The joys of a garage/shed

Zardon · Feb 2, 2006, 09:25 PM

It has long been said that many a man loves his shed or garage and im no different.

most nights I spend in my garage either tinkering with my motorbikes or just reading the new release of Motorcycle news. Its a little escape from work, computers, the net, the woman in your life and just generally a place to hang out. Damn I just remembered I swore before winter I would get proper heating in here, but ah well I guess maybe next year.

Did any of you ever show a picture of your shed or garage to a woman or did you even let one into it? "OMG, what a mess, how the hell do you find ANYTHING in there?".... they just dont get it.....

So after my pretty mindless ramble ill leave you with some pictures of my babies. my tuned up scare the shit out of you Yamaha R1 with 190bhp, dynojetted with laser race cans, pirelli dragon corsa super sticky tyres and my other and yet equally as beautiful BMW 1200ST touring sports machine which has all the mod cons for getting to work on a cold morning without feeling like you just spent a night in the north pole, with great screen, heated grips and lovely torque from 2-3,000 RPM, a total mile muncher and so comfortable I swear I actually could sleep on it....

Yes I love my bikes, but I love my garage just as much. Ive solved world problems, thought up new mods for the house, the bikes, my computer as well as spent many an hour cursing something when ive made a mess of it.

Hopefully some of you guys know what im talking about, and I guess if you dont then maybe someday you might

Vikingod · Feb 2, 2006, 09:32 PM

there is definetely something to be said about a man's garage. I am the same as my father before me. If you need to get away, go to the garage (or in my case, my work room in the basement), and just mess with something in peace.

Dark Lord · Feb 2, 2006, 09:36 PM

nice looking bikes you got there.

you really dont want to see our garage and barn. some how i know where everything is in both of them, but it looks like an absolute mess.

Zardon · Feb 2, 2006, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord

you really dont want to see our garage and barn. some how i know where everything is in both of them, but it looks like an absolute mess.

Actually I do

Dark Lord · Feb 2, 2006, 09:41 PM

oh god... you dont know what your getting your self into. ill get some pics some time in the near future.

Kombatant · Feb 2, 2006, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

Did any of you ever show a picture of your shed or garage to a woman or did you even let one into it? "OMG, what a mess, how the hell do you find ANYTHING in there?".... they just dont get it.....

Amen brother, amen

Great pics!

daedal · Feb 2, 2006, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord

nice looking bikes you got there.

you really dont want to see our garage and barn. some how i know where everything is in both of them, but it looks like an absolute mess.

Yeah, our barn is just full of animals.

danjufo · Feb 2, 2006, 11:20 PM

OMG just about the perfect two bikes. an R1 would just be like a dream come true, how old is that one? i love the new silver\grey paint job on the 2006 model

(from biketest.net)

I haven't ben distance on a bike yet, but i should image once i try it on a sports bike i'll want a tourer like the BMW. I know of someone who has a Goldwing and it is the most comfortable thing ever. I say thing because you can't call it a bike! I myself would never get one but i would imagine that BMW to be a pretty sweet alternative. You rock!

Dark Lord · Feb 2, 2006, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by daedal

Yeah, our barn is just full of animals.

sounds like mine, weve got 2 horses in it along with a couple of cars and other stuff.

Zardon · Feb 3, 2006, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by danjufo

OMG just about the perfect two bikes. an R1 would just be like a dream come true, how old is that one? i love the new silver\grey paint job on the 2006 model

(from biketest.net)

I haven't ben distance on a bike yet, but i should image once i try it on a sports bike i'll want a tourer like the BMW. I know of someone who has a Goldwing and it is the most comfortable thing ever. I say thing because you can't call it a bike! I myself would never get one but i would imagine that BMW to be a pretty sweet alternative. You rock!

Glad you like the bikes. My R1 is a 2005 model with less than 2000 miles on it atm...

The picture you have there is actually the R1 SP and they class the colour as "gun smoke". it is a limited edition with Marchesini wheels, ohlins shock, forks, slipper clutch etc and costs about 5 grand more than the standard model, both this and the regular model have incidentally identical engines - they are charging the extra for the exotic components and many will probably find themselves being raced out of the box with only minor adjustments to the shock damping etc.

Who would pay £14,000 for a R1 SP? quite a few people, it was sold out on pre order before it even made it to a limited number of locations.... The R1 is a great bike, it finally replaced my love for honda fireblades - which right now while amazing are a little too perfect for my liking, if that makes sense, honda have taken the bike so far now they are ironing out the character....

