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65' house and some 70's bikes
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drivesitfar
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NS: i'm happy to see you have a basement rambler with a level entrance cause it's what i'd like to find some day with a huge shop or property where i could build one.
one suggestion i have is to try and find some commercial racking that is maybe 8 foot tall (if taller you can usually cut them to size) and 3 or 4 foot deep. that way you can park your bikes under them or roll your tool boxes under them and have a ton of storage for parts and your stuff.
i'll post a few pictures of my racks if you are not sure how this will work, but i don't have the bikes so you'll just have to use your wisdom to tweak it.
also i can see taking maybe that little bike up the stairs, but did you really take a full size bike up your old basement stairs? WOW
good luck and congrats on your find
one suggestion i have is to try and find some commercial racking that is maybe 8 foot tall (if taller you can usually cut them to size) and 3 or 4 foot deep. that way you can park your bikes under them or roll your tool boxes under them and have a ton of storage for parts and your stuff.
i'll post a few pictures of my racks if you are not sure how this will work, but i don't have the bikes so you'll just have to use your wisdom to tweak it.
also i can see taking maybe that little bike up the stairs, but did you really take a full size bike up your old basement stairs? WOW
good luck and congrats on your find
stonesg
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What's the plan for getting the bikes up on the rolling racks? I've thought of building a platform until I can get my hands on a lift and using the same ramp I load my trailer with to get the bikes up.
I'm thinking there's got to be a better way.
I'm thinking there's got to be a better way.
drivesitfar
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NS: make a plan cause from my experience and all the shops i've seen any size and i mean even the 60 x 120's and bigger can fill up fast. i like the idea of building your own especially if you can't find commercial racking fairly inexpensive and if you might want to copy some of this member's work it might be the nicest metal shelving on GJ.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=292517
also if you end up finding some commercial racking or making your own if you put supports about every 12-18 inches you can see how much weight they can hold in a couple of my storage unit pictures. if i had my own shop and knew i had it like i wanted it i'd probably build my own racks either out of wood or i'd learn to weld and really make some nice ones like it sounds like you might have the ability to do. good luck
i don't know how you moved those bikes and if you did it by yourself you are a better man than i am.
good luck with the new digs.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=292517
also if you end up finding some commercial racking or making your own if you put supports about every 12-18 inches you can see how much weight they can hold in a couple of my storage unit pictures. if i had my own shop and knew i had it like i wanted it i'd probably build my own racks either out of wood or i'd learn to weld and really make some nice ones like it sounds like you might have the ability to do. good luck
i don't know how you moved those bikes and if you did it by yourself you are a better man than i am.
good luck with the new digs.
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stonesg
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I'm hip.
I've seen a video of a guy lifting and moving his FL something Harley with a fork type jack that appears to lift it high enough that you could possible get a platform under it. I was worried about moving a bike over a table but you've given me the idea to make one with heavy duty casters and move the table under the bike.... Unless the cash faerie makes an actual lift possible soon.
Damn my former garage mate and his snap-on motorcycle lift.... working from the ground is just not possible anymore...
TG
Stuart in MN
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Congratulations on the house! I like your little MT1 minibike - back when they were new, I was in college and worked summers at a boy's camp where they had a few of them for the kids to ride.
In my bike collection I have one of the Suzuki competitors to that bike, a 1971 MT50 Trailhopper.
In my bike collection I have one of the Suzuki competitors to that bike, a 1971 MT50 Trailhopper.
RacerRick
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Nice setup. I have built something similar for the XS400 in my shop. If you are going to put it on wheels, get some that lock. I took the wheels I had on mine off because the didn't lock.
I second the racking. I have done two walls in my shop and have tons of storage.
I second the racking. I have done two walls in my shop and have tons of storage.
drivesitfar
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NS: nice job welding the motorcycle lift together and i'm sure the new bench will look equally as good.
can you open up your breaker box and take a few pictures to post and maybe we can give you a few tips and pointers? also putting in a 220 outlet or a couple of them might come in very handy and don't scrimp on the lights or 110 plugs. it's pretty easy to put in outlets and lights and ask if you need help. also putting in a few new circuit breakers isn't that difficult if you just keep your hands and tools away from the power. you might surprise yourself cause i can't weld, but i can wire or plumb a house and i learned a lot of it from books and watching pros without YouTube and GJ which would have been way easier.
also go in your GJ profile and put in your location cause if you were my neighbor i'd trade you some electrical work for some welding or car or motorcycle repair and you might find a GJ member close to you that is an electrician or that has skills and is handy and knowledgeable.
