Dont ya just hate tidying the shed

stomper11

Hi just got my 2nd xs 3 weeks back and am itchin to get a bobber project started so i thought ok better clean up the shed ready for the long cold
(uk) days and nights spent supin tea&biccies goin to do it right this time no mess put spanners back stick to the plan stay focused yeah right i am on my 3rd day cleaning the bleeding shed out you know what i mean an old bike mag 1hour flickin thro. shall i junk this old bit of tat no i might need it sometime wow i was looking for that last year by this rate i might get started by xmas (11weeks to go haha) ah well looks like the mice have had a good summer all the fur in one of my boots has gone and i am sure i left the shed cleaner than this last spring when i got the mower out ? stomper shedhead

Barbara

Oh, but that hit's close to home! I go out into the shed and anticipate a project that will take a couple of hours, and then I have to update the bike log I keep, and then somehow a beer from the 'fridge I have out there crawls into my hand, and it's warmer in the shed than in the house and I don't feel like doing the dishes anyway, and shouldn't I really pay some attention to the Triumph? It must be getting impatient, waiting for me to finish playing with the Yammie and fabricating a luggage rack for the sidecar, and of course my friend's daughter's little mini-bike (Z50-r Honda) is still sitting on the bench in the middle of things, and damn, this floor has sharp objects all over it and if I don't want flat tires I'd better sweep it right now.....

.....and so it goes. I have a pipe-bender I can't even get to, and a small drill-press I've turned into a buffing wheel, and it's getting very crowded, too.

And don't even get me started about the BSA area of the shed! I just need a bigger building, that's all. (Wouldn't that be nice??) Rolling Eyes

And it's all fun!

metalredneck · Full Member Joined: Aug 04, 2008 Posts: 308

I made one run to the scrap metal joint on Saturday, blew a trailer tire. As soon as I get the tire replaced, i'll take the other 6 wrecks that I've stripped, and do some more cleaning before the snow flies, then replace the pipes, & build some rear-sets as per a previous thread.
I can almost see the surface of the bench... Shocked

tweedy64

Cleaning sheds! dont even go there stomper cleared my shed out the other week best i'd seen it ......nice........went to go out on bike mrs says can i put this old hoover in ur shed .......ye sure............2 hours later i cant see my feckn bench, i need an extension on me shed. tweedy

jayel

"I just need a bigger building, that's all. (Wouldn't that be nice??)"

unfortunatly I have found that stuff expands to fill availible space
24x24 garage, 2 12x20 workshops, 1's mine the others the wifes Martha shed for gardening stuff (I usually park the Harley in it for the winter) and a new this summer 10x10 riding lawn mower shed that a few bike parts have all ready managed to sneak into, when does it end?

stomper11

jayel wrote:

"I just need a bigger building, that's all. (Wouldn't that be nice??)"

unfortunatly I have found that stuff expands to fill availible space
24x24 garage, 2 12x20 workshops, 1's mine the others the wifes Martha shed for gardening stuff (I usually park the Harley in it for the winter) and a new this summer 10x10 riding lawn mower shed that a few bike parts have all ready managed to sneak into, when does it end?

stomper11

tweedy64 wrote:

Cleaning sheds! dont even go there stomper cleared my shed out the other week best i'd seen it ......nice........went to go out on bike mrs says can i put this old hoover in ur shed .......ye sure............2 hours later i cant see my feckn bench, i need an extension on me shed. tweedy

Hey tweedy that will teach ya to go bragging to the mrs lol

stomper11

Barbara wrote:

Oh, but that hit's close to home! I go out into the shed and anticipate a project that will take a couple of hours, and then I have to update the bike log I keep, and then somehow a beer from the 'fridge I have out there crawls into my hand, and it's warmer in the shed than in the house and I don't feel like doing the dishes anyway, and shouldn't I really pay some attention to the Triumph? It must be getting impatient, waiting for me to finish playing with the Yammie and fabricating a luggage rack for the sidecar, and of course my friend's daughter's little mini-bike (Z50-r Honda) is still sitting on the bench in the middle of things, and damn, this floor has sharp objects all over it and if I don't want flat tires I'd better sweep it right now.....

