What else is in your garage?

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:08 am

Ok... what other fun or interesting items share garage space with your scooter?
ATV? Snowmobile? Boat? Old car? Motorcycle? Refrigerator full of road kill?
I think what a person has in their garage says a lot about them.

I am asking... so it's not bragging... lets hear it.

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:33 am

spiders, dustbunnys, two toilets (unused!), a 1976 Porsche 912E, lots of tools, a 1972 Honda MiniTrail 70, stuff...

Smellybumlove · Post by **Smellybumlove** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:36 am

holy crap a 912e?!

wasnt that the 911 with a bettle engine, seriously cool, im a huge fan of air cooled porsches, my dad used to have the 911's in the 80's and had the 911 turbo le from 1989 only 53 in existance!.

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:01 am

Porsche made about 2,100 912Es' in it's first and only year of production and was hugely...unpopular, especially in England.

The 924 (which was originally designed for Audi, whom backed out of the deal at the last minute) was due to be released in 1975, but production delays caused, well, a delay. So, management sat around drinking beer and eating bratwurst brainstorming on what entry level car they could offer since the 914 (that was originally designed for VW and was sold as such in Europe) had already been discontinued. Then somebody looked in the warehouse and said "Optuneleba (or something like that), ve got all dis two lita 914 engines vith no car to into put, vi not put dem in a 911 chassis vith small vheels and small brakes, cheap interior un call it a 912E?" (the accent is mine...) So that's how the 912E came to be - a somewhat heavy sports car with an underpowered 2-liter engine. Still, it's fun to drive and handles like a go-kart plus most of the parts from a 911 will fit - including any of the early aircooled flat-sixes.

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:57 am

Many, many tools. Welder. Weight lifting bench, stair stepper, crunch machine, heavy bag/speed bag stand. 2 Honda Helix's. An old mattress. Camping gear and Christmas stuff.

--Keys

Orange Guy · Post by **Orange Guy** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:05 am

Our new kitchen cabinets, weight bench, tons of disc golf gear, all my tools in one corner, all my sewing stuff in the opposite corner and kids toys.

tyger23 · Post by **tyger23** » Mon May 19, 2008 9:39 am

What's a garage?

Queen · Post by **Queen** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:21 am

2 scooters

1 motorcycle

2 kayaks

4 bicycles

Scuba gear

Rack of helmets and riding gear

Tools

Coolers

Boxes that haven't been unpacked in two moves

Post by **ericalm** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:45 am

Few people in SoCal actually store their vehicles in their garage. Certainly not their cars! My garage is due to be renovated into an office/outdoor living space/possible extra guest room sometime in the next year or so. We have ambitions for this, when actually we'll probably only get half of what we want because it's just a one-car garage with a little extra space on one side.

Meanwhile it is full of junk:
Ikea furniture bought when we moved to L.A. from TX 8 years ago because the movers destroyed or stole most of our stuff.
Hundreds of books, in boxes, awaiting a home in the renovated garage. (Forgot to add library/media room to the renovation list.)
About 1200 CDs which have been burned to a hard drive but which I'm hesitant to sell because, well, drives crash.
Spiders.
Christmas decorations, china and a lot of stuff we don't have room for in the house. (Oh yeah, need to add "storage area" to renovation list. Maybe we should build a second story on the garage... or put up a prefab building next to it... or win the lottery and buy a bigger house... oof...)

DennisD · Post by **DennisD** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:54 am

4 scooters

1 motorcycle

lots of camping gear

tools

woodworking stuff

junk (wife's)

valuable items for future use (mine)

6 bicycles

hurricane shutters

large dog crates

more camping gear

christmas decs

Stack of bricks

Old stereo equipment

Dennis

Post by **ericalm** » Mon May 19, 2008 12:04 pm

DennisD wrote:junk (wife's)

valuable items for future use (mine)

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Mon May 19, 2008 1:52 pm

tyger23 wrote:What's a garage?

Wow... I feel for you Tyger - not to rub it in but I have two garages - one at home & one at our place in Wisconsin

Home Garage:
Wife's minivan
Son's Cabrio (I park outside... how the hell did that happen?)
my scooter
about 12 cans of almost empty paint
My work bench (covered with my wife's stuff)

Wisconsin Garage (my wife calls it my toy box)
2 polaris sleds
1 1982 John Deere Trailfire (it WONT DIE)
3 ATVs
Bass Tracker fishing boat (I dont fish... just drag the kids around the lake)
13" FJ Sailboat (yeah, I am a rag picker in the summer) Whoops make that 13' not 13"
Lots & lots of decon (damn mice)

riancurtis · Post by **riancurtis** » Mon May 19, 2008 1:57 pm

a Ford T-Model from the 1920s

EP_scoot · Post by **EP_scoot** » Mon May 19, 2008 2:05 pm

ScootLemmond wrote:13" FJ Sailboat (yeah, I am a rag picker in the summer)

Wow, 13 INCHES! You must be cousin's with Stuart Little !

