Ducati Monster Forum

Thought it would be cool to see a thread with pics of everyone's garage setups. From full blown professional garages, to carports, to driveways, I think it would just be cool to see what everyone's working with. I know there's a thread for the world's best garages, but I thought it would be cool to see where some of us do our own thing.

I bought my house back in February and am so happy with the garage. The lady that owned the house before me was a bit whacky and owned a stained glass business so she thought it would be a good idea to paint all the walls crazy colors - so ignore those lol. When I have the money and time I plan to paint the walls white, and epoxy seal the floor.

Anywho, view from the outside:
(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz345/chriskuecker/SVAR117851H_zps86818c2b.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/chriskuecker/media/SVAR117851H_zps86818c2b.jpg.html)

Here's my workspace, with my Monster coming back together after the crash a while ago:
(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz345/chriskuecker/99EFBEAF-5C8C-4327-985A-87F26B7C2E1E-1568-000002013A3BC543_zps3c35f14e.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/chriskuecker/media/99EFBEAF-5C8C-4327-985A-87F26B7C2E1E-1568-000002013A3BC543_zps3c35f14e.jpg.html)

Inside the workspace, looking out into the rest of the garage:
(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz345/chriskuecker/7E2FCFCC-F1EA-4BD0-B03B-9CB427D45E4F-1568-000002014228B147_zps52f3a26e.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/chriskuecker/media/7E2FCFCC-F1EA-4BD0-B03B-9CB427D45E4F-1568-000002014228B147_zps52f3a26e.jpg.html)

Front left corner, looking in:
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Back right corner:
(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz345/chriskuecker/ADE83C16-1688-44C2-9949-56CD77CEC05B-1568-000002014D00A7CA_zpsa355aac7.jpg) (http://s842.photobucket.com/user/chriskuecker/media/ADE83C16-1688-44C2-9949-56CD77CEC05B-1568-000002014D00A7CA_zpsa355aac7.jpg.html)

I sent this to my wife as we are house shopping as my only requirement.

simple limited space two car garage, or one car and three bike garage

(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t180/bobspapa/IMG_1736.jpg)

with optional tire changer and barley-pop refreshment station

(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t180/bobspapa/IMG_1740.jpg)

Very cool, love the artwork on the walls.

Here's a picture of my very basic set up. I have alot of spare body work pieces that stay in the attic just to save garage space. Not much but I can do everything that I need to. (http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/omfg_nick/D6E4073C-1E53-490E-9661-D71219ADBB6B-608-00000036C452E8BD_zps75876a5c.jpg)

Lol, it was a big requirement for me too. I was just going on the realty websites, doing an "advanced search" and entering my city, max price, and minimum 3 car garage.

I'm planning on moving to a house with no garage after spending 30 years with a huge building I used. No garage but plan to build one. 2 car and bike (s) lawn mower garden stuff. I hope this thread continues as I need ideas

I've done the same thing!  Awesome.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1084994_10151840867765348_113664279_o.jpg)
From this past weekend...bike is on the stand to the right. I refuse to buy a house without a garage(soon hopefully). I've never had one where ever I've lived. Over the winter i kept my bike at my grandfathers garage and it was godsend to able to work on it(even in the NE winter in a non insulated garage.) I have to many moto projects floating around in my head to NOT have one,  ;D .

Wow, so far 3 different garages, but all nice in their own way.

Questions:

ChrisK: Where do you live? Your garage looks like a barn, but it's huge. What's on the second level?

Bobspapa: What's the bike with the sidecar?

This is the only picture I have with the Monster in the garage.  The grandson has a passion for fine Itialian machines.  Everyone likes the floors, I epoxy coated them.

(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a394/Merrell/9345cc8640a8e06a567f59bd2ab07ec5.jpg)

I live in north central Illinois, town called Dixon. And yeah the garage does look a bit like a barn, but it wasn't one in its past life. The attic is just an open space, I have some big "man-cave" plans for the future up there but right now we just use it as storage and I have a make-shift paint booth set up up there.

