It's never big enough!!! (1 Viewer)

[funflair]

The garage I mean, I have been prevaricating for a while now around getting a scooter and would it all fit in the garage

Tandem, two Mountain bikes BBQ, chairs and a scooter SH125.

Well it goes ------------- Just.

The table and chairs are all in through the back door and that works well.

Tandem lives on the left of the garage and the mountain bikes are on the rights, I have had to re jig the brackets etc to make space down the middle.

I have a "rock n roll" clamp for the front wheel and when the top box goes on the rack there is about 1mm to spare between it and the garage door when its down, good job I took the hacksaw to some spare steelwork on the front wheel clamp.

Still just enough room for the BBQ and hopefully the canoe for Shrewsbury

Martin

 

[EX51SSS]

Ohhhhhhhh I dunno. This couple seemed to have it sorted and the 'motorbike' (3 wheel jobbie) came out by remote control. Not sure whether they did it or their butler.

 

[nicholsong]

Martin

I am both impressed and encouraged, because one day we may want/need a scooter. although if it is 'need. the bikes may not be needed.

I cannot imagine needing two bike plus a tandem, although i appreciate yours are mountain bikes and the tandem is for the road. It is not clear from the photo but it loos as though one mountain bike is up on a plinth - is that right? We have plinths both sides, but obviously you have the rear door.

I find the most difficulr thing with bikes is arranging the pedals to slot into a convenient space on the adjacent bike. It is made slightly more difficult because Basia's bike does not have freewheel turning the pedal backwards as that activates the rear brake - like Dutch bikes. I have thought of rigging one onto the garage roof to save space.

Out of interest why a spare Calor cylinder in the garage and what is that long silver tube with a fluroescent bag over it? on the forward bulkhead.

Now I am interested in your garage dimensions and just looking up on N+B website might not give me exact for your model and year as they do vary a bit,

If any answers are private just PM me here or N+B or MHFacts.

But still impressed.

Geoff

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[wizzer59]

The garage I mean, I have been prevaricating for a while now around getting a scooter and would it all fit in the garage

Tandem, two Mountain bikes BBQ, chairs and a scooter SH125.

Well it goes ------------- Just.

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The table and chairs are all in through the back door and that works well.

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Tandem lives on the left of the garage and the mountain bikes are on the rights, I have had to re jig the brackets etc to make space down the middle.

View attachment 166751

I have a "rock n roll" clamp for the front wheel and when the top box goes on the rack there is about 1mm to spare between it and the garage door when its down, good job I took the hacksaw to some spare steelwork on the front wheel clamp.

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Still just enough room for the BBQ and hopefully the canoe for Shrewsbury

Martin

Jeez thats a massive garage Martin, very jealous

 

[Lenny HB]

I find the most difficulr thing with bikes is arranging the pedals to slot into a convenient space on the adjacent bike. It is made slightly more difficult because Basia's bike does not have freewheel turning the pedal backwards as that activates the rear brake - like Dutch bikes. I have thought of rigging one onto the garage roof to save space.

Fitted detachable pedals to our bikes makes it so much easier getting them in & out.

 

[jongood]

Happy new bike Martin.

Its always a relief when they fit.

Have you been out on it yet?

Jon

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[Lofty1]

Martin showing off again mines bigger than yours, soon someone will figure out that you could fit in the garage then you know where your bed will be lol .

 

[funflair]

Martin

I am both impressed and encouraged, because one day we may want/need a scooter. although if it is 'need. the bikes may not be needed.

I cannot imagine needing two bike plus a tandem, although i appreciate yours are mountain bikes and the tandem is for the road. It is not clear from the photo but it loos as though one mountain bike is up on a plinth - is that right? We have plinths both sides, but obviously you have the rear door.

I find the most difficulr thing with bikes is arranging the pedals to slot into a convenient space on the adjacent bike. It is made slightly more difficult because Basia's bike does not have freewheel turning the pedal backwards as that activates the rear brake - like Dutch bikes. I have thought of rigging one onto the garage roof to save space.

Out of interest why a spare Calor cylinder in the garage and what is that long silver tube with a fluroescent bag over it? on the forward bulkhead.

Now I am interested in your garage dimensions and just looking up on N+B website might not give me exact for your model and year as they do vary a bit,

If any answers are private just PM me here or N+B or MHFacts.

