Where do you keep your Ducati...

[jeffro360]

...when you own a home, but don't have a garage or carport?

Looking to purchase my first Monster soon... i hate the idea of leaving her exposed to the elements.

A few ideas i had are:
- Buy a small enclosed trailer and park it on the side of the house in the driveway.
- A small shipping container (same idea as the trailer, only not portable).
- just a weather proof cover and locks

Looking for opinions or other ideas here... i hope to be a daily driver, or at least 75% of the time.

[DaC]

Originally Posted by jeffro360

...when you own a home, but don't have a garage or carport?

Looking to purchase my first Monster soon... i hate the idea of leaving her exposed to the elements.

A few ideas i had are:
- Buy a small enclosed trailer and park it on the side of the house in the driveway.
- A small shipping container (same idea as the trailer, only not portable).
- just a weather proof cover and locks

Looking for opinions or other ideas here... i hope to be a daily driver, or at least 75% of the time.

I have an enclosed trailer with both a rear and front ramp door. Makes it easier to get the bikes out from either direction.

Search on snowmobile trailers.

Of course, I also use the trailer to transport, so it's ideal in that it knocks out two birds with one stone. I normally keep the bikes in the garage but have stored them in there when I'm making a lot of saw dust running other projects in the garage.

People are always looking for used enclosed trailers, so you will get SOME of your money back if and when you get rid of it.

The trailer provides security, but it's gonna be pricier than say a cycle garage:
Motorcycle Garage - webBikeWorld

Finally, here's a product that I think is *really neat*, and made exactly for the same reasons you posted here!. A good compromise, but also pricey:

Secure-a-Bike

[rwortman]

Before I owned a home with a garage, I kept my bikes under weatherproof covers whenever I wasn't riding them. My 85 FJ600 looked like new after 10 years of this, 6 of them in the snow country of Maine. Yes it spent the winter outside, covered, frozen to the ground. I have a garage now but is is full of cars. I spent around $2k for a 10 x 12 wooden shed some years back. It is sturdily built with 2 x 4 framing and a shingled roof like a house. It holds two bikes with room to spare. In winter I can squeeze my riding mower in there too to make room for firewood in the garage.

[AshyLarry]

What about a small shed? Even one of those plastic ones you can buy prebuilt at Home Depot could work just fine.

[jeffro360]

Originally Posted by AshyLarry

What about a small shed? Even one of those plastic ones you can buy prebuilt at Home Depot could work just fine.

very true, another issue i'm trying to avoid is having to unlock my gate to the back yard, and use my existing shed. I suppose i could still put it in the front at the end of the driveway... thus skipping the backyard gate opening.

@rwortman that's good for me to hear also (about the weather proof covers)... it might be the first route i take until i can find a good trailer or container of some sort... ( or a new house entirely )

[Desmodude]

Personally, I think a living room decorated with Ducatis is fantastic.

[DesmoDog]

I don't understand the problem...

[Patman]

Chevy/GMC Astro-Safari van
easy to load alone
Lockable
moveable
good for transport
room for other things
No one suspects one of these tucked into a mommy missal
$500

Mine came with seats...fully loaded ect. And everything works. I have taken it across state 4 times now.


Plus 6 ft women still fit in it

[Desmo_Demon]

In the house....

[mlukason]

I like the trailer idea. Give you the best of both worlds...safe dry storage and transport (especially if you ever break down). On the other hand...many years ago we had to store the bike under a cover for the summer...no problems, no corrosion. Much cheaper than a trailer.