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I sold my last bike to a guy in a parking lot. He brought a pickup truck but forgot a ramp. We found a hill on one side of the parking lot and he backed the truck up to the hill and we just rolled her in. You're right about the board orientation. Earlier I speculate that the orientation may...

Getting the bike in isn't nearly as challenging as getting it out, so I considered maybe turning the bike around in the container and then riding it out. But I measured out dimensions and the interior of the container is only 5" wider than the bike. I don't have the energy to make a 50-point...

I did. It was a nice video. I'm not sure I see the purpose of your adding the wings to the sides of the ramp though. It makes it wider, but your bike still isn't getting past the rails of the original ramp. Is it just to give someone more room to walk it up if they wanted? I tried riding my...

My wife isn't letting me put gravel there. As it is, it borders one of her gardens (you can't tell because nothing's in bloom). The spot looks like crap in the picture but there's a lot of debris there and the grass hasn't come back yet. I could put the container where our garage was ( it...

@Dirty Frank - What are "stick and fittings"?

So was finally able to snap a shot of the container. Mind all the wood debris - tons of trees and branches fallen. As mentioned - the container is not level with respect to the ground (I *still* have not checked for actual level). The left side sits about 2-1/2" closer to the ground. I'm not...

Thanks all for the replies. Usage: I expect I will usually leave the bike outside of the container during riding season. But if the solution I end up with works well enough, maybe I’d store it inside. The latter is not necessarily a requirement right now but a nice to have. Got to the...

this was the first winter I parked my motorcycle in a shipping container. I used a section of my dock boards as a ramp. It was fine getting the bike in the container, but backing it out was an adventure, because my “ramp” was not securely fastened to the container and would not have been very...

You’re right. The 362 I ended up with is a bona fide pro saw. The 462 however is apparently a significant step up in power for only a minor increase in weight. it was also $400 more. I guess my worry is that this saw is too close in displacement to my smaller saw. After cutting all day...

does clearing fallen trees and brush at the cottage count as working in the garage? I had to buy a new chainsaw yesterday because the little one I had left was not happy doing this heavy work. The dealer I went to was pretty much cleared out of saws but fortunately they did have a Stihl 362 and...

Nice. I have a couple of old batteries I keep hoping my Optimate will recover but never does. If UPS batteries also work- my office is always dumping old UPSes once they get past a certain age.

I was joking, but the pic did show 2 (arguably 3) white vehicles but neither was the KLR you mentioned in the same sentence, so your true meaning was not clear to me.

I'm curious what your "white pride and joy" is.

@Lightcycle By "chin spoiler" do you mean that little piece of fabric that sits under the chin of the helmet, or do you mean the actual, plastic spoilers that are on some helmets to create downforce? I know some car racing helmets have those but not seen them on bike helmets, and I couldn't...

What's the logic there, if you're taking it out of the country anyways?

I have an RF1400 which I bought because of its reputation for being one of the quietest helmets out there. It's significantly quieter than my prior helmets, but I still wanted quieter - my tinnitus is not getting better. So, I've recently bought a Schuberth C5 based on ITS reputation for being...

That was the jacket I was checking out. That low profile armour makes it totally feasible. It's as comfortable as a regular jacket. It's only $559 at PCM. It's too bad their stuff doesn't have any reflective material. I don't want to HAVE to wear a vest with it at night. As I mentioned -...

Yeah - they told me about that - they hold some events there. It's a cool idea. They have a very comfortable looking lounge-ish area so it would be a nice spot to hang out. They even had an ice-cream dipping cabinet, but there wasn't any ice cream when I looked. If it wasn't 2-h each way...

I didn’t see it on the internet! LOL

Interesting. I couldn't find it on their website.