Nice garage floor  [thumbsup]
Must be easy to keep clean

My wife bought the house in downtown atlanta 20 years ago and has no intention of moving. right now my bike area is the little pad of pavers measuring 9' x 6'

I keep it covered in the rain and ride it thru the winter.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7323/8927295665_cf3331cdf2_c.jpg)

My garage is a freaking mess.  We need to get rid of some junk...

(http://gallery.mvagusta.net/image_db/redbaron/61881.jpg)

it's a 2010 Ural T

Heh; small world. I have family in Mt Morris, Polo & Oregon.

Where all my magic happens, though this was prior to owning the Monster.

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii181/Staggerlee101/c1b761bb.jpg) (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/Staggerlee101/media/c1b761bb.jpg.html)

Very small world Staggerlee! Some of the best riding around here is in the triangle between Dixon, Oregon, and Mt. Morris.

Well mine's gonna be pretty boring.  :P  Clean slate!  Just moved in.  I have a ton of Gladiator Garageworks cabinetry to move in.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1002260_4914378257395_1376907770_n.jpg)

Clean slates are the best!!

Yeah a clean slate would be nice, I can't wait until my walls are white.

Here's mine, just after some work.  Trying to get the excess stuff out so I can either get my 280Z or my Truck in there.  Right side is where wife parks.

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/9451588603_cfd9d4376a_o.jpg)

JM

Mine...I get 1/2 of the 2 car garage. Actually I get all I can take as long as my wife's car fits in comfortably!  ;D

(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n258/JJGeo/WP_000181_zps2f7b29ef.jpg)

I'll take some pictures of my nightmare garage later today, crossing my fingers at getting it back on the right track before winter

Here is mine...during the riding season I am allowed to use the garage and the wife´s car is parked outside. In the wintertime I have to make room for the car..
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TQ0RvvxpVjQ/UhJmhtdGjmI/AAAAAAAACUM/ur5H29EhSLE/w761-h571-no/IMG_20130804_185734_702.jpg)

Wow the last two make me jealous, bikes on bikes on bikes.

and on the opposite side of the scale from nice (although it should be wildly different by spring..I hope)

Enter into Hell

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I shoved most things to the side to make room

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You can see to the side the first hint of my big issue.

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And there ya go, need to now extract the Wagoneer, drag it to the front, clear up remaining debris and a new wall must be built followed by a new roof over the whole back half

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Back here is a mess too and will be redone upon the new roof going up

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a295/giacco/P8190041_zps46c0a17a.jpg) (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/giacco/media/P8190041_zps46c0a17a.jpg.html)


King of the castle on its throne of filth

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The back room where things go to die

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Wow still a cool space though, it has personality for sure. What are you building there?

i picture Madonna's vajayjay looking like that.

Not too many garages where I live.

When work needs to get done the bike becomes a house guest.

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5550/9557724410_704c96692d_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/84764799@N08/9557724410/)
Garage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/84764799@N08/9557724410/#) by jd.catalano1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/84764799@N08/), on Flickr

Very cool!

first thing to build is the whole thing into a better garage  [laugh]
That 10x40 space with the Wagoneer in it that is missing a wall and a roof will be built out as a shop area dedicated to bikes.
Then I'll fix up the rest and maybe bring that Chevelle and the Wagoneer back to life too. The Wagoneer was driven back into that formerly dark corner 18 years ago.


same musty smell, same poor lighting

gazakly

My garage
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Contents unpacked

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l309/ducatiz/c971b93f.jpg)

Yes, it's crowded.

somebody needs an intervention.

yes.  by semi-nude coeds hopped up on goatweed.

My garage:
blue tarp, customer's M620, Tourmaster cover, mine
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2820/9559512840_3654886103_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkmonster620/9559512840/)

Where most work gets done,
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/9556724959_8a5db75574_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkmonster620/9556724959/)

seat cowl, rear fender, front fender, belly pan, front fairing, dash, ECU, battery, have been taken out, ECU is on its way to 're-programing', Immo will be deleted since customer purchased bike with only one black key and no code card, it will also receive a DP map for the performance air filter and Termis . . .

