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OK, as some of you know, I had a couple Kats (Malloc's, Mine) stolen from my parking lot a bit over a year ago. It was a shame that I couldn't (at the time) install one of my own motorcycle anchors in the ground to help prevent just this sort of thing...
Well, times change. I've managed to get on the board for the condo assoc as an officer, get my request to revamp a dedicated space for my MC use pushed through, and this Monday the build actually gets started finally... I'm kind of excited, in part because I did go a bit over the top on this project. The contractors have been hired, the concrete has been paid, and all the stars have hit their perfect alignment...
The GF did all the engineering drawings, advised me on the concrete pour requirements to make sure the stuff goes in the way I want it to (which I had to write into the contract, because the concrete guys wanted to do the easy-way-out), etc.
Monday, the guys with the saws will show up, and cut away the existing asphalt in the parking space (and haul it). Meanwhile, the framing guys will dig out some of the grass & dirt to one side of the same spot (to widen up the space), and then once the asphalt is gone, they'll frame up the whole thing, complete with 4 ballards (think 6" PVC tubing with rebar inside and concrete poured down them -- as parking barriers for cars), and four inset ground anchors spaced so four bikes can actually be locked down there (or a couple bikes can be locked at multiple points).
Then Tuesday, the pump truck shows up and they pump in the fiber-reinforced 3000 psi concrete into the space, and down into the ballards, cut it for expansion joints, and finish it off.
Only thing I still need to do at this point is go grab some electrical supplies, so I can wire up one of the ballards in advance (run the power out & under, so I'll have a power-drop at the bikes for chargers, etc. ), and some yellow paint (to paint the PVC of the ballards once they're poured & solid).
It's not a garage, but it's about as close as I can come...
Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
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Well, times change. I've managed to get on the board for the condo assoc as an officer, get my request to revamp a dedicated space for my MC use pushed through, and this Monday the build actually gets started finally... I'm kind of excited, in part because I did go a bit over the top on this project. The contractors have been hired, the concrete has been paid, and all the stars have hit their perfect alignment...
The GF did all the engineering drawings, advised me on the concrete pour requirements to make sure the stuff goes in the way I want it to (which I had to write into the contract, because the concrete guys wanted to do the easy-way-out), etc.
Monday, the guys with the saws will show up, and cut away the existing asphalt in the parking space (and haul it). Meanwhile, the framing guys will dig out some of the grass & dirt to one side of the same spot (to widen up the space), and then once the asphalt is gone, they'll frame up the whole thing, complete with 4 ballards (think 6" PVC tubing with rebar inside and concrete poured down them -- as parking barriers for cars), and four inset ground anchors spaced so four bikes can actually be locked down there (or a couple bikes can be locked at multiple points).
Then Tuesday, the pump truck shows up and they pump in the fiber-reinforced 3000 psi concrete into the space, and down into the ballards, cut it for expansion joints, and finish it off.
Only thing I still need to do at this point is go grab some electrical supplies, so I can wire up one of the ballards in advance (run the power out & under, so I'll have a power-drop at the bikes for chargers, etc. ), and some yellow paint (to paint the PVC of the ballards once they're poured & solid).
It's not a garage, but it's about as close as I can come...
Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
__________________________________________________ ________
CyberPoet's Katana Maintence and Upgrade Parts Offerings The Best Metal Steel Aluminum Motorcycle Tire Valves in the World, plus lots of motorcycle & Katana (GSX600F / GSX750F) specific help files.
Congrats on getting all that accomplished!! Looks like it'll definitely be worth it.
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