As for BMW bike I own, well thats a different beast, its the bike I use for commuting, and touring, and really is a pleasure to ride. You enjoy the scenery more

The Honda goldwing you mention is an awesome tourer but like the BMW 1200 LT (luxury tourer), it is a tad bulky for my tastes, with reverse gear and a full onboard CD player with speakers.... probably the ultimate touring bike would be the 1200 RT IMO, it is a perfect touring bike, my tourer is a little more sporty (the ST) because ill not be touring europe, just smaller distances and I want something a little lighter and easier to throw around.

You buy a bike yet yourself?

Sandok · Feb 3, 2006, 06:05 AM

Wow zardon amazing bikes...

Real beauties

And apart from that, I know what you mean... It's just a place to escape from reality and work and tinker on your hobbies. Well i don't own any supermachine so I don't tinker on bikes but I do alot of DIY for the house and all (or just for fun to see what I can do... Modding for example

) and it just gives you piece and freedom.

Never shown it to a gal though...

They just don't understand

digerati · Feb 3, 2006, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danjufo

OMG just about the perfect two bikes. an R1 would just be like a dream come true, how old is that one? i love the new silver\grey paint job on the 2006 model

(from biketest.net)

I haven't ben distance on a bike yet, but i should image once i try it on a sports bike i'll want a tourer like the BMW. I know of someone who has a Goldwing and it is the most comfortable thing ever. I say thing because you can't call it a bike! I myself would never get one but i would imagine that BMW to be a pretty sweet alternative. You rock!

Oh dear lord I want that bike.

SFOSOK · Feb 3, 2006, 06:47 AM

^yeah the colors on it are perfect.

danjufo · Feb 3, 2006, 08:31 AM

no i haven't quite purchased a good bike yet. i recently sold my winter bike (1982 suzuki GS250) what a laugh that was. I've been looking around but i have managed to spend alot of my savings with moving into my new place with my girlfriend and building a rig for a mate. although i am due for a pay rise and my mate is paying me back bit by bit for the PC so i should have some cash to spend soon.

I also think if it gets abit warmer and i dont quite have enough cash i will be getting a loan because i can't miss another summer!

The only bikes i can find around at a nice price for me are ZX6R's which aren't bad but whether its a good thing or not i've kind of set my heart on a CBR600F for my first 'bigger' bike. i've found one just 30 miles down the road from me which i'll be checking out tomorrow.

You do have the ultimate pair though

- an amazing high powered sports bike for all the fun you could need and is very sexy! I dont know much about tourers but it sounds and looks to be a comfy long distance ride.

NUCLEARWINTER · Feb 3, 2006, 11:06 AM

Holy Hell 185 On A Bike!!! U Gotta Have Some Big Balls To Try To Hit That!!!!! What Is The Fastest U've Gone? And Did U Wet Urself???? Its Ok U Can Tell Us Im Sure We'd All Understand. I Get Scared Going Downhill On A Bicycle Let Alone A Crotch-rocket.

pr0digal jenius · Feb 3, 2006, 01:45 PM

i'll see if I can get a picture of the "father in law"'s shed.

Built it himself...2 stories [altho upstairs is a huge mess of storage and junk], full of tools....a dirt bike....goat feed, etc

ferret2004 · Feb 3, 2006, 05:39 PM

Ah as much as I would love to have a bike, the Mrs says I'll be a single guy again if I buy one.

niceguyrichy · Feb 3, 2006, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ferret2004

Ah as much as I would love to have a bike, the Mrs says I'll be a single guy again if I buy one.

ditto

wouldn't mind a shed though, haven't had one since the last move.
I've over-run the spare room with guitars and comp bits already, I need room to expand

Dark Lord · Feb 3, 2006, 06:11 PM

alright alright... heres pictures of the mess of our garage and barn.

and the camaro on the side of our garage

shes seen better days.

Asmoday · Feb 3, 2006, 06:16 PM

What year is that RS? It kinda hard to tell in that picture...

A friends father has a -67 RS in mint condition...

danjufo · Feb 3, 2006, 06:18 PM

lol Dark Lord i think that might kill a woman if she was to walk into that. She would be over run with 'but how do you' 'where is' 'omg you must' they would try to plan how to clean \ sort it and have a brain over load.

Nice stuff

P.S. amazed at how many people have barns + animals, don't know why. . i just am

Dark Lord · Feb 3, 2006, 06:22 PM

the camaros a 1969

and ya... weve got tons of stuff. the garage is absolutly terrible though right now. i dont think its been cleaned out in years, and weve got half a dozen project laying around in it.

**dj_stick** · Feb 3, 2006, 06:23 PM

that reminded me of what under my old house used to look like, random things, bikes etc. But no car, although there was a traktor there… and I lived on a highway in the suburbs… don't quite know why we had that one

Zardon · Feb 3, 2006, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord

the camaros a 1969

and ya... weve got tons of stuff. the garage is absolutly terrible though right now. i dont think its been cleaned out in years, and weve got half a dozen project laying around in it.

