Been looking for a new bike

[sonny]

Thought about it. I could have my wife go down with the trailer but would rather ride it home. Last two bikes I picked up and rode home. The Rocket took two weeks after i bought it before we went down and picked it up. No big deal it just adds to the excitement. Hoping for next Thursday off. Should be a interesting ride home but no were near as interesting as riding the Rocket for the first time in Dallas traffic. That was on the verge of comical.

 

[sonny]

He is very close, lucky guy, i have to ride 2 hours to get there,

actually only about a hour away if that. Depends on where the state trooper is on the creek nation. (Hwy 75)

 

[sonny]

Wife's common sense approach to matters is pretty sharp. She agrees to the bike but suggest that i wait until next month. Where having a 30 ft by 40 ft drive in garage with carport added on this month. Concrete drive and floor included. Plan on running water and electricity. Steel building but insulated. I have been keeping the Harley in the barn but it is not very secure. The Rocket I ride everyday so it usually ends up on the front pourch at night with a bike cover. Even she said "Do you really want to park a bike like that Ducatti thing in the Barn? So i called the folks down in Dallas and they said no problem. I got so excited about getting the green light for the bike was not thinking of where do you park a 27,490.00 dollar bike when your not riding it. My thoughts are #hit she said yes buy it. Now we are going with a security system on the garage. Have to agree with her on this one. Not the type of bike you leave on the front pourch or park in a dirty barn. This summer has been crazy. Original plans was to spend most of it riding. Ended up working two full time jobs. The contractors say two week build time (BS). I say about a month. Figure in cure time for concrete and rainy days about a month. She even recommended that i hang on to the Harley. Her general thoughts on all this has really impressed me. She likes riding on the Fatboy more so than the Rocket. Says my attitude changes while riding the Rocket. My only comment was what do you think it will be like on the Ducatti. She responded don't care will never ride on that thing. She keeps referring to it as that "DUCATTI THING" cracks me up.

 

[Ishrub]

Put in a big ramp or fitted lift to a cellar in your new shed for tornado protection of you and your menagerie of bikes, animals and yeah put the wife in first, she is a keeper!

Should be easy to fabricate something to lower bikes to a cellar with your welding skills. Even if just a cable and pully system from the beams to a floor plate with an endless chain and pully or cheap 500kg electric ones for roof joists for about US$100 each (as long as you have back up power of course). Then you can can lower or raise with a cover hatch/lid.
Raise lid, ladder down, connect cables, get on plate and then raise to floor level.
Load bike, wife etc on platform, lower disconnect cables, close lid.

You could even just do cellar holes large enough for the plate to take a single bike etc so you can set up two or three without the cost or design issues of digging a complete cellar. That way the lifts and cables are not in your way most of the time and you would only have to line the holes with timber or thin plate etc for short term use as required.

 

[sonny]

Already have a storm cellar. Built me a ramp for the bikes. Riding in can be tricky but riding out a piece of cake. If you go in to quick you will bounce of the far wall. Not the best system but it works. Plenty of room to turn the bikes around for the way out. It is a big storm cellar.

 

[barbagris]

Now we are going with a security system on the garage. Have to agree with her on this one. Not the type of bike you leave on the front pourch or park in a dirty barn. .

Sonny - If you can get it done before they pour the floor - Set some BIG shackles into the floor where the bikes will go. And get some good chain, cables, locks, and whatever. I think your wife and my wife would get on.