Just kidding. I am also thinking adding a Hobbie Bravo to my garage "up North". Fun enough to putz around and teach the kids how to sail.

Otherways, my in-town garage has:
scooter
minivan
car
a gazillion kid's toys
2 wheel barrows
2 lawn mowers
lots of gardening stuff
more kids stuff
4 bikes
assorted snow tubes/sleds
work bench . . . full of kids stuff
freezer
shelving and closets to try to keep it all in check
etc, etc, etc

charltons · Post by **charltons** » Mon May 19, 2008 2:14 pm

table saw, workbench, and other woodworking tools I can't use right now becuse I haven't gotten electricity to it yet (moved in a few months ago)

gt1000 · Post by **gt1000** » Mon May 19, 2008 4:10 pm

Let's see, on most days you will find a couple of Audi A-8's, an R-8 and an RS-4 along with a Porsche Turbo S, a Maybach 57 and handfuls of small Benzes and 3-series BMW's. There are also a bunch of scooters, Ducati 1098, at least four big Harleys and a couple of BMW motorcycles. The Porsche Turbo S belongs to a pretty well know Denver sports figure.

Of course, none of the above belong to me, I "share" a huge underground garage in downtown Denver. My parking slot features the Buddy, a Ducati GT-1000 and an Acura TSX.

I'm currently trying to figure out if I can squeeze in one more motorcycle without becoming too annoying to my neighbors. Right now, the odds look slim.

brimstone · Post by **brimstone** » Mon May 19, 2008 4:39 pm

one of these...it's actually my 9 yr old daughters....she had a twist and go yamaha 50cc dirt bike last year...but now she's big enough for this one. it's a 50cc 2 stroke. 4 speed tranny, no clucth, just let off the gas and switch gears.

http://www.retrobikes.com/MiniBike/z50.php

and then some garbage cans...tools....and junk....lawn mower...crap like that.

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Mon May 19, 2008 4:55 pm

NOTHING, all i have is my Buddy

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:12 pm

EP_scoot wrote: Wow, 13 INCHES! You must be cousin's with Stuart Little !

Yeah... this is me last summer

Sunil · Post by **Sunil** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:39 pm

1 90cc 72 Kawasaki g3
2 Mountain bikes
2 Fixies
1 vintage fuji touring bike
1 kona urban bike
Lots of tools for above bikes
snowboard
gardening stuff
screen printing equipment
camping stuff

The buddy sleeps on my porch

AmyNTX · Post by **AmyNTX** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:42 pm

My son's Honda xr 70 dirtbike

My husbands 2005 harley 1200 custom

bicycles

Tools

camping gear

decorations for all holidays

skateboards

Eazy · Post by **Eazy** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:51 pm

2 Bicycles, one's my wifes beach cruiser and the other is my lowrider.

A 1992 VW GTi

A pile of parts for the GTI

A lawn mower

A few tool boxes

A bunch of other crap

And a "friends" Honda Civic (been there long enough it should be mine)

Leeroy Jenkins · Post by **Leeroy Jenkins** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:52 pm

03 Buell XB9R (track whore)
that's me in the front , of course.

06 Buell XB12X (Dirt bike/touring bike/hooligan ride)
from yesterday's bombing run in the Cherokee national forrest.

sargelee71 · Post by **sargelee71** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:21 pm

--'04 VW Passat Wagon (V6)
--'01 VW Golf ** We are a VW family.

--My Buddy, my pal
--Weber Grill
--Partner's gardening tools
--Push mower
--LOTS of recycling that desperately needs to be taken in (lots of beer bottles that make me blush when I'm standing there talking to neighbors)

Howardr · Post by **Howardr** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:44 pm

No garage, just a driveway. (Why is it the we park in a driveway and drive on a parkway?) anyway:
1997 Dodge Caravan - mine
2001 Hyundai Accent - Daughter's
2006 Dodge Stratus - Son's
2008 SYM RV250 scooter - Same son's. At least I can still influence the young whippersnapper.

jemjr4 · Post by **jemjr4** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:52 pm

My wife's Buddy Pamplona
My Vespa GTS 250
06 Corvette Conv
00 Mazda Miata Conv
06 Infiniti M35

Bunch of junk, decorations and workbenches.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:24 am

Like those in Southern California, few homes in Arizona have basements/cellars, so the garage is everyone's big closet.