That is one hell of a mess ! I thought I was bad

Dark Lord · Feb 3, 2006, 07:04 PM

hah, when i saw pics of your garage i thought it looked pretty damn clean.

Zardon · Feb 4, 2006, 08:59 AM

lol, well I dont even think you could work or even stand in there, its more a storage garage for you isnt it?

btw whats all the stuff in the first picture that looks like wire with pink ribbon on it?

Dark Lord · Feb 4, 2006, 05:51 PM

the garage, cant really work in there. the pollbarn, beleive it or not, has quite abit of working room in it.

as for the wires, thats all electrical fence for the horses. i guess they dont have very good eye sight, so every 5 feet or so theres some of that marking tape stuff tied to the fence so they can see it.

Zardon · Feb 4, 2006, 07:38 PM

pretty clever idea putting the tape on that. you learn something new everyday!

What car/bike do you drive darklord?

Dark Lord · Feb 4, 2006, 09:22 PM

none of them pictured there. i hope to get the trans am some day, the green F-150 will replace our current F-150 once its titled. the crap car thats coverd with everything on the left will hopefully be sold this year, and my sister gets the caviler on the right this fall.

right now im driveing a 1990 pontiac sunbird, a completly worthless piece of crap.
my dads got an older honda enduro bike down here in the basement that id love to get going and start rideing. its ugly as hell and not very powerful, but it would be a great bike to start out on.

SFOSOK · Feb 4, 2006, 10:14 PM

Man seein that Camaro being treated like trash makes me want to throw up : (

Feb 2, 2006, 09:25 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	The joys of a garage/shed It has long been said that many a man loves his shed or garage and im no different. most nights I spend in my garage either tinkering with my motorbikes or just reading the new release of Motorcycle news. Its a little escape from work, computers, the net, the woman in your life and just generally a place to hang out. Damn I just remembered I swore before winter I would get proper heating in here, but ah well I guess maybe next year. Did any of you ever show a picture of your shed or garage to a woman or did you even let one into it? "OMG, what a mess, how the hell do you find ANYTHING in there?".... they just dont get it..... So after my pretty mindless ramble ill leave you with some pictures of my babies. my tuned up scare the shit out of you Yamaha R1 with 190bhp, dynojetted with laser race cans, pirelli dragon corsa super sticky tyres and my other and yet equally as beautiful BMW 1200ST touring sports machine which has all the mod cons for getting to work on a cold morning without feeling like you just spent a night in the north pole, with great screen, heated grips and lovely torque from 2-3,000 RPM, a total mile muncher and so comfortable I swear I actually could sleep on it.... Yes I love my bikes, but I love my garage just as much. Ive solved world problems, thought up new mods for the house, the bikes, my computer as well as spent many an hour cursing something when ive made a mess of it. Hopefully some of you guys know what im talking about, and I guess if you dont then maybe someday you might

Feb 2, 2006, 09:36 PM	#3
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	nice looking bikes you got there. you really dont want to see our garage and barn. some how i know where everything is in both of them, but it looks like an absolute mess. __________________

Feb 2, 2006, 09:41 PM	#5
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	oh god... you dont know what your getting your self into. ill get some pics some time in the near future. __________________

Feb 2, 2006, 11:20 PM	#8
danjufo DH.Sig.Maker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: england Posts: 1,231 Rep Power: 0	OMG just about the perfect two bikes. an R1 would just be like a dream come true, how old is that one? i love the new silver\grey paint job on the 2006 model (from biketest.net) I haven't ben distance on a bike yet, but i should image once i try it on a sports bike i'll want a tourer like the BMW. I know of someone who has a Goldwing and it is the most comfortable thing ever. I say thing because you can't call it a bike! I myself would never get one but i would imagine that BMW to be a pretty sweet alternative. You rock! __________________ [COLOR=dimgray]DeviantArt Gallery[/COLOR] [COLOR=silver]How to add your signature image[/COLOR] [COLOR=white]Signature + Avatar Rules[/COLOR]

Feb 3, 2006, 06:47 AM	#13
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	^yeah the colors on it are perfect. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Feb 2, 2006, 09:32 PM	#2
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	there is definetely something to be said about a man's garage. I am the same as my father before me. If you need to get away, go to the garage (or in my case, my work room in the basement), and just mess with something in peace.