Holy parts, Ducatiz.

I really coulda used that yellow tank and Staintunes in your second pic.....  [coffee]

Years of trips to swap meets in Italy.  Haven't gone in a few years.

Tanks are around due to my tank projects.  You don't see them, but I have a shelf with about 10 tanks of various kinds on it.

The Staintune may get sold.  I prefer high mounts on the SS bikes.

Do you live in Italy?

Uh, no!  DC.

My wife and I just bought a different house. It's in town and I don't know set backs or any rules regarding building. So my question is, after giving up a 24' x 42' building, how much space should I
be considering for my moto space? I would like to get a lift table, already have air compressor and would like to get at least one or two more bikes. I have no idea how to guesstimate size. Love this thread and I have been lurking on the garage journal. Please help.
Thanks, bdub

You should consult local codes to find out setback.  Most R1 zoning around the country requires at least 15' of setback for any structure over 10x10. 

I have 10 bikes and a 2 car garage and a shitload of nos and used parts.  That is not enough space.  The workshop I am building is 12x16 which will allow me to move most of the parts out and the bikes that I am working on or building..  That works out to essentially a third garage (with 10ft ceiling) and will probably be just enough space for me. 

Some of my bikes are very long term projects.  The 77 GTL I have (which was my second bike) still runs but needs to be restored, but I'm not doing it any time soon (while I collect NOS parts for it).  I have a total of 4 non running bikes that will be moved to the workshop for either storage or workspace.

I'd like to make it larger, but the space I have for it won't permit it.

REally More of a hanger that I keep my bike in than a garage  ;D

(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/Skybarney/cfa93983-95ad-4873-b8a1-c5ad8eabb6be_zps4c989057.jpg) (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/Skybarney/media/cfa93983-95ad-4873-b8a1-c5ad8eabb6be_zps4c989057.jpg.html)

Badass  [evil]

awww, you're just full of hot air!

thats one big assed easter bunny hanger

Not too many people can say they park their bike in a hangar, pretty awesome!

Crowded:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kd4wABXlJgM/UVf-RzH3XoI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/OUWBOda3Nys/s1600/DSC_7412_01.JPG)

We have a make-shift garage for now.  I converted the back addition to our house into a bike garage. I took the standard door out and put a 42" door in (still have some framing to do).  It's nothing special, but it works for us.   
Yesterday I used "Herculiner" to cover the floor.  The stuff is solid but went on very blotchy, as you can see in the pictures. When we move in the future, a nice, giant garage is 1st on my list.  :)

(http://i1338.photobucket.com/albums/o688/Dextermorgan10/fc21d47ae4091c7f3f8c02d6c03470d8_zps34aa46ad.jpg)


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Still a cool little room though DexterMorgan.

Rozer, what's under the plastic?

An 1977 Saab 96

Dexter just realize how much of a minority you are in that your wife is OK with you turning a room of your house into a bike garage  [thumbsup]

Haha so true!

I think that's a fine idea. We're plotting to build our own place on a 2.5 acre block. First step is to build a thumping big shed and live in it with the bike for a couple of years while we build the rest of the house. Then I get the worlds coolest shed for my toys. I think I'll put up some nudie calendars and a "no boys allowed" sign.

You must not be married... no woman would put up with that unless it was a separate part off the main house.

 ;D  ^^ What he said.

Wifey won't allow bikes in the living space... but I am building a sort of garage-mahal.  I'm getting the floor polished in my 2400 sqft garage this week (provided the contractor actually gets his concrete guy out to our place).  It's 24x96 ft.  It has two garage doors on each end (one 10' and one 8' on each end).  I have a bench along about half of one of the long walls.  In the middle of the opposite wall there is a large rollup door leading to "The Barn" (a multi-purpose space that's roughly 84'x48').

Electrical was done to my spec... 4 different circuits for 120V outlets, 20A per circuit.  I also have the outlets staggered so if you're using two adjacent outlets, they're on separate circuits.  Easier to not overload a single breaker that way.  They're also labeled so you know how much you're putting on each circuit.  I also have a 240V drop for a vehicle lift, a 240V drop for a welder, a 240V drop for an air compressor, and a "spare" 240V single-phase for an unspecified future machine tool.

