| Author | Message | ||
     Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
my dad has a `51 Panhead, `80 Shovelhead, and a `74 Bonneville, `68 BSA and my `70 Tiger 650 all crammed into his garage. Which leaves my XB9R under a bike cover out in the cold. So this past weekend I started the new east wing devoted entirely to my XB.... Ok and my Triumph. But hey its better than having a only 3 foot work bench in the back corner with my bikes being the first to get shuffled around when my dad wants to play musical bikes. So I present the beginning of the east wing.   | ||
| Slaughter |
Keep us posted - this is EXACTLY what I need to do! When I'm working in the garage, a car is left parked outside... meaning I've had gas siphoned, a truck STOLEN... you name it. Gotta do better than that. This is DEFINITELY bike related! | ||
| Dick8008 |
Wow man you built that dog! Looks so real! Just kidding. Looking good, when you're done come over and get one going for me! | ||
| Hughlysses |
Man, that's not OT at all. I need some inspiration to do something like that. Please keep posting pics as you go. | ||
| Wantxbr |
either your cameras date is off or your lagging on your project. 3/13/2005? Don't do too good of a job cause if your dad is anything like my dad HIS bikes will be in your spot before you know it. Looks good so far. | ||
| Tdiddy |
I see orbs. My boss (wife) and I were talking about doing the some thing, building a house in the back yard to hold the bikes. It might happen next year. This is a really cool idea. | ||
| Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
I've spent prolly 18 hours and $175 to get this far, and this is the hard part! Its all PT 2x6x12's and 3 PT 4x4x8's cut in half. I sank the posts that are up hill nearest the existing garage, and drilled through with a 3/4" paddle bit. then used carriage bolts. Then with my floor jack I leveled the other side, sank my posts and bolted them on with a 3/8" raise from the other end to allow for the structure to settle with the weight. the added 2 more posts towards the center near the eastern end and one in the dead center to support and weight and reduce flex. the westwardly end it pretty much on the ground so I put 2 paver blocks underneath for symetry support. shopping list went as follows. 15- 2"x6"x12' 3- 4"x4"x8' 6- 80lb bags of Quickcrete 6- 8"x5/8" carriage bolts with nuts and 2 washers each. 1- Big ass box of wood screws 25- 8" nails/spikes the metal frame buckets were free, the framers left them at a jobsite I was working at for 3 months(I think they were deported) 2 after noons later there it is. One boy, one drill, one saw, one hammer, a level and a post hole digger. | ||
| Fed |
you're doing real good. i would have spent 18 hours and $175.00 in beer before i made it to home depot. ....take pics as you progress.... | ||
| Mtg |
That's not off topic  A project WELL worth doing. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Just built a deck, those metal framing brackets really add up in cost, nice to have some surplus. You could run one more ledger board under those joists along those center posts, and anchor it into the concrete on the other side. Cheap and easy, and that would do even better to reduce flex, that looks like a pretty long span for 2x6's or even 2x8's (if thats what they are). I did 16 foot spans on 2x10's, and it's strong, but a little flexy, and thats just people (not motorcycles). | ||
| Midknyte |
I see orbs  | ||
| Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
ROUND 2: Decking   Once again the foreman inspects the work. |
