How does your workshop look like?

I 'd love to have a workshop to service all of my vehicles, but living in an apartment is difficult to do so.

Going thru topics in VFRD, I saw quite numbers of very nice and well arranged workshops.

May you please share with us how does your workshop looks like? How do you arrange all the tools and equipments, what are your recommendation, DOs or DONTs for a private workshop?

Thank you.

I have a small shop in my basement where I can comfortably work on the bikes year round.

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^^^ Nice.. That would be sweet! --- I have a cramped one car garage that shares space with a lawn tracker and the yard tools, not really photo worthy, but its enuff to set up one bike at a time to work on.

So nice and very well arranged workshop, Johnmark!

Should you put on the walls some of your photos with your metal horses while riding or meeting with friends!?

Workshop shares space with other miscellaneous items in the garage. The only tips I can offer are plan for electrical outlets and lighting, you'll need more than you think, and mount anything you can on a mobile base so you can move things around. Oh, and leave room for a mini-frig for the beer. :biggrin:

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Multi-function workshop looks busy huh, vfrcapn!

Is there any issue i.e. you are enjoying jogging and smell the oil and gas from a pending repair job?

This workshop belongs to Luvmyvfr, found in pic galery:

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hmm... workshop should have some photos like the calendar in the above workshop!! :fing02:

Just built last month. Electricity going in next week. Insulation, heater, and small fridge going in later this fall.

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Mine is a mess. Between working on bikes, cars, house projects, too many damn tools and not enough of the ones I need.

GMTURBO

Mine is a mess. Between working on bikes, cars, house projects, too many damn tools and not enough of the ones I need.

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GMTURBO

Mine is a mess. Between working on bikes, cars, house projects, too many damn tools and not enough of the ones I need.

+1

the only clean spot in my garage right now is in the beer fridege, and i plan on filling that spot tonight ... so i can empty it again :beer:

Seriously it's not so much the space but having the right tools to do the job and the light to see your way, and the nice calander helps too

Sure, bring up garages so I can post how messy I can make mine in 1 year... Built this one last year, already need more space, or less toys...

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But the VFRD has to share the space with the car.... TILL i find my VFR400 to share the space with

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Oh where to begin...

I wish this was mine :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykWbEchewAo&feature=player_embedded

cruzinaz

I wish this was mine :cool:

Unbelieveable............ All of that and no drive way :laughing6-hehe:

Liverpool fan. Bike must be stolen!

Just getting it finished up. Inside not done yet but here is my workshop!

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Axel_7

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super clean - do you ever use it ...no kidding this is very nice

cruzinaz

I wish this was mine :cool:

There's a house on Lake Norman north of Charlotte, NC similar to this that serves as a hangar. The guy opens the back of house, rolls his floatplane down the ramp and away he flies.

It was a real mess today since we were moving things around and cleaning. I had to take a picture though since I was 25 feet up on the sky lift hanging the new High Output florescent high bay lights. I replaced all the 400w Metal Halide lamp units with 6 bulb T5HO lights. This is about 1/4 to 1/3 of the shop.

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cruzinaz

I wish this was mine :cool:

Unbelieveable............ All of that and no drive way :laughing6-hehe:

Nice Axel. You have inspired my garage design in my emerging mountain house.

You and Bliss down in NY are neck and neck.

Axel_7

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Just curious, what are the 4 things on the top of the cabinets in the right corner. They are up there in one picture, but not the second. :blush:

SamW

Sure, bring up garages so I can post how messy I can make mine in 1 year... Built this one last year, already need more space, or less toys...

Eck... Right side photo showing you have less toys??? :comp13:

MidTNJasonF

It was a real mess today since we were moving things around and cleaning. I had to take a picture though since I was 25 feet up on the sky lift hanging the new High Output florescent high bay lights. I replaced all the 400w Metal Halide lamp units with 6 bulb T5HO lights. This is about 1/4 to 1/3 of the shop.

Hey, what is your workshop use for? For producing products? Not to service the cars or bikes? It looks so busy and not seeing any vehicles...

Axel_7

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Your workshop is super cool!!!

It could look more impressive If you have some more things add up on your wall, with the same color tone of the bike and make it more busy...

Ah, what do u think if we replace the 2007 Civic to this one:

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:beer: :beer: :beer:

cruzinaz

I wish this was mine :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykWbEchewAo&feature=player_embedded

That has got to be the most BIZARRE waste of space I've ever seen.

