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  Thought I'd have the use of a buddies garage for my tear-down but that's a no-go...stuck in a crappy apt until we move this spring. I made the mistake of already asking and getting a HELL NO instead of just doing it and asking for forgiveness later...this is killing me, 23 degrees outside with 3 inches of ice/snow and there's nothing I want more than to start tearing into my bike to have it ready by spring.

I'm gonna try begging, then I'll just do it if that doesn't work....I'm a bit scared, haha  [drink]

First rule of Husbandry:

Never ask any question unless you're absolutely certain you'll get the correct answer.

And now that you broke that rule.....  when you go ahead and do it anyway...... you can no longer pretend you didnt think she'd mind  [bang]

Good luck  [thumbsup]

 [popcorn]

Since you'll soon be sleeping on the couch, make your half of the bed a work bench  [thumbsup]

haha!  [thumbsup]

Or see about renting a temp 1 car garage somewhere nearby. Or find one to share with a bike buddy.

A guy I knew used to quit with his GF right before her BDay, to get back together after a couple of weeks, to avoid spending money on presents.
You can try that route  ;D

Nothing a diamond can't fix....

I rebuilt a Suzuki TS185 in my dining room. 

JM

just tell her you're building a house cleaning robot for her.

girls are ignorant to the ways of science and engineering.


trust me.







 ;)

I second this motion, try and find a place that you can rent on a month-to-month basis. My dad and I split a 30x20 storage unit for $70 per month. I would think you could find a little single-car unit for pretty reasonable.

Yes, but nothing beats rolling out of bed in the morning and going straight to work on your bike in your underwear. Or in the OP's case, his forum name says it all.

Ha! Well played!

Maybe quote a price high enough to make her brilliantly suggest saving money by doing it at home instead  8)

If you do something she doesn't like just compensate with doing something awesome for her. Even Steven.

I had thought about renting a climate controlled storage unit. Still a big p.i.t.a that way, no running water or drains so cleaning parts would be difficult, would likely need to run home constantly for a miscellaneous tool here and there....worrying about if the landlord will take issue with what I'm doing in there bother me, and so forth.

I live in a smelly, filthy city that has literally uninhabitable weather conditions 6 months out of the year...da fuq am I thinking...

where do people go during those six months?

crazy

Yes, Budget some diamonds in the build and deliver them to her prior to the teardown. Start after all parts are in hand to shorten the mess. Drape a sheet over the work table ea night...

Especially Australian girls.

just not the "good" bed sheets.....

Do you think they will take the bait?

 [drink] [beer] [shot]

What's wrong with Los Angeles weather?

This.

It really depends on your wife, man.

Some are far more averse to motor stuff in the house.  I know mine is.  When we were in NYC, I once received a motor on a pallet -- in our apartment.  It was only in the house for 2 days and then I moved it to the workshop, but wow, she was pissssssed.

Hehe. I see what you did there.

You be playin' wit' fire.

I'd recommend jewelry personally. [thumbsup]

I think you really need to buy her her own unreliable bike, so you can share quality time working on them.

Or so she can relate...  [bang]