Which means in my garage, I have: Clothes that I won't ever wear again but will never throw away; Exercise equipment that I won't ever use again (ok, ok, never used) but don't want to donate; Painting supplies, paint and caulking that I know is dried out and useless but I'm too lazy to pull out of the corner to check; and the best scoot on the block.

goodbluegrass · Post by **goodbluegrass** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:36 am

1983 Volvo G240 Wagon. Sweet ride.
2007 Redline SS 29'er. Sweet Ride.
2006 Black Cat(de-catted). SWEET RIDE!!!
1987 Yamaha Zuma. Dead ride!!??
plus tons of junk and the recycling bins...

StacyB · Post by **StacyB** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:50 pm

Not in a garage, but anyways....

Mine:
2007 Sunset Buddy
2004 Infinti G35 Coupe

His:
Ducati 749S
Ducati GT1000
1984 Honda Elite
Nissan Titan (work truck)

Miscellaneous junk, riding gear, camping stuff, my mother's dining room set I can't get rid of no matter how hard I try, tools, 2 bicycles and a bunch of Iron Maiden posters on the walls for colorful accents.

kilted texan · Post by **kilted texan** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:37 pm

A lot of crap
600 sq. ft of gauged autumn slate (kitchen floor never installed)
some tools & work bench
3 bikes, hanging
2 scooters, GT200 & Buddy
1 skinny X-MAS tree

EP_scoot · Post by **EP_scoot** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:40 pm

Leeroy,
I think we need to see a picture of you with that "hairy" helmet that was on the seat of your XB12X

Leeroy Jenkins · Post by **Leeroy Jenkins** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:11 am

ah, my tradmark "mohawk" helmet.

buddyboop · Post by **buddyboop** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:35 am

Ok here it is.....
2 Mini Cooper S
1 GT 200
1 GTS250
2 ET4
2 Rattler 110
1 buddy 125
1 tandem bicycle
3 restored Schwinn
1 Electra Bicycle
Big tool box
Christmas Decorations
Halloween Decorations
1 general all purpose work bench
1 scooter work bench
A freezer filled with helmets and boots
A coat rack for our 5 Corrazzo jackets
And additional shelves for all our other stuff.
We are working on selling the Et4's to make room for a MP3. I guess one of the cars will be booted out on the driveway with the truck and kids cars if they don't sell first.

My husband is a good organizer and fits it all in oddly he doesn't like puzzles but to me this is a real life puzzle.

Elm Creek Smith · Post by **Elm Creek Smith** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:20 am

2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2008 Chevrolet Colorado extended cab
Mountain bike
Grandson's bike
Freezer
Workbench
Tool box
Table saw
Skil saw
Ryobi drill
Lawn mower
Chain saw
Weedeater

Soon, a Weekender Dinghy under contruction

ECS

brimstone · Post by **brimstone** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:20 am

hey leeroy. do you just stick your hair up through the slot or what?

Leeroy Jenkins · Post by **Leeroy Jenkins** » Wed May 21, 2008 11:46 am

yep, pull thru and I still have my trademark yellow sunglasses on under my helmet too.

pleasefeedthedog · Post by **pleasefeedthedog** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:02 pm

I guess with leather you don't have to concern yourself with methane explosions. It would make a great picture though.

Penguinboy · Post by **Penguinboy** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:25 pm

a) Wife
b) Beer fridge
c) Cases and cases of tasty Harpoon beer- a local Boston brand

Penguinboy · Post by **Penguinboy** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:27 pm

Forgot the picture!

brimstone · Post by **brimstone** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:35 pm

Leeroy Jenkins wrote:yep, pull thru and I still have my trademark yellow sunglasses on under my helmet too.

hahaha...nice.

Post by **polianarchy** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:32 pm

If I had a garage, I would park my:

1994 Ford Escort LX station wagon, white, so she is named ECTO-1

2003 Electra Townie 3r, pink, called Persephone because I recovered her from the ghetto after she got stolen

c. 1965 Schwinn Breeze, blue, called Smurfette.

For now, ECTO-1 sleeps in the street and the bikes live in my building's basement. Pinky rents garage space from my landlord, and my tools etc live in my apartment's utility cupboard.

lscarmic · Post by **lscarmic** » Thu May 22, 2008 1:23 pm

1999 Porsche Boxster
2006 BMW 330i
and a bunch of other junk that i don't care too much about...

HMBscoot · Post by **HMBscoot** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:53 pm

besides the buddy i also have
- Schwinn bike
- '92 Seadoo xp
- Super sweet '89 nissan sentra 5-speed
- Awesome '05 Scion tC 5-speed love her!
- stupid little pocket bike or super bike

The Nissan, Seadoo, & Pocket bike are on the way out as soon as i find some one who wants 'em