The red carpet

[DUCATI*HARD]

my bike lives on carpet,does anybody else park there bike on carpet?

[myvice]

Garage has a wooden floor...
Its nicer than our carpet.

[homer]

yep i park on carpet
quite a good piece to

[McJim]

Front wheel is on carpet - rear wheel on concrete.

Why d'ya ask?

[DUCATI*HARD]

Garage has a wooden floor...
Its nicer than our carpet.

ever since my mate told me that if your bike sits on hard ground,eg concrete,wooden floors,,, your tyres can develop flat spots,,,so now it lives on carpet :hug:

[DUCATI*HARD]

Front wheel is on carpet - rear wheel on concrete.

Why d'ya ask?

just wondered how many people do this or if they understand the benefits:love:

[Mike748]

A mate of mine is away for months at a time so has his bike up on stands front and rear, keeps tyre shape and more stable.

[Maha]

Woolrest Electric Blanket.......set on 3...nothing but the best for a Triumph.

[homer]

i think its quite approriate to use carpet , only cause im not allowed it inside the house ,
then id just need a single bed and park the bike next to it
:clap:

[Sellout]

I had a mate who had one of those terribly noisy (but fun on one wheel!) nifty fifties, it sat on concrete in a back shed for 3 years while he was on his OE and it had some horrendous flat spots on the tires!

Hence the Zong is on stands when off the road for more than a couple of days, or resting on underlay and arti-grass if its just overnight!!! (With a blankie to keep it snug...)

[MaxB]

I don't think I would ever have the bikes still enough for long enough to need carpet to prevent flat spots. I think if that happened it would be time to give bikes away.

[shepster]

I'm overseas at the moment for a while. My bike is nicely tucked up in my bedroom at home, on the carpet.

[Pwalo]

Do you use shag pile?

[imdying]

Hell yeah, most of the garage is carpeted :D

[Swoop]

I find that the centre stand works quite well.:wari:

[Usarka]

ever since my mate told me that if your bike sits on hard ground,eg concrete,wooden floors,,, your tyres can develop flat spots,,,so now it lives on carpet

pull the other one, its 'cause the shag piles good for soaking up the leaking ducati juice :whistle:

[Cajun]

my whole garage is done covered with marine carpet, so its fine for getting wet and stains come off pretty easy.

[fergie]

My garage floor is slippery concrete that worries me every time i reverse the bike out incase my feet slide out from under me.i tried a piece of marine carpet but that just moves around also.

[martybabe]

Of course its on carpet. Much better for my knees when I'm praying to the bike.

It's also rumoured to be better for the bike because it absorbs some of the moisture which would otherwise condense on the cold metal, not sure about that but it saves my knees and the bike deserves it eh. :thud:

[MIXONE]

I get the carpet my bike gets the bed!

[ManDownUnder]

We used to sleep in shoe box in t' middle of the road.

[fergie]

We used to sleep in shoe box in t' middle of the road.
you lucky barstard you had a shoebox!!

[stify]

I thought the carpet was to hide the oil leaks...

[chubby]

Is it wrong to leave the radio on so she doesn't get lonely?

[pritch]

my mate told me that if your bike sits on hard ground,eg concrete,wooden floors,,, your tyres can develop flat spots,,,

I just pump the tyres up occasionally, that seems to work too.

Sometimes I use an old sheet though as there is a spider lives above my bike somewhere and dumps crap on it. The sheer volume of his doings indicates that the spider may not be small so I haven't made any attempts to meet it in person.

[Ixion]

Yes, I have a square of old carpet on the floor. It makes kneeling down for maintainence less painful on the knees. And cleaner. I have a large supply of carpet so when it gets dirty I just throw it away.

[mstriumph]

Is it wrong to leave the radio on so she doesn't get lonely?


trust me - you are just making a rod for your own back ..... :weep:
from 'leaving the radio on' it works thru 'bike's choice' to each bike having to have their own ipod .............. and THAT way lies MADNESS!! :blink:

[chubby]

She has her own coat and stereo system now. She is getting on the turps on Friday, just to make sure its all clean and tidy down under as you can appreciate. She wants for very little in life.... 'big sighing blubby puppy looking smilie'

[Big Dave]

It's like it's ghey day on Kiwi Biker.

Pink teddy bears and shag pile ei ei ei!

what about showing some tattoos or something? Anybody got any good scars? A fart joke?...balance to the force.

[DUCATI*HARD]

[QUOTE=Big Dave;1552949]

what about showing some tattoos or something? Anybody got any good scars?

i wear my tatt on the inside:whistle: i do have a scare on my ass

[avgas]

I'm too messy a f'er to be allowed to park on carpet. That and i just wet the shed

[Wannabiker]

Yep carpeted garage for 3/4. The concrete part is used for wet bikes to drip-dry and for oil changes and maintainence etc. The old vaccuum out there to keep it all tidy. Radio ...but no heater. Old duvets to cover bikes not being used. Sheer luxury to be out in the garage. The carpet helps keep the garage warm too on them cold winter evenings....

[SPman]

We compromised - carpet tiles only to the bike park area!

But the Allis Chalmers is getting jealous - I've told her she has to stop leaking, afore she gets comfy wheels............

[homer]

My garage floor is slippery concrete that worries me every time i reverse the bike out incase my feet slide out from under me.i tried a piece of marine carpet but that just moves around also.

use some no more nails on the carpet stick it to the floor

[Ixion]

It's his *feet* slipping he's worried about. Obvious solution. Put "No more nails' on your boot soles. Stay still till it dries, bingo, no more slipping feet. Sorted.