Ciao,

JZH

cruzinaz

I wish this was mine :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykWbEchewAo&feature=player_embedded

That has got to be the most BIZARRE waste of space I've ever seen.

Ciao,

+1

Not only does the stuff on the left side appear to be poorly organized, but the unexplainably high ceilings only seems to be used to hang a few model airplanes?

My 12 x 18' tool shed is crowded (w/three motorcycles inside) and is admittedly in a somewhat "disorganized" state right now...but at least there is relatively little wasted space.

Now if could just remember where I put the mini-fridge w/the cold beer! :blush:

Real men only work on their bike on the side of the road (I only say this because I have squat)

wera803

Axel_7

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Just curious, what are the 4 things on the top of the cabinets in the right corner. They are up there in one picture, but not the second. :blush:

They are 4 travel suitcases....

Holy crap you guys have awesome garages, especially the one with pre determined checkered space!!! Insane! :fing02:

Here is my current workspace:

timmythecop

Real men only work on their bike on the side of the road (I only say this because I have squat)

You bought a Harley?????

:laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe:

smoothsailin

JZH

cruzinaz

I wish this was mine :cool:

That has got to be the most BIZARRE waste of space I've ever seen.

Ciao,

+1

Not only does the stuff on the left side appear to be poorly organized, but the unexplainably high ceilings only seems to be used to hang a few model airplanes?

My 12 x 18' tool shed is crowded (w/three motorcycles inside) and is admittedly in a somewhat "disorganized" state right now...but at least there is relatively little wasted space.

Now if could just remember where I put the mini-fridge w/the cold beer! :blush:

cruzinaz

timmythecop

Real men only work on their bike on the side of the road (I only say this because I have squat)

You bought a Harley?????

:laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe:

nope, just no garage.

My garage is an utter mess and will be even worse if I have to put Alex's Gs700 back into storage.

Paging Timmy, Paging Timmy. Check your PM's Timmy

HumalogAddict

Holy crap you guys have awesome garages, especially the one with pre determined checkered space!!! Insane! :fing02:

Here is my current workspace:

Yours is very much better than what I have... :wacko: :wheel:

VietHorse

HumalogAddict

Holy crap you guys have awesome garages, especially the one with pre determined checkered space!!! Insane! :fing02:

Here is my current workspace:

Yours is very much better than what I have... :wacko: :wheel:

wow, never thought somebody would be jealous about the fact that I work on my bikes in the street in front of my apartment hehehe :biggrin: Doing the valve adjustment on the V65 a few months back was a pain in the ass because I had to wait until there was no wind so the dirt in the street would not blow inside the motor!!

Can't wait to have a garage...

VietHorse

MidTNJasonF

It was a real mess today since we were moving things around and cleaning. I had to take a picture though since I was 25 feet up on the sky lift hanging the new High Output florescent high bay lights. I replaced all the 400w Metal Halide lamp units with 6 bulb T5HO lights. This is about 1/4 to 1/3 of the shop.

Hey, what is your workshop use for? For producing products? Not to service the cars or bikes? It looks so busy and not seeing any vehicles...

It is used for everything. It is a production machine shop and my office/lab are just to the right back hand corner just out of that picture. I have my CB450 on a table in the back corner you can not see in that picture. I have my CB350 across the road in our other building and I work on the cars there now as well. I gave up trying to keep two sets of tools and two work spaces outfitted and organized so I just do all the mechanical stuff in one of the shops at work. I leave the garage at home for parking cars and brewing beer. Half the guys at work ride and the other half want to but their wives won't let them. There are usually three or four bikes parked in the back corner every day.

cruzinaz

smoothsailin

JZH

cruzinaz

I wish this was mine :cool:

That has got to be the most BIZARRE waste of space I've ever seen.

Ciao,

+1

Not only does the stuff on the left side appear to be poorly organized, but the unexplainably high ceilings only seems to be used to hang a few model airplanes?

My 12 x 18' tool shed is crowded (w/three motorcycles inside) and is admittedly in a somewhat "disorganized" state right now...but at least there is relatively little wasted space.

Now if could just remember where I put the mini-fridge w/the cold beer! :blush:

You guys kill me...really now IF YOU had this place Im sure it may be different but come on....