There is a row of windows on the bench wall, for lots of natural light.  The garage doors on each end trigger twin-T5 fluorescent overheads... because in that cavern, the dinky little garage door bulbs are pitiful when it's dark outside.  There are 8 or 10 twin-T5 fluorescent fixtures out over the main work area (I forgot if there are 4 or 5 pairs).  There is a row of twin-T5 fixtures over the workbench, on staggered switches... you can turn half or all of them on, and they alternate (you're basically changing intensity, not which half the workbench is lit up).  Anyway... it's very well-lit.

I'm budgeting for a Challenger CL10V3 lift.  That'll be the main attraction.  ;)  Being way out in the sticks, it's a pain to take the vehicles to the dealer for work/maintenance, so I do most of it myself.

It's insulated, but we're also having a wood stove installed shortly after the floor gets polished.

I'll have to post some pics after the floor gets done and I can start moving my crap in and really organizing it.  I've been living off random tools laid out on the bench for almost a year now... driving me crazy.  Can't wait to start getting things organized and officially put in their places.

Where do you live and can I come play in the "garage"? Also on a side note, I hate you but that stems from a huge amount of jealousy.

what he said . . .

What kind of ceiling height do you have?

Mine is 10ft and I wish I had a bit more. I finally extracted the old Jeep from the spot it has rested for 18 years the other weekend, just some debris cleanup and bracing for the good roof in the front and the new wall can get done on mine.

Here's the Jeep when I first was able to make it roll and now in its new spot for at least a little while. Having real thoughts of making it run again.

(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a295/giacco/wagoneer002_zps622cfa83.jpg) (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/giacco/media/wagoneer002_zps622cfa83.jpg.html)



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LOL, yeah, it's surreal.  Would love to claim credit, but honestly it's mostly due to other folks' generosity.  It's my in-laws' land and my father-in-law built the structure.  Thankfully I got some input before it was built, because the original garage plan had 2 light fixtures, 4 outlets, and no 240V drops for big stuff.  With the extensive revisions I made (and he approved), we now have a much more functional work space.  Of course it's fantastic to have storage room for our cars, my motorcycle, and his tractors.

The whole building is 108' x 96'.  It's split between living space, "barn", and garage.  It looks like a giant barn from the outside, with three sections.  Tall middle section, and two outboard sections.  Will have to find another way to post pics, because Photobucket keeps knocking up against my bandwidth limit, and I refuse to pay them for "premium".  There are some pics I've posted elsewhere, like the unofficial post-a-pic thread.  Those curious could try copying the links to view the pics directly.

As far as the roofline... since the garage is in an outboard section of the building, it has a sloped roof.  It goes from 14' on the east wall down to 8-8.5' on the west wall.  I will have to notch the drywall in the middle of the garage ceiling to clear the 12' top of the Challenger lift, but the roof trusses are 18" tall, so it won't be a problem.  At the outermost point of the lift footprint, I have 11'6" from floor to sheetrock ceiling, so there is more than enough space in the roof space for the 6" of clearance I need to add.

Oh, and of course... local and travelling fellow Ducatisti/motorcyclists are welcome to visit.  [beer]  Give me some heads-up, and I'll make sure there's a variety of beer on hand... or we can go to Hood River and avail ourselves to the local breweries.

Maybe someday I can convince my wife to let us host a "DIMBY - West Coast".  Barring the mile of gravel, there are some epic motorcycle roads around here.

(Note: The 1 mile of gravel is to the nearest pavement... my route to work takes me the opposite direction, down 5 miles of gravel.  If I went the 1-mile gravel way to work, it's an additional 15-20 miles of pavement, adding ~20 min to my commute time)

W00t!  The concrete guy is here and the floor is getting polished today!  ;D

Hey all, I'm looking for ideas for a paint scheme.  Lots of white sheetrock right now.  I'm thinking something simple, like a checkered flag band, a little above waist high.  Maybe with red stripes to border it above and below.  Don't want to blow a bunch of money on paint, so I'm not planning to paint the large surfaces, just add some trim to make it a little more official.  Then I have some wood and tin signs and a bunch of car, moto, and airplane posters to hang.  Also have a beer bottle collection that I'm gonna make some narrow shelves for, up high (visible, but out of the way).