But still impressed.

Geoff

Hi Geoff

Agreed, it is a bit bike overkill.

Nothing "private" the thing that looks like a long silver tube is just the grey bag containing the Jormax windbreak, the bit that looks flourescent is a red bag, boring answer I know sorry.

The calor bottle is for the BBQ, I keep thinking I should have a gas point in the side of the van but often I end up carrying the BBQ and bottle to some near or far gathering.

Yes one bike is up on the plinth and as ours is the single bed layout there is storage running the full width in front of the plinth so the pedal goes into that allowing it to sit quite flush, I made some covers for the pedals out of a bit of old carpet and then the other one can fit a gap in the frame of bike two, anyway "a picture tell a thousand words" so I will take some measurements and do a little drawing.

Martin

 

[funflair]

Happy new bike Martin.

Its always a relief when they fit.

Have you been out on it yet?

Jon

Oh Yes to both, Yes it fits but I reckon the SH 300 would have been a struggle with the Rock n Roll clamp.

Done about 250 miles, everytime I pull away my legs trail and then go looking for the foot pegs, they aren't there that was the Fireblade

Martin

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[funflair]

Jeez thats a massive garage Martin, very jealous

Everybody says when you are looking for a van it should be "layout" "layout" "layout" well with me it was the GARAGE first and the rest could follow.

Martin

 

[Badknee]

Martin I might be tempted to put something on the floor of the garage to stop the rear wheel of your scoot sliding/bouncing sideways when your travelling.

 

[funflair]

Martin I might be tempted to put something on the floor of the garage to stop the rear wheel of your scoot sliding/bouncing sideways when your travelling.

Do you think it could go anywhere, it is pulled down diagonally? I don't really want to bolt things into the floor if I don't have to as the scoot will not always be there.

Martin

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[Badknee]

Do you think it could go anywhere, it is pulled down diagonally? I don't really want to bolt things into the floor if I don't have to as the scoot will not always be there.

Martin

Just belt and braces Martin. I would lay a piece of ply on the floor across from wall to wall, maybe 5mm or so and screw a couple of lengths of 25x25x150mm say from underneath where the back wheel sits to stop it moving.
A friend badly damaged the paintwork on a nearly new VFR800 Vtec when it moved in his van.

 

[jongood]

thats exactly how I strap mine and havent had a problem

 

[funflair]

Here you go Geoff @nicholsong

I have shown the main area and dimension with the plinth, the rest on the right is 500x300 full width and then either side above this is 850x500 full height, these cubby holes are created by having single beds as in a transverse bed model these bits would not be there and you would just have the basic box with plinth, nothing in the middle above the 300 full width as this is the steps up to bed.
In the 300 tall lower bit I have from the far side, two extra batteries, two crates of "bits n bobs", spare toilet cassette, and inverter. The cubby hole at the far side has EFOY 2 gallons of diesel. oil and a few tools, the other side has Aquaroll, trolley and a tool bag.

Martin

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[nicholsong]

Martin

Thanks for a very comprehensive answer and diagram.

Now talking pedals:-

Obviously Martin's arrangement of one bike on the plinth does relieve space. We do not have the extra storage space ahead of that plinth as we have the transverse bed, so I woulfd not like to lose the storage space on the plinth, but I can usually get one pedal over it. I could replace the storage if I built a shelf over the rear plinth, as I do not have a door there like Martin

Lenny, you mentioned removable pedals - well they all are with a good tool, but are you referring to some especially easy to remove ones?

I seem to recall that there are some fold-up pedals available. Can anyone confirm? if so are they lockable in position when down, as I like to use toe-clips on my touring bike? Or a set of floor-to-ceiling drawers like Alan(Gretchibald) has in his Arto.

Martin, I will check your dimensions against mine. After that it may mean being a bit innovative about some storage solutions to be able to get the scooter in - forget the tandem

Geoff

 

[Lenny HB]

Lenny, you mentioned removable pedals - well they all are with a good tool, but are you referring to some especially easy to remove ones?

I have the MKS MT-E EZY metal ones on the boss's bike the MKS XPE-EZY plastic ones. See here, fully removable.There is quite a range now, when I bought mine the two we bought were the only options a couple of years ago.

I've got a nice empty garage.