True, there might have been just a tinge of envy... :biggrin:

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Garage2-20110825 ...and RC36 on lift in the other half.

So you can imagine what I would have done with the amount of space this guy has devoted to a couple of boats and a commuter cage... :mellow:

Ciao,

cruzinaz

Any person who would choose to design their home to have a "look at me" feature like that must have a lot more money than common sense.

Consider this:

1) If the house is heated or cooled, every time the door opens almost all of the air inside will escape. I wonder how long it could take (and how much energy would be required) for the hvac system to raise or lower the temperature inside by 20-50 degrees?

2) Lifting an entire side of a house like that involves manipulating a hell of a lot of weight. So when something breaks, binds, becomes misaligned etc. wanna guess how long it could take and much it will cost to fix? Wanna guess what's likely to happen the first time that door has to open on a stormy/windy day?

3) What will the owner do if the power is lost? It's not like he's going to be able to lift the door w/his bare hands!

Oh yeah-a design like that makes a LOT of sense. But it does look cool though.

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Messy!!! YEP, but I love her!!!

smoothsailin

cruzinaz

You guys kill me...really now IF YOU had this place Im sure it may be different but come on....

Any person who would choose to design their home to have a "look at me" feature like that must have a lot more money than common sense.

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Ding ding ding...we have a winner.

That was the reason I posted it, not so much to analyze but to laugh at yet one more way to toss money away. Gotta love it :biggrin:

LOL...see my avatar :laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe:

cruzinaz

smoothsailin

cruzinaz

You guys kill me...really now IF YOU had this place Im sure it may be different but come on....

Any person who would choose to design their home to have a "look at me" feature like that must have a lot more money than common sense.

.

Ding ding ding...we have a winner.

That was the reason I posted it, not so much to analyze but to laugh at yet one more way to toss money away. Gotta love it :biggrin:

LOL...see my avatar :laughing6-hehe: :laughing6-hehe:

Yeah, like Anyone that can afford to build something like that is worried about wasted space, efficiency, electric bills, etc. ........that kinda' "Affordable Extravagance" means You can march to Your own drum every day and give the rest of the World "The Finger"......why do these Threads get so "stupidly serious" sometimes anyway....Lighten up Folks, have some FUN online...WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT..... :laughing6-hehe:

Why don't we drive the Rail down and get a Beer Cruz..... :cool: :beer:

Well, that's 1/2 of the 'workshop'. The other half is in the basement and that's for woodworking, not wrenching. Table saw, wood lathe, band saw, home repair stuff.

Garage seen above is pretty darn full now with the dirt bike (kids), electric 4 wheeler (kids), bicycles (me & kids), beer fridge.

Girl friend says, "hmph! Looks like a BOY lives here"

The XS650 (GF's dad's bike) is now sold and replaced ... with another yamaha :( (At least this one has gear driven cams, partially)

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P5220050 My Messy workspace

Maybe one of these days I will have a fancy Beer Fridge...Till then the old standard ICE CHEST works :beer: :laughing6-hehe:

My workshop

aka The Front Garden..... :laughing6-hehe:

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Welcome to the Busy Little Shop... where V4s roam...

Power Tools

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Hand Tools...

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Trainees...

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JZH

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Garage1-20110825 NC35, NC30, NC29 & RS250 in one half...

I am wondering how can you move your inner bikes out...!!? One by one from outside?

VietHorse

JZH

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Garage1-20110825 NC35, NC30, NC29 & RS250 in one half...

I am wondering how can you move your inner bikes out...!!? One by one from outside?

LOL, me too!

The fridge is dead and is supposed to go; the filing cabinets are supposed to move to where the fridge is; and the storage boxes are supposed to be on a heavy duty shelf I have yet to build... Fortunately, two of my bikes live outside!

Ciao,

What a nice set-up:

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What a mess - I 'm familiar with this.... :tongue:

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One of my bikes in the shop. I do my best workat nite. In the snow.

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Living in an apartment makes me have not enough room for a proper workshop.

Almost of my things is on this shelf. Worskspace is the basement for my car and bikes. :sad:

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Wow you guys have some epic garages!! Mine is sadly much smaller than id like and includes all my house/yard working tools and doubles as my gym, but it gets the job done!