You should totally get that Jeep up and running again.  Lift it a bit, and it'd be a great wheeler.  [thumbsup]

not my top priority but after extracting it from that previously dark corner (when there was still a wall and roof in place) and actually really looking it over again for the first time in a really long time, I recalled that I liked it and it looked mean as hell. It does deserve to live again. Top priority out there is building the wall, new roof and building out that spot as a motorcycle specific shop. Then I think the old Jeep needs the next bit of attention. Sometime following that will be the more expensive resurrection, the Chevelle.

Garage floor was polished a week or two ago...

Garage floor 1 (http://s267.photobucket.com/user/duc_fan/media/Goldendale%20Ranch/IMG_20130906_231931_402.jpg.html)

Garage floor 2 (http://s267.photobucket.com/user/duc_fan/media/Goldendale%20Ranch/IMG_20130906_231844_024.jpg.html)


I'm hoping we're out of the woods on my earlier bandwidth exceedance.  That's why these are links instead of embedded pics... those who want to can look, those who don't can ignore.

Anyway... also had a wood stove installed today.  It would be on the left in the pics above, about 3 feet off the end of the workbench.  No pics of that yet.

Next item is to get the vinyl baseboard installed to clean up the bottom edge.  The clean edge will help me detect if rodents or bugs are trying to get in and out through the gaps under the drywall.  Then I'd like to paint my checkered-flag border around the walls before bringing the shelves back in.

Wow, that place looks amazing.

Shiny

looks great!   [thumbsup]

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 [evil] [evil] [evil] [evil] [evil]

OK, your car?
your garage?
great avatar . . .

Dat blower!!!

Damn Tami.   [thumbsup]

Holy crap... a supercharged Z06?  How much power does that thing belt out?

Very cool.  [thumbsup]

I'm trying to convince the wife to let me get a C5 Z06 as a "cheap" track toy. [evil]  Supercar performance for less than $25k.  I can't take the Sky out for track days because it doesn't have the required rollover protection. :'(

It makes a little over 800. lol. The Sky's are pretty rad. I wanted one of those for the longest time!! It is the redline right??

800?!?  Yowsers.  Bet that's a kick in the pants!  ;D

On the Sky: I wish.  It was wifey's car before we were married... so it's the 2.4L N/A with a slushbox.  :-\  Great color combo though: midnight blue metallic with tan top and tan/black interior.

I showed her the Wade's Garage LS swaps, now she's totally onboard with doing an LS7 swap... and she'll even let me change it to a manual.  [evil]

If we never get the savings together for the LS7, I can probably convince her to let me swap it for the same car, same color, with a manual.  Or a redline in the same color, with a manual.  We're both really attached to the color combo.  Like this one:
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=354449410&listingIndex=13 (http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=354449410&listingIndex=13)

It handles really well, now that I've had the alignment done for autocross/motorsport and gotten rid of the crappy OEM Goodyears.  The stock setup + Eagle RA1s resulted in a total lack of grip and boring understeer.  Now, with the traction control "off" or in "competitive mode" it tends to slide all fours at once in a very progressive manner.  Lots of fun!  One of these days I'll teach myself how to make the tail wag.

I could opt for a Stage 2 or 3 turbo kit for the 2.4 that would boost it to about 375 BHP, but I'm thinking with the stock slushbox that'd be kinda pointless.  It's supposed to be a fun little corner-carving roadster... first order of business is to maximize the fun with a proper clutch and stick.

I suppose an every once in awhile progress pic belongs here

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Want. This.


(Hows the condition of the body?)

it's okish but not a single panel or part does not have a dent on it  [laugh]

Looks like I need update pics here too

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Looks like you're making great progress

Too bad you couldnt nix that interior wall...unless theres a plan there...




