Is there a place to store motorcycles in the bay area?

I just got a new apartment which doesn't have an indoor garage for storing
my bike over the winter indoors and wondered if they make motorcycle
storage rental facilities in the silicon valley.

Do you know of any indoor motorcycle storage locations in the bay area?
Are they cost effective?

On Jan 7, 9:04 pm, Jim Jones <jjone...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is there a place to store motorcycles in the bay area?
>
> I just got a new apartment which doesn't have an indoor garage for storing
> my bike over the winter indoors and wondered if they make motorcycle
> storage rental facilities in the silicon valley.
>
> Do you know of any indoor motorcycle storage locations in the bay area?
> Are they cost effective?


You could price storage facility spaces but I think they're
reluctant to have stuff like gasoline stored there.

Best bet, IMHO is a $25 cover from AutoZone, sprayed
with a whole bunch of waterproofing and secured with
extra bungees.

Only downside is that every time the weather turns sunny,
you have to take the bike out and go for a long ride to
evaporate out any condensation. Tough work, but you
can do it if you try. :-)

On Jan 7, 11:04 pm, Jim Jones <jjone...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is there a place to store motorcycles in the bay area?
>
> I just got a new apartment which doesn't have an indoor garage for storing
> my bike over the winter indoors and wondered if they make motorcycle
> storage rental facilities in the silicon valley.
>
> Do you know of any indoor motorcycle storage locations in the bay area?

There is a parking garage under Chung Wong Dong Pong chiropractic
clinic.
You can also post your address and some people will happily take care
of your problem. I had some stuff stolen from me lately so i'd know.

> Are they cost effective?

Compared to the cost of chiropractic care they must be.
You're better off asking the snobs on ba.motorcycles.
In rec.* this is probably OT

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Jan 7, 11:04 pm, Jim Jones <jjone...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Is there a place to store motorcycles in the bay area?
>>
>> I just got a new apartment which doesn't have an indoor garage for
>> storing
>> my bike over the winter indoors and wondered if they make motorcycle
>> storage rental facilities in the silicon valley.
>>
>> Do you know of any indoor motorcycle storage locations in the bay area?
>
> There is a parking garage under Chung Wong Dong Pong chiropractic
> clinic.
> You can also post your address and some people will happily take care
> of your problem. I had some stuff stolen from me lately so i'd know.
>
>> Are they cost effective?
>
> Compared to the cost of chiropractic care they must be.
> You're better off asking the snobs on ba.motorcycles.
> In rec.* this is probably OT

I have a question mebbe someone can answer; why don't MC covers have
rain-proof vents up topside? Sometimes MC's can be better off uncovered,
especially if you live in high humidity areas. Rust and other moisture
damage is guaranteed w/o proper venting. My two bikes have identical
covers, each with a flapped vent at handlebar end. They're only open in the
wind. IOW, they're useless as tits on a boar.

Alan Moore wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:04:33 GMT, Jim Jones <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> Is there a place to store motorcycles in the bay area?
>>
>> I just got a new apartment which doesn't have an indoor garage for storing
>> my bike over the winter indoors and wondered if they make motorcycle
>> storage rental facilities in the silicon valley.
>
> Why bother? We don't usually have winter here, in the gemerally
> accepted meaning of the term.
>> Do you know of any indoor motorcycle storage locations in the bay area?
>> Are they cost effective?
>
> As for cost effectiveness, nothing beats just parking it in a parking
> lot, especially when said lot is provided with the appartment at no
> additional charge...
>
> Al Moore
> DoD 734

Given the tendency of some bikes to wander off without their legal
owners, a locked garage is a better bet. When I lived in San Francisco,
my apartment had a dedicated space in the underground garage. As the
motorcycle was my only vehicle, there was enough room for me to rent out
part of it to a friend and neighbor to keep his bike as well.

Security aside, it's much easier to get to the bike from a nearby garage
when the sun comes out.

Rich, Urban Biker