I saw WTF box.............! :laugh:

VietHorse

I saw WTF box.............! :laugh:

LOL imagine my surprise when the lady at the DMV hands me a plate that reads "wtf" I vowed then never to give it back :tour:

nutball

VietHorse

I saw WTF box.............! :laugh:

LOL imagine my surprise when the lady at the DMV hands me a plate that reads "wtf" I vowed then never to give it back :tour:

Apparently in some european countries, you have to return the plates, by law. If you don't, you get a visit from people dressed in uniforms.

nutball

Wow you guys have some epic garages!! Mine is sadly much smaller than id like and includes all my house/yard working tools and doubles as my gym, but it gets the job done!

Dude, your garage is much larger than most.

Name two things a man has that are never big enough...

The other one is the garage :laugh:

Rice

Name two things a man has that are never big enough...

The other one is the garage :laugh:

Hmm.... I don't know what's the other of the other one..... :ph34r:

VietHorse

Rice

Name two things a man has that are never big enough...

The other one is the garage :laugh:

Hmm.... I don't know what's the other of the other one..... :ph34r:

Im guessing TV?

nutball

Im guessing TV?

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Still in the finishing stages, power to be run in a few weeks. Its 18x36 with a full rated floor upstairs. No heat yet except a propane torpedo, that works well but is loud

YoshiHNS

Apparently in some european countries, you have to return the plates, by law. If you don't, you get a visit from people dressed in uniforms.

....try keeping a tag in Maryland. They send fellas in leather trenchcoats after you.

craigandi

Still in the finishing stages, power to be run in a few weeks. Its 18x36 with a full rated floor upstairs. No heat yet except a propane torpedo, that works well but is loud

Nice! :fing02: I think if I had that I wouldn't need a separate house.

craigandi

Still in the finishing stages, power to be run in a few weeks. Its 18x36 with a full rated floor upstairs. No heat yet except a propane torpedo, that works well but is loud

Torpedo can cause a big headache. All those fumes tend to accumulate. Some folks enjoy it. I prefer alcohol.

"Torpedo can cause a big headache. All those fumes tend to accumulate. Some folks enjoy it. I prefer alcohol."

While I also prefer alcohol, I've never got a headache from this heater. It does create some moisture, but it dissipates when I'm done for the day.

vfrcapn

craigandi

Still in the finishing stages, power to be run in a few weeks. Its 18x36 with a full rated floor upstairs. No heat yet except a propane torpedo, that works well but is loud

Nice! :fing02: I think if I had that I wouldn't need a separate house.

The house is for my wife, the garage is all mine.

craigandi

vfrcapn

craigandi

Still in the finishing stages, power to be run in a few weeks. Its 18x36 with a full rated floor upstairs. No heat yet except a propane torpedo, that works well but is loud

Nice! :fing02: I think if I had that I wouldn't need a separate house.

The house is for my wife, the garage is all mine.

And you are hers. No wonder huh... :fing02:

nutball

Wow you guys have some epic garages!! Mine is sadly much smaller than id like and includes all my house/yard working tools and doubles as my gym, but it gets the job done!

nice pick with the mr2 3sgte by any chance? i got a 89 4agze. wicked awesome. tho doesn't compare to the viffer, most fun you an have on 4 wheels.

Here's mine before it was finished and full of 3 vehicles, 2 bikes and lots 'o junk.

Axel 7 (derek) nice garage BTW.....

How well do the floor tiles hold up? Do they shift around much?

Been comtemplating floor finish options as I plan to clean house and finish up the garage this year. Last year installed side door, pull-through to backyard, and added a bunch of electrical / lighting. Almost the way I want it now.

craigandi

"Torpedo can cause a big headache. All those fumes tend to accumulate. Some folks enjoy it. I prefer alcohol."

While I also prefer alcohol, I've never got a headache from this heater. It does create some moisture, but it dissipates when I'm done for the day.

We're talking about different torpedoes then. One I meant runs on kerosene, kinda like a jet turbine, except nothing spins.

Used it to heat a huge area once and almost succum to fumes...

Here's where most of the work has been going on.

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Even has room for bike storage. See if you can spot it. Bonus points if you can tell what it is.

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Damn busy workshop there Yoshi.

Dont know but there could be a stainless steel paddock stand at the bottom right of the photo and the yellow tire changer at the far room corner (not sure on this).

Q-Dawg

Here's mine before it was finished and full of 3 vehicles, 2 bikes and lots 'o junk.

Axel 7 (derek) nice garage BTW.....

How well do the floor tiles hold up? Do they shift around much?