This thread got me thinking about how I need to get a few shots of my garage...which got me thinking about how i need to CLEAN my garage.  Its not toooo bad, just a lot of clutter (mostly lumber) I need to find a new home for...like maybe the loft of...



THE NEW SHED!!

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There are plans that will make the layout of all this finally make sense.
The reason why it is there to begin with is because the original garage was a 20x40 and that was an exterior wall.
Then in the 50's or 60's the guy added the wall I just replaced to have the 10x40 section on the side and walls in the front to add a 30x30 in front to make the total 30x70.
I'm going to keep with those each being distinctly different sections and actually add a bit of a wall with a rollup door to further separate the 10x40 from the rest of the garage. That will be a bike specific shop. Going to add a ceiling and insulate it as well.
Next major step is to shingle the roof in the spring and save up to pour some floors.

Gotcha.  You should sketch up a floor plan...make sure you include the necessities like a 9-axis milling machine and such in your sketch...

Have you looked into metal roofing?  Its actually fairly easy to do yourself, and you'll never need to replace it...

gave it thought but going with shingles as I've done that before and this way it matches the look of the front half

When I was in Newfoundland, Lamb's Navy Rum had a contest called "Pimp My Shed" where the winner, unsurprisingly, got his shed pimped.  Sheds in Newfoundland have a cultural significance as a place men meet, drink, bullshit about, and occasionally work on their vehicles...and where women are not expressly forbidden to enter but nonetheless are rarely seen.  Oh wait.  That's everywhere.

Some of the sheds in this thread are pimped, some could use a little pimpin. 

Forgot I started this thread! Figure I should update, I recently painted the walls white, to cover up all the crazy colors the PO did. I still have to paint my little workshop room. I didn't worry about overspray on the floor because I plan on stripping all that paint up and doing an epoxy floor.

Also, the biggest news is that I installed a natural gas heater. The thing is awesome. Gonna be so nice to comfortably get work done this winter.

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Nice addition (the heater), I did something similar when I lived in the Northeast. Totally worth it. [thumbsup]

Just in case you need a few pointers on that new shed, let's not forget this classic

http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php/146566-Build-to-Fail-Fail-to-Build.-What-is-this-I-don-t-even..... (http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php/146566-Build-to-Fail-Fail-to-Build.-What-is-this-I-don-t-even.....)

Is that Ronald reagan hiding in the corner?

Haha yeah it is. I live in Dixon, Il, same town he grew up in. A friend of mine from school in Missouri thought it would be funny to get me a cutout of Ron for my birthday one year.

I have a 30kbtu blue flame heater in mine.  Totally makes the difference.  Just keep in mind ng heaters put out CO and moisture.   

Yeah that's what people have been telling me, about the moisture. I opted for an 80,000 btu model because the ground floor is fairly big plus I have a full attic that i have some exercise equipment in so I'd like to have the option to keep that warm as well.

How are you piping the heat to the attic?

There's an open staircase in that back corner. When I don't want it heated I have a piece of insulating board sealing up the hole. When I want it warm the board hinges up to allow heat to rise up there.

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I am not sure if I have ever met someone from Newfoundland ... and based on the above I don't know if I want to  [roll]. Perhaps it is a cultural thing  ;).

It would be immodest for me to comment on the men ... but our women are obviously a class above down here. My wife allows me in her shed whenever I want (she does set some standards though).

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The garage is just full of cars and stuff so I thought the shed was more appropriate to this forum.

Nice looking shed and bikes you've got there Mark... [thumbsup]

Is that Julie's S4Rt and what make is the belly pan... ???

Geoff... [coffee]

That's the one. The belly pan came from your continental mate Chris at Desmoworld.

Nice!! [thumbsup] [beer] If I come to visit can I sleep on a cot in the shed? ;) Don't worry if you find something missing.

You married good  [evil]

Look to the far right (behind the S4R) ... she keeps a hammock in there just in case one of her 'babies' is unwell or having trouble settling at night and they need company.