Feb 3, 2006, 06:05 AM	#11
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Wow zardon amazing bikes... Real beauties And apart from that, I know what you mean... It's just a place to escape from reality and work and tinker on your hobbies. Well i don't own any supermachine so I don't tinker on bikes but I do alot of DIY for the house and all (or just for fun to see what I can do... Modding for example ) and it just gives you piece and freedom. Never shown it to a gal though... They just don't understand

Feb 3, 2006, 08:31 AM	#14
danjufo DH.Sig.Maker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: england Posts: 1,231 Rep Power: 0	no i haven't quite purchased a good bike yet. i recently sold my winter bike (1982 suzuki GS250) what a laugh that was. I've been looking around but i have managed to spend alot of my savings with moving into my new place with my girlfriend and building a rig for a mate. although i am due for a pay rise and my mate is paying me back bit by bit for the PC so i should have some cash to spend soon. I also think if it gets abit warmer and i dont quite have enough cash i will be getting a loan because i can't miss another summer! The only bikes i can find around at a nice price for me are ZX6R's which aren't bad but whether its a good thing or not i've kind of set my heart on a CBR600F for my first 'bigger' bike. i've found one just 30 miles down the road from me which i'll be checking out tomorrow. You do have the ultimate pair though - an amazing high powered sports bike for all the fun you could need and is very sexy! I dont know much about tourers but it sounds and looks to be a comfy long distance ride. __________________ [COLOR=dimgray]DeviantArt Gallery[/COLOR] [COLOR=silver]How to add your signature image[/COLOR] [COLOR=white]Signature + Avatar Rules[/COLOR]

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NUCLEARWINTER Reap What You Sow. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 1,135 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	Holy Hell 185 On A Bike!!! U Gotta Have Some Big Balls To Try To Hit That!!!!! What Is The Fastest U've Gone? And Did U Wet Urself???? Its Ok U Can Tell Us Im Sure We'd All Understand. I Get Scared Going Downhill On A Bicycle Let Alone A Crotch-rocket. __________________ insert witty comment here!

Feb 3, 2006, 01:45 PM	#16
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	i'll see if I can get a picture of the "father in law"'s shed. Built it himself...2 stories [altho upstairs is a huge mess of storage and junk], full of tools....a dirt bike....goat feed, etc

Feb 3, 2006, 05:39 PM	#17
ferret2004 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 285 Rep Power: 0	Ah as much as I would love to have a bike, the Mrs says I'll be a single guy again if I buy one.

Feb 3, 2006, 06:11 PM	#19
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	alright alright... heres pictures of the mess of our garage and barn. and the camaro on the side of our garage shes seen better days. __________________

Feb 3, 2006, 06:16 PM	#20
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	What year is that RS? It kinda hard to tell in that picture... A friends father has a -67 RS in mint condition... __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

Feb 3, 2006, 06:18 PM	#21
danjufo DH.Sig.Maker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: england Posts: 1,231 Rep Power: 0	lol Dark Lord i think that might kill a woman if she was to walk into that. She would be over run with 'but how do you' 'where is' 'omg you must' they would try to plan how to clean \ sort it and have a brain over load. Nice stuff P.S. amazed at how many people have barns + animals, don't know why. . i just am __________________ [COLOR=dimgray]DeviantArt Gallery[/COLOR] [COLOR=silver]How to add your signature image[/COLOR] [COLOR=white]Signature + Avatar Rules[/COLOR]

Feb 3, 2006, 06:22 PM	#22
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	the camaros a 1969 and ya... weve got tons of stuff. the garage is absolutly terrible though right now. i dont think its been cleaned out in years, and weve got half a dozen project laying around in it. __________________

Feb 3, 2006, 07:04 PM	#25
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	hah, when i saw pics of your garage i thought it looked pretty damn clean. __________________

Feb 4, 2006, 08:59 AM	Thread Starter #26
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	lol, well I dont even think you could work or even stand in there, its more a storage garage for you isnt it? btw whats all the stuff in the first picture that looks like wire with pink ribbon on it?

Feb 4, 2006, 05:51 PM	#27
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	the garage, cant really work in there. the pollbarn, beleive it or not, has quite abit of working room in it. as for the wires, thats all electrical fence for the horses. i guess they dont have very good eye sight, so every 5 feet or so theres some of that marking tape stuff tied to the fence so they can see it. __________________

Feb 4, 2006, 07:38 PM	Thread Starter #28
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	pretty clever idea putting the tape on that. you learn something new everyday! What car/bike do you drive darklord?

Feb 4, 2006, 09:22 PM	#29
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	none of them pictured there. i hope to get the trans am some day, the green F-150 will replace our current F-150 once its titled. the crap car thats coverd with everything on the left will hopefully be sold this year, and my sister gets the caviler on the right this fall. right now im driveing a 1990 pontiac sunbird, a completly worthless piece of crap. my dads got an older honda enduro bike down here in the basement that id love to get going and start rideing. its ugly as hell and not very powerful, but it would be a great bike to start out on. __________________

Feb 4, 2006, 10:14 PM	#30
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Man seein that Camaro being treated like trash makes me want to throw up : ( __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!