I might have already mentioned this, but having a loft to store supplies, parts and maybe Christmas items up out of the way is another good storage or organizing idea. i had one built out of 2x4's and plywood for almost 20 years before taking it down to work out in my garage and now i'm going to build another one out of unitstrut and plywood to store the Christmas stuff and try to reclaim a bit more of my wife's side of our 2 car garage.
can you open up your breaker box and take a few pictures to post and maybe we can give you a few tips and pointers? also putting in a 220 outlet or a couple of them might come in very handy and don't scrimp on the lights or 110 plugs. it's pretty easy to put in outlets and lights and ask if you need help. also putting in a few new circuit breakers isn't that difficult if you just keep your hands and tools away from the power. you might surprise yourself cause i can't weld, but i can wire or plumb a house and i learned a lot of it from books and watching pros without YouTube and GJ which would have been way easier.
also go in your GJ profile and put in your location cause if you were my neighbor i'd trade you some electrical work for some welding or car or motorcycle repair and you might find a GJ member close to you that is an electrician or that has skills and is handy and knowledgeable.
I might have already mentioned this, but having a loft to store supplies, parts and maybe Christmas items up out of the way is another good storage or organizing idea. i had one built out of 2x4's and plywood for almost 20 years before taking it down to work out in my garage and now i'm going to build another one out of unitstrut and plywood to store the Christmas stuff and try to reclaim a bit more of my wife's side of our 2 car garage.
drivesitfar
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NS: that's exactly what I would HIRE AN ELECTRICIAN to do. the main service and maybe a sub panel. the rest of the stuff is simpler than your helmet was.
check out the lighting section for answers to a lot of your questions and if you don't find the answers start a thread or ask questions on the threads that are close to the questions and answers you need. also i've heard a few of the members posting in there are very very smart, but they don't have a lot of BED SIDE MANNERS so to speak. i've never read or posted in that section so my information is only second or third hand so decide for yourself and report back cause i know a lot of great electricial members here that might have started to post there. i had maybe half of my clients that were contractors that were like that and i was their GO BETWEEN as their REALTOR. they could build a Taj Mahal, but they couldn't give a paying client even a smile.
ok enough of that and just a warning that isn't always necessary. here's a member (Denwood or WOODY) that has a ton of lighting stuff in his thread and i can vouch for him that he is a great person too with plenty of bedside manners.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263351
since you now how to go in your GJ profile if you want to go back in and click on Avatar you can download one of your favorite pictures as i have with a welder in South Dakota's bison made of old scraps.
you'll have to teach me some welding tips and i'd like to hear more about that new helmet cause i hate the idea of a battery controlling my work if it fails. i'm guessing you just didn't come off the weld quick enough, but i'll defer to those that weld and lay dimes better than me.
make a plan for the lighting and like i mentioned you might have 2 areas wired up for a 220 even if you only have one hot at a time in case you move things around you won't have to move your entire wall or shop of STUFF.
Happy Holidays to you and your family.
cheers
check out the lighting section for answers to a lot of your questions and if you don't find the answers start a thread or ask questions on the threads that are close to the questions and answers you need. also i've heard a few of the members posting in there are very very smart, but they don't have a lot of BED SIDE MANNERS so to speak. i've never read or posted in that section so my information is only second or third hand so decide for yourself and report back cause i know a lot of great electricial members here that might have started to post there. i had maybe half of my clients that were contractors that were like that and i was their GO BETWEEN as their REALTOR. they could build a Taj Mahal, but they couldn't give a paying client even a smile.
ok enough of that and just a warning that isn't always necessary. here's a member (Denwood or WOODY) that has a ton of lighting stuff in his thread and i can vouch for him that he is a great person too with plenty of bedside manners.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263351
since you now how to go in your GJ profile if you want to go back in and click on Avatar you can download one of your favorite pictures as i have with a welder in South Dakota's bison made of old scraps.
you'll have to teach me some welding tips and i'd like to hear more about that new helmet cause i hate the idea of a battery controlling my work if it fails. i'm guessing you just didn't come off the weld quick enough, but i'll defer to those that weld and lay dimes better than me.
make a plan for the lighting and like i mentioned you might have 2 areas wired up for a 220 even if you only have one hot at a time in case you move things around you won't have to move your entire wall or shop of STUFF.
Happy Holidays to you and your family.
cheers