.....and so it goes. I have a pipe-bender I can't even get to, and a small drill-press I've turned into a buffing wheel, and it's getting very crowded, too.

And don't even get me started about the BSA area of the shed! I just need a bigger building, that's all. (Wouldn't that be nice??) Rolling Eyes

And it's all fun!

Hi Barbara beer fridge nice with all that brit iron "now where 's that oil puddle come from" lol

Barbara

Hi Stomper,

"Oil puddle"?? I have four BSA singles....I use the oil they leak as bar oil for the chainsaw! Laughing

OK, I exaggerate for effect, but yes, they do "mark their turf" as they say. And here lately the Yammie has been doing a little "turf-marking" of her own, something I will have to look into when it gets too cold to keep riding.

It's really worth the cleaning to be able to work in a nice, warm building with a concrete floor--lots easier to find dropped lock washers or spacers! With the 'fridge, a diesel heater (kinda pricey) and a radio, it's nicer than parts of my house.....I even have a potty in a corner so I don't have to trot into the house!

Now--does anyone have a carb for a 1983 Z50-r Honda? I wanna get that silly little thing out of the shed! Rolling Eyes

sschering

Barbara..

You might be getting some BSA questions from me in a few months..
I'm getting a 1954 BSA 250(model unknown was told it's a flat tracker)
It's been hiding in the in-laws garage since the 60's.

They just have to dig it out.. Same problem as Stomper.. 40 years of stuff.. small distracting treasures around every corner.

Barbara

Wow! That's great--a C11 or C12 perhaps? I have friends who have both, and actually have M20 500 single flatheads, so whatever, I bet I can steer you in the direction of someone who knows what you have. A 1954 is pre-unit, thus inherently cool----

Pictures, perhaps?

(Sorry for the mini-hijack---now back to your regularly scheduled thread...)

sschering

I've been told I won't get it for a month or two..
It's quite buried in the 2 car garage for over 20 years..
We won't be able to made a ID on the model till we can pull it out.

They have the same problem as the rest of us only 10x worse.
Just picture 450 sq feet 2 car shop packed 6ft high with stuff and the BSA is hiding in there somewhere.. plus boxes of parts for it scattered around the shop.
I think there might be a little goat trail going to the light switch..

I need to do some shop cleaning myself.. 15ft bench and just enough free space to put down some carbs or something.. Top of the 44" roller cab is 3 layers deep in tools..

But the floor is clean!

pumps

Ok look now cuz you'll never see it this clean again. Still needs paint, loft built, power etc.

Barbara

Cool! Is that a St. Bernard in the door? (Big door!!) Wink

Something must be wrong with my shed--I seem to have mushroom-like growths around the outside base; old paint cans, dead tires, a couple of wood heaters and all sorts of parts left from my son repairing his car.....

What did I do wrong?

(So that's what a clean shed looks like! Who knew!!) It's really very nice!

pumps

He only THINKS he is as big as a ST. Bernard.

stomper11

Hey Pumps what a cool shed over here in uk we would call it a house lol

tweedy64

Cool shed pumps are you booked up for the full season as times are hard now. cheers tweedy

pumps

I've got plenty of reservations already let me tell you!!! Mine is only 12x16. My neighbor built a detached garage that is 24x30 and has a 200 AMP breaker panel with its own meter on the outside.

delirious · Full Member Joined: Jun 05, 2008 Posts: 43

yep yep yep, def tyme to tidy my shop....though the bike will live in my house this winter again. the question is do i keep it in the front hall again or sub out the coffee table? not sure how to balance my coffee, ashtray, on her a still be able ta kick back n put my feet up LOL. my shop is a car and a half, and believe it or not one xs takes up a lotta room when working on cars. that n fact i`m a pack rat. working in the audio industry i tend ta bring home TV`s, amps, speakers, subs etc.. i`m my own worse enemy..........SAVE ME!!!!! ha ha ha ha. still waiting to see that assult raisin, Metalredneck!

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