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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    Hey guys just curious if anyone stores there bike in there condo for the winter. I currently live in a tiny apartment I was thinking about just rolling the bike into the elevator and into the living room. I figure it'll be safer then a storage unit, it'll always heated and I can sit on it, look out the window druing a snow storm and pretend like i'm riding, j/k. Do you guys think there some mass law that will restrict that?

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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    There may not be a law against such a thing. However, I'm not sure that your landlord or management company would approve.

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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    It's been done before. Drain the gas outta the tank and the carbs (unless it's FI) and you got yourself a prime seat to watch motorcycle racing on the TV during the winter.

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    drain the gas take? I thought you were suppose to top off the tank to winterize it?
    Yeah i don't think the management company will be very happy about it. That's why it'll be a late night mission. What they don't know won't hurt them.

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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    if you're keeping it in your condo, why would you winterize it?

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    drain the gas take? I thought you were suppose to top off the tank to winterize it?
    Yeah i don't think the management company will be very happy about it. That's why it'll be a late night mission. What they don't know won't hurt them.
    drain it because it is a potential bomb lol...

    i would probably just run it dry?

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    Originally posted by Bster
    drain the gas take? I thought you were suppose to top off the tank to winterize it?
    Yeah i don't think the management company will be very happy about it. That's why it'll be a late night mission. What they don't know won't hurt them.
    Drain the tank just in case it leaks.
    So if you have a fire your gas don't help the fire.

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    Hey i'm sorry I have no idea what i'll have to do if i decide on storing in my apartment. I thought it was the same process as storing it in the garage. Any help would be great! Thanks

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    Take the plate off it & tell the management company its a chair.
    I would not leave gas in it.

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    ok no gas and no plate. Maybe throw a pillow or two to help out the disguse?

    So what else would i have to do besides no gas? Stabilizer, lube etc.?

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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    Originally posted by bigred875
    drain it because it is a potential bomb lol...

    i would probably just run it dry?
    an empty tank (full of vapors) is more likely to be a bomb than a full tank

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    It's illegal, you'll lose out on any insurance claim if some thing happens on or to the property. You cannot store a motor vehicle in side a dwelling. Even if you call it a chair....Gas or no gas, the fire marshall will have a coronary.... I have to jump through flaming hoops just to get the proper permits to have complete bikes inside my shop, which is zoned commercial A1. Chances are nothing will come of it but if some thing did happen, or a neighbor complained about the smell, you're toast.

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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    Originally posted by odduc
    There may not be a law against such a thing. However, I'm not sure that your landlord or management company would approve.
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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    Originally posted by gmdboston
    It's illegal, you'll lose out on any insurance claim if some thing happens on or to the property. You cannot store a motor vehicle in side a dwelling. Even if you call it a chair....Gas or no gas, the fire marshall will have a coronary.... I have to jump through flaming hoops just to get the proper permits to have complete bikes inside my shop, which is zoned commercial A1. Chances are nothing will come of it but if some thing did happen, or a neighbor complained about the smell, you're toast.
    Would it be covered under renters insurance?

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    Hmmm, Randy and Pete pretty much nailed it, especially Pete. Following Randy's lead, if you were going to take that chance, this is what I would do. Do your oil changes, and make sure it isn't a dripper. Drain the gas tank and run the carbs or FI dry{not sure on that}, then actually drain the float bowls{carbs}. Lastly, on the point that Randy made, let the whole thing air dry outside for a couple, three days, so there won't be any fumes, sniff it if you have to.. There still aren't any garantees. I used to store my bike in my basement every year with no problems, using a bunch of common sense. In this day and age though, as Pete was mentioning, maybe not a good idea.

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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    Originally posted by RandyO
    an empty tank (full of vapors) is more likely to be a bomb than a full tank
    what do you have a crush on me or something? : you are always picking apart my posts...splitting hairs. If his house caught on fire and the tank heats up enough it would blow up a la bomb

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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    Originally posted by gmdboston
    It's illegal, you'll lose out on any insurance claim if some thing happens on or to the property. You cannot store a motor vehicle in side a dwelling. Even if you call it a chair....Gas or no gas, the fire marshall will have a coronary.... I have to jump through flaming hoops just to get the proper permits to have complete bikes inside my shop, which is zoned commercial A1. Chances are nothing will come of it but if some thing did happen, or a neighbor complained about the smell, you're toast.
    lol

    What if it says "chair" on your registration?

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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    Originally posted by gmdboston
    ...Even if you call it a chair....Gas or no gas, the fire marshall will have a coronary....
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    Originally posted by ChrisNoF4i
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    Storing the bike in a condo?

    Kept my R1 in my condo's kitchen winter of '04...got tired of it on the patio...

    Bring it in at 3am...

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    Originally posted by bigred875
    If his house caught on fire and the tank heats up enough it would blow up a la bomb
    The vapors of gasoline are what burns. May be before your time, but there was extensive drunken research done at the race track one particular weekend years ago. Gas does not burn, vapors do...

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    Re: Storing the bike in a condo?

    Originally posted by Bster
    Hey guys just curious if anyone stores there bike in there condo for the winter. I currently live in a tiny apartment I was thinking about just rolling the bike into the elevator and into the living room. I figure it'll be safer then a storage unit, it'll always heated and I can sit on it, look out the window druing a snow storm and pretend like i'm riding, j/k. Do you guys think there some mass law that will restrict that?
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    Originally posted by Stoneman
    The vapors of gasoline are what burns. May be before your time, but there was extensive drunken research done at the race track one particular weekend years ago. Gas does not burn, vapors do...
    Exactly. Just like wood or anything else. Materials have to reach a certain temp in order to vaporize and it's the vapors that burn.

    If the ratio of gasoline to air is less than 1.4%, then the mixture is to thin to burn. Likewise, the mixture cannot burn when it contains more than 7.6% gasoline because it is too rich to burn. A full tank of gas is more likely to fall into the 'too rich' catagory since there is not much air.

    Has anyone tried the trick where you cup your hand and fill it with lighter fluid and then light it? It's possible to hold it for a brief time without being burned because as the fluid turns to vapor and burns, it burns from the top down. The flame is occurring in the cloud of vapors above the liquid. I wouldn't suggest trying this with gasoline though.

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