Living Room Motorcycle
Motorcycle in my living room
I worked on this while i was off work during the big snow storms that hit the Washington DC area last week. I wanted this bike out of my garage so I built this stand to hold the bike over my couch in my living room. I am going to decorate the rest of the wall with motorcycle related stuff. The stand is super strong and stable.http://www.dynamitedave.com/dcsportbikes/stand_8.JPG
http://www.dynamitedave.com/dcsportbikes/stand_9.JPG
It's made out of 2"x2" square pipe with 1/4" thick walls. It comes in 24' pieces and it was $80 i think. I added 3"x1/4" thick braces in the proper places.
http://www.dynamitedave.com/dcsportbikes/stand_2.JPGperfection. I had to use nearly all of my clamps.
http://www.dynamitedave.com/dcsportbikes/stand_3.JPGAfter i got it built i put the bike on it and left it in my garage for a couple days to see if "anything" happened.
http://www.dynamitedave.com/dcsportbikes/stand_5.JPGI installed it with my engine crane. There are brackets welded to the bike frame and bolted to the stand via welded tabs then the couch slides over it.
http://www.dynamitedave.com/dcsportbikes/stand_6.JPG
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That's pretty cool. I just hope it doesn't drip any oil! What kind of bike is that anyway?
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Ya that would suck... what other stuff are you gonna decorate the room with?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brianstick
T I just hope it doesn't drip any oil!
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Why aren't you riding that thing!? Looks good though.
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Yeah, really! I'd be sleeping in the well house if my wife came home and I had not only hung a motorcycle up in the living room, but did it with an engine hoist on the wood floors :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brianstick
He must not be married!
--Wintermute
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Exactly, right when I read the thread title, that came to mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brianstick
He must not be married!
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Hertz asked
See that white stuff on the ground?Quote:
Why aren't you riding that thing!?
Brianstick said
Few things come to mind
A. Like you said, not married.
B. Wifey REALLY likes bikes.
C. Its the wifes bike.
Or maybe
D. Wife don't see so well.
:laugh:Brianstick also said
Its ok if it does leak a little 'cause it looks like a leather couch.:nono:Quote:
I just hope it doesn't drip any oil!
All joking aside I really like it. Looks cool to me, but then again I ain't married.
Reminds me of a time when I was a wee lad and I helped my father rebuild a snowmobile in the living room. Don't remember Ma gettin' all bent outa shape about it but then again I was a wee lad and might not remember that part. Musta been about six years old and that was my first introduction to wrench'n. I do remember that it was a cold winter and we didn't have a heated shop on the farm.
And honestly the only thing I ever rebuilt in my living room was a chainsaw... really.:laugh:
Keep up the cool work.
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I'd like to see the room when you finish decorating around the bike. That could be really cool if done right. My wife allows me one room, in the basement of course, to decorate as my "mans room." lol
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i like the idea. any ayhole can hang up a picture...
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NICE!
I saw another picture of a small alcove above the bed in the master bedroom. Dude had a Ducati up there.
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Best wall art I've seen in a LONG time!!!!:drinkup:
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I had a bike in the dining room but I was in college at the time.
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thanks for the comments guys. I'll try to answer some questions. the bike doesn't not leak, i drained the oil. It is a 1967 Yamaha YDS3. I broke a hard to find electrical part so it may never run again. I'm going to put other motorcycle related things on the wall like old motorcycle license plates, advertisements, my dads 25 year AMA membership pin collection and other stuff.my living room has other old stuff. I am a collector of old mechanical things and old stuff in general. In my living room there is a 1950's Exercycle, turn style from a carnival, old coke sign, large cutout of Tina Turner, 3'x5' movie poster from an adult movie from the 60's i'm guessing, 1950's metal government desk, old adding machine, a couple of old fans, 1940's German bicycle, my old book collection, and other small random stuff.
I am not married but so far the motorcycle in the living room has been well received from the ladies. they know my love of motorcycles and other old stuff.
my living room
http://www.dynamitedave.com/dcsportb...ivingroom1.jpghttp://www.dynamitedave.com/dcsportb...ivingroom2.jpg
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Now that is AWESOME! Talk about your conversation piece...just hope it never falls and whacks you in the head :D
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i'd have like a little lever..........when your freinds sitting there , ya pull it'n squirt a little oil on his head , look up , sorry bout' that leaks a little all. then it'd be a great conversation piece
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or maybe squirt a little rice , since it's a jap bike............is that a sex doll behind ur TV.?yeah , not married.
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LOL, is that an old AMF Harley Davidson tank on it? I like the bike on the wall but I'm a tad religious on bikes, it needs a Yamaha tank.
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I was about to ask if it was an old Triumph, but then you posted it was a Yamaha. Great wall art, good build on the frame (and the bike!)Somewhere online, I found some "wall art" of a Lamborghini hanging on the wall in some guy's house. Complete car (engine and everything), put there by crane, with a huge skylight above it so the car could be removed if necessary. On another forum, I also found the cab from a F-7 Santa Fe diesel locomotive that was placed in a guy's basement to use as a station for his model train layout - there was a full-sized restored Pullman car in there, too. It's amazing what people will do with unusual stuff ...
Here's some more "two wheel art" from OldMiniBikes.com:
http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/ge...kes-house.html
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Originally Posted by dynamitedave
Dave here's my living room / shop yes I'm guilty of using the living as a backup
shop, especially when we have a snow storm like we had here in the
Washington, D.C. area! February 2010http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSCN0645.jpg
http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSCN0655.jpg
http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/a...hotos00110.jpg
Here's one of my newest builds that I'm currently working on it's a
California Stretch Cruiser Bicycle with a Honda CT 70 Trail Bike motor!
Actually this motor for street legal purpose's is only 50cc, not it's 110cc http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSCN1851.jpg
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pretty cool indeed. Kinda sounds like something Jeff Foxworthy would talk about! :)
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LOL, looks like a perfect masturbatorium!
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Sportster rims, Rotax? Motor, unknown frame...
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nice teener (914) what year? i had a 73 2.0. did the five lug conversion, 911 suspension mod. that thing goes like stink and low slung to the ground... with an engine at the *right* place
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