My jimmy rolled off the ramps as I was trying to get them out from under it then rolled into my bike.It broke one of the turn signals off the front so luckily just a little bit of minor damage that can be fixed easily.
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Winter? Don't say that word, not in the middle of Indian Summer!
Just how far "up" are you in NY State, Lake Placid?
I went for a long, long ride in the 70 degree sunshine today - no winter here ... yet . .
Okay, you are forgiven. But don't scare people like that!
rugbywarrior89
Need more time...
Agreed. If I just gave you all my money for parts just to put it away for the winter, I'm going to be very sad
flornz
XS400 Enthusiast
Tell me sire, how do you get your friggin bike down to the basement? I'd like to do the same if I can.
XSLeo
XS400 Junkie
A lot of basements have an access door from the outside. If the stairway is a straight shot into the basement getting things in and out is easy. My sisters house has a 90 degree corner so getting anything down there is a real bitch.
Leo
Leo
In southern Ontario, it is very unusual for homes to have outside access to the basement. Don't know if it is building codes, or just the weather that has our homes designed this way...
Sesty
H.E. Pennypacker
glad i have a huge garage, its not heated or insulated, but once i get around to replacing the old glass fusebox we will be able to run some heaters in there. the past two winters have been rather dry and living so close to ocean limits the amount of snow we get.
should be able to ride until late december early January when it starts staying below 32F
should be able to ride until late december early January when it starts staying below 32F
flornz
XS400 Enthusiast
xschris, I guess you have one of them walkout basements, huh?
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XSLeo
XS400 Junkie
I guess your house was built into a side hill, at least the basement, this lets you have a door that has a level entrance into the basement. Houses built on level ground with a basement often have a stair way dug down to the level of the basement. A door into the basement with a set of storm doors at ground level.
My sister's house has the 90* corner at the bottom of the stairs.
Look into the codes in your area. Talk to some builders/house repair folks. They should be able to tell you if this is possible with your house.
Out side access to the basement is handy.
Leo
My sister's house has the 90* corner at the bottom of the stairs.
Look into the codes in your area. Talk to some builders/house repair folks. They should be able to tell you if this is possible with your house.
Out side access to the basement is handy.
Leo
Recreateme
XS400 Addict
16VGTIDave said:
Dave - Its not a building code issue most of the time. My office has designed many homes with a walkout basement. The issues that usually come up are if the home is in a flood plain, the lowest opening needs to be higher then a certain elevation which usually kills this idea. Also if you want bathrooms you have to be sure you enough slope to the sewer system, and you run into extra issues when excavating if you have a water table that is to high or soil that is too porous.
Mostly people don't do it because it costs to much to build up the lot just to dig it out for that basement, and then you have to worry about grading issues on site so that you can use your driveway and cut the lawn lol..
Its not often you find a lot that is naturally suited for a walkout basement UNLESS you just build the foundation walls up the extra 10 feet and have a huge main entrance staircase, but people typically arent a fan of that either lol.
XSLeo
XS400 Junkie
A place like that with a 48 inch wide door makes working on a bike in less than beautiful weather much easier.
rugbywarrior89
Need more time...
You can see all the baking soda in front of the door from all them dam carbs I have been cleaning
It's only 38"
I wish it was bigger. The funny thing is I have only been putting my bikes in the basement for the past 5 years. I have been living here for 10
It's nice in the winter with the wood stove going Paul57
1980 XS400SG
I had my first official ride today since I dug my 1980 out of deep storage a couple months ago. Had to get the state safety inspection (passed, but the guy said the valves sounded like they needed adjusting), and then raced over to the DMV before they closed for the weekend to get it registered.
I never would have gotten it fixed up and running without this site and its participants, so thanks to all.
I will confess that having not ridden since 1988, I was a little skittish on the few mile section of the interstate. I would have been quite content tooling along like a little old lady at 45 mph, if it weren't for the semi's backing up behind me!
I never would have gotten it fixed up and running without this site and its participants, so thanks to all.
I will confess that having not ridden since 1988, I was a little skittish on the few mile section of the interstate. I would have been quite content tooling along like a little old lady at 45 mph, if it weren't for the semi's backing up behind me!
racegeek
XS400 Enthusiast
intake boots on and air filters back on. may do a fire up this weekend
