Bikes and the misses

[wingnut.]

Just wondered if it was just me who has gotten away with something like this?
I recently bought a ZX6-R and had planned to keep it in the outhouse which is joined to my kitchen but access it via the back garden. Guess what? it wouldn't make the turn at the bottom of the alley. As it was around 1100pm i decided i'll just take it through the house!! After removing two doors a kitchen cupboard and one door frame she's in!!! And the other half helped???

[gsfrontera]

Top class bird mate. Clearly she knows what trouble we are willing to go to in order to keep our bikes safe. But whats going happen when you want to go and play out, are you going to take it back through the house, and then back through the house to put it away. Dont think she will help you every time... But I might be wrong

[Distant]

Classic! Sounds like you got a good un there, I'm mailing a link to this thread to my missus so she can pick it up when she's sober in the morning. She's got her head down the toilet at the moment, it was obviously a good nights drinking... ever considered wife swapping???

[wingnut.]

It kind of just stays in the hallway at the minute, its a pain in the arse but i can get it out the front door on my own, But I'm not pushing my luck asking for help every time I go for a ride.
I've only had it 6 weeks and already done about 2k

[Mad Dave]

wingnut. said:

It kind of just stays in the hallway at the minute, its a pain in the arse but i can get it out the front door on my own, But I'm not pushing my luck asking for help every time I go for a ride.
I've only had it 6 weeks and already done about £2k worth of damage to my house

EFA :-)

[andrewh]

would a bike fit through a typical front door 80cm wide.

[texasjohn]

andrewh said:

would a bike fit through a typical front door 80cm wide.

Funny you should say this, I have a 'standard size' doorway which leads from the back of the carport to the brick shed where I keep my bike (should say 'kept' as I sold it recently).

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/612162.htm (you can see the doorway in the pic)

Sportbikes or bikes with 'clip on' handlebars will just about fit through (although you generally have to fold the mirrors in), but alas the Tuono I had my heart set on will not at all, due to its wide 'traditional style' handlebars.

Gutted!

What fits?

CBR600RR (new model)
Aprilia RS250 (mk1)
Yamaha TDR250

Which were my last three bikes while living at the house. The Tuono measured about 90cm from end to end of the handlebars.

Back to the drawing board for me.

If anyone would kindly measure the width of their bike at the widest point and post in this thread it would be much appreciated and will help me shortlist a few bikes that may 'fit'...

Edited by texasjohn on Sunday 24th August 18:13

[Carl-H]

Surely you can just turn the bars to ride through. That's what I do to get into my back garden when I'm working on it in the sun. (not a Tuono though)

[texasjohn]

Thats kind of what I used to do with the TDR...

It was a bit wider than the gap, but only a couple of inches. We're talking 4 inches with the Tuono which is also a much heavier 'bike.

Don't trust myself not to drop it TBH!

[gareth h]

Get a Tuono and change the bars, they're pretty high and wide anyway, a few people have fitted gilles variobars and reckon a bit more weight over the front end improves the handling take a look at this:
http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?...

[catso]

gareth h said:

Get a Tuono and change the bars

Or get a Tuono and a wider front door

or remove a couple of bricks either side of the door to get the bars/mirrors through - kind of like the biking equivalent of a catflap.......

[texasjohn]

gareth h said:

Get a Tuono and change the bars, they're pretty high and wide anyway, a few people have fitted gilles variobars and reckon a bit more weight over the front end improves the handling take a look at this:
http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?...

Cheers for that link, much appreciated.

<goes off to phone the bloke selling the Tuono>

Edit to add: Ah...chap selling an R6 nearby has got in touch with me, been to see it, put a deposit down on it and pick it up tomorrow. 03 plate for 2.7k and a nice comfy riding position...Job done!

Edited by texasjohn on Monday 25th August 20:57