But she would most certainly worry if something was missing.


Can't argue with the facts  [laugh]

What a GIRL... [bow_down]

Geoff... [coffee]

I'll say.....

Holy shit.

My 1 car garage.  Was doing some cleaning and decided to do a weird panoramic shot.
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ha the shed of doome.   now i gotta read and find out if its still standing..

Paint and epoxy the floor and that will seem much larger. Easier to clean too.

Epoxy floors are awesome! 

Had that at the old shop. Oil just wipes right up.

I plan to do it in mine, after I pour new floors.  :P

A lot of square footage is awesome, at least until you have to gather up money to do this stuff.
I'm doing everything I can as cash so it takes awhile.

It's a rental property, so my desire to spend money on stuff in the Garage that will not be able to come with me is not the highest.

^ What he said.

I've said this before but it still breaks my heart. When we bought our house in 2005 before there was anything in the garage I had high intensity overhead 8' light strips put in and had the floor epoxy painted a light gray. The floor paint guy did a great job of prepping. Acid wash, filled in every single tiny crack in the cement, etc. Two (maybe 3... can't remember) coats of paint over several days and I never walked on it for at least 5 days. Damn, it looked like a hospital operating room with the lights on. No shadows on anything. Beautiful...

Until two years later when we had a terrible drought and no matter how much I watered the foundation of the house every single crack in the garage floor came back with a vengeance! Even bigger than they were. All the paint chipped up along every crack until the whole floor looked like it was suffering the worse case of varicose veins in the universe. I still feel like crying every time I look at it.

Still, without those problems I would do it again in a second. [thumbsup] I went back and forth over garage type tile floor vs. epoxy and I'd go with the paint everytime. I've seen DIY kits at Home Depot made by name brand companies. I'd try that if I had to do it again in another garage.

Anybody else have some pictures of their motorcycles' bedrooms? There's gotta be more!

If I had something like this, I am not sure I will ever go out, besides for rides  [bow_down]

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/101554244823678290874/albums/5974910052057955217

Pretty cool, I love their bikes. That green double door looks pretty drafty if you ask me though...

Nice, cool and rustic. Seems like it needs some more overhead lighting. Ambient sunlight through the windows can only do so much.

What's the best door? Wifey wants barn doors on tracks
and I want insulated standard garage sectional door

I think the regular garage doors probably seal a little better...but the sliding barn door doesnt need tracks on your ceiling...

You can always get a standard sectioned door and put one of the carriage house dress up kits on it...

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Those are cool. What's the issue with tracks on the ceiling? Loss of storage or loss of head space?
Also where do I look for chain hoist tracks? The one I grew up with was a huge peice of I beam. There has to be something smaller. It's only a 1/2 ton hoist

I don't feel there is any issue with the tracks overhead. I think unless you have a ton of room, a sliding door would be more cumbersome.

There are also side mount openers that allow you to keep the ceiling clear for your hoist.

http://www.liftmaster.com/lmcv2/productfamily/53/wall-mount-garage-door-openers/ (http://www.liftmaster.com/lmcv2/productfamily/53/wall-mount-garage-door-openers/)

All depends on your situation I guess.  My garage ceiling height is just a little low so I actually had to cut the vertical section of track down by about 3/4 of an inch (to in effect drop the rest of the track enough for the door to clear the opener.)

My father put a piece of wideflange in the house as the header for the garage door and the carport on the side.  We always used that to lift from.

Ah, sadness for me, currently.

Sold my house on 2/28, with it's not quite big enough for us and our toys, 2 car garage.
Now I live in an apartment, with no garage at all.

In about 6 months, we will move into to the new house that is about to start being built, and it's (hopefully) enough room for everything, and then some, 4 car garage.
3 bays wide, the center bay being a tandem 2 deep bay.

I will share pics during construction, if anyone's interested. ;)

BC.

Definitely, congrats on the house man!

Yeah congrats on the house. Our remodel has pushed
My garage until Aug/Sept

Congrats and yes we're interested!

Just build a 10 car garage with a kitchen bedroom n bath.  have the roof be a patio and the driveway almost a circuit

I am posting these for and on behalf of Geoffduc ... I hope this is what he wanted posted and where he wanted them posted. Sorry for the delay Geoff ... but I was hoping you might have thrown them up yourself.

Some shots in and around his garage ...

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Making Progress now!

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Hoping to move in sometime in July.

BC.

Looking good!

Hello there ...  [drool]

 [popcorn]

Has anyone tried the new G-Floor peel and stick tiles? I think I am going to use them in my new garage build.
http://www.bltllc.com/raceday_tiles.htm (http://www.bltllc.com/raceday_tiles.htm)
They come in 24 or 12" Just thought I would share. Home Depot sells them now too.

those are nice but I'd look at regular vinyl tiles which you can buy in any color and strong adhesive like Armstrong's.  I did my garage for less than $300 and only swept and washed the concrete, 10+ years later no problems whatsoever.

More recent pixtures:

Driveway poured:

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Driveway is 28 feet wide, 36 feet deep in the main portion, and 38 feet deep in front of the side bay.

And south facing, so shoveling snow in the winter won't be a huge pain in the butt.
Then again, this is Colorado, so it's usually gone in a day or so.

BC.

needs more cowbell

 
 [laugh]

That is a very nice lookin' place so far!

A few shots of the humble space I've made for my toys

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You're doing a fine job there, good sir [thumbsup]

Those pictures above give me hope, that I do not have to enter rehab, just yet  ;D

My apartment is the size of your garage.  I hate you. [cheeky]

That's not a garage, it's a motorcycle dealer.  [thumbsup]

If it's in Midtown, maybe it cost more than Gene's house?!  ;D

It must be a pain to have to move the Foggy out of the center to get at the other rides [roll] ;D

NNice  [thumbsup] [Dolph]

Fixed. ;D

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I don't like to work on EFI bikes, so my Duc is only in there for basic maintenance I can't do in my driveway...

 Thanks for posting that! It makes me feel a little less bummed about my my space!

Here's my garage. My poor bike keeps getting covered in sawdust.

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Now you're building boats instead of bike frames?!  ???

What happened to your Sydney Harbor snap on you signature line?  :'(

its a bit of an old thread, but just saw this and all the color rides/garages
heres one of mine
theres actually some bikes/scooters not visible, but its an addiction :)
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Lots of Japanese motorcycles!  Never owned any myself, they don't speak to me -- no soul you see.  Why I remember riding my FLH across the Walmart parking lot...blah, blah, blah.

 ;D

i dunno about no soul man, but from my history/experince with ducatis and my riding friends, no way in hell would that be my only bike....i don't even know how many times we had to call the rides short or not even happen due to some stupid sht happening to them.
all my map bikes are oil/tires all day everyday no problems, start every time and never break.
i obviously love italian bikes and have , and had, quite a few, but like i said i wouldn't even dream of owning only one bike and it be an italian bike hahaha, i love riding too much to wait for some stupid sht (and its always stupid) to be fixed.
just this year on my s2r: key/immobilizer antenna got moved down somehow, bike wouldn't start, took forever to diagnose. cluster stopped working, stupid sht again.  turn on high beams, all idiot lights come on....695, open gas tank, fuel pump wire rips off.  it goes on and on and on.  i actually sort of kind of enjoy messing with this, but if i had to mess with this on a nice saturday afternoon and couldn't go for a ride, i don't know what i would do, but i just turn the key and ride the zx14 and its all good.
so if you call that shoul, maybe they got no soul :)

I came from Kawasaki and agree...started every time, sold it with 85000km, engine wasn´t opened once.
I am missing that sometimes, but you can fight it by having more than one ducati. When I have to leave for work I am taking atleast two keys...one will start...
 [Dolph] Klaus

115000 km on my Ducati, engine never opened, even the clutch (wet) is original.  I know of at least one other Monster in my area that hit 160,000 km a couple of years ago, don't know what it has on it now, but still running, engine never opened.  Then there is philb.  Yep, his has been opened, but it has over 377,000 km.