Motorcycle storage advice please
Discussion
Due to a house downsize that means losing the garage I need to find somewhere secure and dry to store 4 motorcycles.
What have others done when they can't keep their bikes at home? Normal storage firms won't allow anything with flammable liquids. I am currently trying to establish if they will allow them if the petrol tanks are drained although I suspect not.
I'd rather they were not in a general vehicle storage warehouse as I don't feel they're as secure as a locked car rightly or wrongly. I accept I may have to reluctantly accept this though.
Has anyone had this problem in the past and found a solution? Any pointers or help gratefully received. Thanks.
What have others done when they can't keep their bikes at home? Normal storage firms won't allow anything with flammable liquids. I am currently trying to establish if they will allow them if the petrol tanks are drained although I suspect not.
I'd rather they were not in a general vehicle storage warehouse as I don't feel they're as secure as a locked car rightly or wrongly. I accept I may have to reluctantly accept this though.
Has anyone had this problem in the past and found a solution? Any pointers or help gratefully received. Thanks.
Some useful replies and it's given me some ideas to follow up. Thanks.
Which storage company did you use BTW so I can check with them?
graphene said:
I used a well-known 24hr access storage unit last year, riding two bikes out of it for a few months. Nobody cared. Apart from not having any toilet facilities (not that I was aware of), it was brilliant, even did plenty of maintenance in peace and quiet. Not sure what the cost of it was, so it may not be ecomomical in the long term, but will give some time to find a garage.
I've checked with the storage place we've got some household stuff in and as expected they don't allow anything with combustible or flammable materials so that's a no-go. I can't even drain the tanks as their exclusion includes oil too.Which storage company did you use BTW so I can check with them?
graphene said:
Some storage places offer ISO containers, surely nobody is going to mind you putting bikes in one of those.
This looks like an option to explore more. I have heard that containers can get very hot (and humid) and the contents can get damaged. Anyone got any experience or views on that?Superhoop said:
My BIL keeps his CBR600 and BMW RG in a 24 hour storage place in the Wokingham area - never seems to have been a problem.
That's really interesting. Wokingham is only just down the road and would be local. Would you mind saying which storage place he uses please. PM me if you like. Thanks.Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff