-to shed alongside an outside wall, space permitting.

I would think very carefully before doing this, just in case you are invalidating existing policies or precluding yourself from cover in the event of an unforeseen incident in the future.

 

Not for long!

 

We have an integral garage with a door from the hall. You do get a noticeable smell of engine and occasional whiff of petrol if the bike is hot but should be ok once cooled down.
Basically your dining room will smell like a garage!

 

Which supermarket is that John?

 

Before I married, I kept my Suzuki in my apt. for security. Never a problem!

 

I once had a KH400 in the hall way for a year...loved the smell of it . Had to get a shed after our then Husky puppy chewed the footrest to bits & gave himself a black stripe scratching his back on the chain!. Wife went mad having to clean him off. I was more bothered about my knackered foot rest!!!!

 

The previous owners of my house turned the garage into a room which we used as a playroom for my sons. they put a window in the side and at the front where the garage doors were, once my lads had grown up and we kicked them out I was given permission to turn it back into a garage. I kept the door opening the same width as the window that was removed which is narrower than a normal garage door so should we or the next owner want to convert it back its just a case of shoving a window in on top of some bricks. Had to put a fire door in between it and the main house tho. Regarding smells once the bike's cooled down its generally ok. I havent noticed any petrol smells. The only problem you might have is when you try sneaking it in when its soaking wet.

 

I used to keep my Firebird Scrambler all stripped down and hung in my bedroom. Till Tracy moved in and her Mum hit her head and cut it badly. She then said me or the bike. I said it been nice good luck. That lasted about a couple of months and the bike went to the garage and I got on my knee's. But then built the bike and had years of great memories on the bike wish I could do it all over again.
Regards
Joe.

 

Er, yeah

 

When my first wife left, I moved the bike I had at the time, a MV, into the lounge. When I met and married wife No.2 the bike returned to the garage.