Been comtemplating floor finish options as I plan to clean house and finish up the garage this year. Last year installed side door, pull-through to backyard, and added a bunch of electrical / lighting. Almost the way I want it now.

Love the Floor its been holding up great. But its only been a year..

Would do it again in a heartbeat.

Would love to see a NOW pic of the garage :)

From net:

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YoshiHNS

Even has room for bike storage. See if you can spot it. Bonus points if you can tell what it is.

A Harley Davidson?

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:tongue:

right now?

this

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timmythecop

right now?

this

That's going to need it's own build thread!

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And this is the grand plan

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Sh***t..... I am going to die!!!

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so clean better than my bedroom and living room

Dutchy

YoshiHNS

Even has room for bike storage. See if you can spot it. Bonus points if you can tell what it is.

A Harley Davidson?

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:tongue:

buhahahaha

My first:

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My latest. Still trying to become the owner, but at least I get to use it for now.

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We just bought a house with two garages and the bikes have gone from this:

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to:

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It's got a propane unit heater, hot/cold water (but strangely no sink). I've got an old work laptop for internet access and music, and I just added an authentic 70's era bar from a friend who was cleaning out his garage.

The second garage is for the car:

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The rest of the property ain't too shabby either. It's on 1 acre with Kootenay Lake and the Purcell Mountains in the background.

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*shakes fist at Auggius*

Hell of a setup. What a view.

Since I live in an apartment, work is my workshop.

It's a building the size of a city block, with 60 CNC machine centers, 60 manual machines, a tool and die making shop and nearly any tool I can think of.

I love that they let me do "personal projects" there using all their tooling. Being a manager at a factory has its perks. :)

All of my classic bike buddies get out a "honey do" list about once a month...

Yokel

*shakes fist at Auggius*

Hell of a setup. What a view.

Yokel

It's a building the size of a city block, with 60 CNC machine centers, 60 manual machines, a tool and die making shop and nearly any tool I can think of.

Yeah, back at you.

I do CAD work for an interior design firm in Vancouver, so the best I can do is draw up plans for my garage. But that won't get it done though. Cool that you have all that machinery at your fingertips to actually make something. But you know of course that :worthlesswithoutpics:

auggius

We just bought a house with two garages and the bikes have gone from this:

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to:

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It's got a propane unit heater, hot/cold water (but strangely no sink). I've got an old work laptop for internet access and music, and I just added an authentic 70's era bar from a friend who was cleaning out his garage.

The second garage is for the car:

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The rest of the property ain't too shabby either. It's on 1 acre with Kootenay Lake and the Purcell Mountains in the background.

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voiceoffire

hmmm, looks like I found out where I am going be a squatter for the summer :)

Ha. Given the recent weather I hope we get a summer because spring has been mostly rain. We've been getting that all-day rain that I thought I had left behind in Vancouver.

craigandi

Still in the finishing stages, power to be run in a few weeks. Its 18x36 with a full rated floor upstairs. No heat yet except a propane torpedo, that works well but is loud

That looks awesome. Watch out for that first step when you exit the second floor party room. :laugh:

My garage is jam packed with old kitchen cabinets that need to be repurposed for use in the garage.

But first all the crap that's packed away in there needs to be moved out for reorganizing.

Before that details in the kitchen and bath need to be finished.

In this department, I am slow. :rolleyes:

Mysta2

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And this is the grand plan

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Very well organized, nice looking cafes too. Like the mobile bike platforms. I think I could live in that space. :laugh:

I appears to be untouched by female hands. :laugh:

Mysta2

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Two questions:

1. Do you have plans for your motorcycle benches?

2. How do you get your bikes up on them?

Need to update my garage pics... :tongue:

Here's what a Hong Kong garage looks like (believe it or not, most Hong Kongers will not have seen one, much less had one!). The wall of boxes starts a bike-length away from the roll-up door...

It took me months to get everything more or less in place (and rid of the packing materials), but it's starting to look like a proper workshop, now. I'm thinking a SIEG CNC mill would round things off quite nicely--I'll make it fit. (Yes, three of the bikes are missing--they're off somewhere getting HK road-registered, in theory. Still a couple of months to go for that, I'm told...and the Aprilia is a couple of weeks away.)

Ciao,

Hey JZH - dont you have the yellow 5th gen back in CA with the toro kit? Anything happening there? Just curious...

