My concrete drive is well past its best and is in need of replacement.

I'll need it to be grippy and solid to drive/push the bike on but
resistant to damage from centre and side stands.

Seeing as such a thing is likely to be even more expensive than a
second-hand VFR Givi fitting kit, what's the motorcyclists drive
material of choice?

--
Gyp

Gyp wrote:

> My concrete drive is well past its best and is in need of replacement.
>
> I'll need it to be grippy and solid to drive/push the bike on but
> resistant to damage from centre and side stands.
>
> Seeing as such a thing is likely to be even more expensive than a
> second-hand VFR Givi fitting kit, what's the motorcyclists drive
> material of choice?

<looks out window>

Gravel, weeds & the remains of a few mice.

--
Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250

"Krusty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> <looks out window>
>
> Gravel, weeds & the remains of a few mice.

Ok for you lanky buggers

--
Gyp

On 23/05/2011 07:53, Gyp wrote:
> My concrete drive is well past its best and is in need of replacement.
>
> I'll need it to be grippy and solid to drive/push the bike on but
> resistant to damage from centre and side stands.
>
> Seeing as such a thing is likely to be even more expensive than a
> second-hand VFR Givi fitting kit, what's the motorcyclists drive
> material of choice?
>

Block paving. (Reasonably) easy to clean off the results of oil change
disasters. Seems to withstand most of the other abuse. Tree roots have
caused one corner to go bit bumpy.

--
/Simon

Gyp wrote:

> "Krusty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > <looks out window>
> >
> > Gravel, weeds & the remains of a few mice.
>
> Ok for you lanky buggers

Eh? I'm only 5'9! Screeding's probably your best bet if you want to
keep the costs down & have the space to make it an inch higher than it
currently is[1]. Stick a bit of a texture on the top for grip.

[1] I'd ignore people who say screed has to be 50mm or it'll crack.
It's significantly less than that on most of my garage floor, & a tonne
or two of car sat on trolley jack castors hasn't cracked it.

--
Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250

Krusty escribió:

> [1] I'd ignore people who say screed has to be 50mm or it'll crack.
> It's significantly less than that on most of my garage floor, & a tonne
> or two of car sat on trolley jack castors hasn't cracked it.
>

Doesn't it all depend on what's underneath it? If it's porridge, the car
will sink.

--
Paul.
CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird (Buen mueble de patio), Orbea Dakar, Legs
BOTAFOT #4 BOTAFOF #30 MRO #24 OMF #15 UKRMMA #30
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Paul Carmichael wrote:

> Krusty escribió:
>
> > [1] I'd ignore people who say screed has to be 50mm or it'll crack.
> > It's significantly less than that on most of my garage floor, & a
> > tonne or two of car sat on trolley jack castors hasn't cracked it.
> >
>
> Doesn't it all depend on what's underneath it? If it's porridge, the
> car will sink.

Well yeah, porridge wouldn't make a good base. It also depends on how
it's layed, which may be why mine's holding up well. I PVA'd the
concrete first, then slapped down some cement slurry to 'glue' the
screed to the concrete.

--
Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250

Champ wrote:

> On Mon, 23 May 2011 08:25:14 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Screeding's probably your best bet if you want to
> > keep the costs down & have the space to make it an inch higher than
> > it currently is[1]. Stick a bit of a texture on the top for grip.
>
> Given the slope on Gyp's driveway, I suspect all the screeding would
> end up as a blob against his garage door.

Only if it's mixed far too wet.

--
Krusty

Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250

Krusty wrote:

> Gyp wrote:
>
> > "Krusty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > > <looks out window>
> > >
> > > Gravel, weeds & the remains of a few mice.
> >
> > Ok for you lanky buggers
>
> Eh? I'm only 5'9! Screeding's probably your best bet if you want to
> keep the costs down & have the space to make it an inch higher than
> it currently is[1]. Stick a bit of a texture on the top for grip.
>
> [1] I'd ignore people who say screed has to be 50mm or it'll crack.
> It's significantly less than that on most of my garage floor, & a
> tonne or two of car sat on trolley jack castors hasn't cracked it.

Depends which type of screed you use its mixed strength and where
its laid and what its laid upon

Gyp wrote:
> My concrete drive is well past its best and is in need of replacement.
>
> I'll need it to be grippy and solid to drive/push the bike on but
> resistant to damage from centre and side stands.
>
> Seeing as such a thing is likely to be even more expensive than a
> second-hand VFR Givi fitting kit, what's the motorcyclists drive
> material of choice?

I have a nicely compacted 6" layer of Type 1 MOT stone. It's hardly
pretty, though.

How bad is the existing concrete? You can consider screeding or tarmac on
top, but if the underlying stuff isn't stable it'll just crack up in no
time: best to tear it up and start again which will end up costing you
quite a lot in skips to take away the old surface.

Be careful if raising the surface level that you don't jam the garage
door shut...