Yes! :smile:

No... :sad:

Ciao,

I don't have plans, but I did make instructions, and it's pretty darn simple. I have an aluminum folding ramp that I use to run them up there, it's easy enough because the bikes will stand on their own when you get them to the wheel chock and I like light bikes. If I was going to try it with something like a Goldwing I'd have to have a few friends over.

It's all here in my blog:

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Might be a couple of pages deep now. Although eventually I'll be making yet another post on there about them because I plan on converting them into bike stand tool boxes instead of being fully open underneath. That way they can tuck under my cabinets (as in the rendering) and still be fully functional even when there's not a project bike on them.

A shared garage in an apartment complex is not ideal, but you'd be surprised what all you can do with limited space. However, the biggest limitation is that I cannot leave anything out overnight, or the HOA gets pissy.

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Mysta2

I don't have plans, but I did make instructions, and it's pretty darn simple. I have an aluminum folding ramp that I use to run them up there, it's easy enough because the bikes will stand on their own when you get them to the wheel chock and I like light bikes. If I was going to try it with something like a Goldwing I'd have to have a few friends over.

It's all here in my blog:

Might be a couple of pages deep now. Although eventually I'll be making yet another post on there about them because I plan on converting them into bike stand tool boxes instead of being fully open underneath. That way they can tuck under my cabinets (as in the rendering) and still be fully functional even when there's not a project bike on them.

Found them, thanks. Simple and elegant, but probably still beyond my capabilities. Luckily I know a lot of carpenters in the area so maybe I can get someone to lend me a hand.

Just saw on ADV. Normal workshop with HDR toning, looks so great!!

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I think I'm dating myself here. :ph34r:

From when I picked up the VFR.

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Not sure how, but I'm pretty sure it is both more tidy AND more messy... Still have my welding stuff out on my table, and another table piled high with... valuable garage stuff. :tongue:

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This is what my garage has seen several times, and hopefully will see again soon, as I tear into the Duc's valves yet again...

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SinNH

I think I'm dating myself here. :ph34r:

Nice looking set of bikes but I'd love to have that stove in my garage for the winter! :fing02:

Garage update time!

In addition to getting the "Yellow Peril" (the hapless imitator, sadly, not the original) running, while I was back in California over the summer I managed to build two workbenches and pretty much get the place well sorted.

The workbench is a solid fire door, framed with 1.75" angle iron and covered with a big sheet of stainless steel (If I were to do it again I think I would just buy a stainless steel door!) But it's dead flat and dead solid--which is exactly what I wanted. Ridgid forged steel bench vice (damn, good vises cost, don't they?)

I also built the long wooden workbench and the shelves (as well as making a sheet ply loft for additional storage in the rafters).

Now all it needs is a hydaulic lift... :tongue:

Ciao,

And how much time have you spent in this awesome workshop since November 2012, John? :smile2:

Give the man some slack...... he did travel to the Netherlands/Assen on his VFR..... :goofy:

The Phantom

And how much time have you spent in this awesome workshop since November 2012, John? :smile2:

If that isn't the pot calling the kettle black...

JZH

Garage update time!

In addition to getting the "Yellow Peril" (the hapless imitator, sadly, not the original) running, while I was back in California over the summer I managed to build two workbenches and pretty much get the place well sorted.

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The workbench is a solid fire door, framed with 1.75" angle iron and covered with a big sheet of stainless steel (If I were to do it again I think I would just buy a stainless steel door!) But it's dead flat and dead solid--which is exactly what I wanted. Ridgid forged steel bench vice (damn, good vises cost, don't they?)

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I also built the long wooden workbench and the shelves (as well as making a sheet ply loft for additional storage in the rafters).

Now all it needs is a hydaulic lift... :tongue2:

Ciao,

Need more MC....

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Too cold to ride this month. Good time to do mods....

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The Phantom

And how much time have you spent in this awesome workshop since November 2012, John? :smile2:

If that isn't the pot calling the kettle black...

OK I'll pay that :goofy:

The Phantom

And how much time have you spent in this awesome workshop since November 2012, John? :smile2:

:sad:

Unfortunately, with the house rented "unfurnished" to tenants and all of our personal stuff shoved into it, it now looks like this:

But, I have managed to extract the bike a couple of times since 2012!

Ciao,

Hi.
I resume this old post to add my cave's pics.
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