surprisingly if I come in from a ride, put the bike in, close the door, If I go there hours afterwards the garage is still warm from the heat from the engine of the bike....since ive done it out and put essentially a kitchen in there I ran some network and rf cables down as well and put a satellite receiver, monitor and old laptop. Did that a few months back and it all still working as I was in the last night watching tv, and looking up stuff on the net while I was building the KTM...
yep - its the only place the rest of the family don't go....ill take some photos....pretty chuffed with the way its turned out. its just a shame I haven't got room for an armchair....that would be the icing on the cake but saying that ive got more wall units to put up so I can get even more stuff off the floor so I might get that....
When others on here have asked they were told unambiguously that a bike in the house invalidated the house insurance - extra fire risk.
Where is there always some ....... who asks that question? I guess that is because bikes have a history of spontaneously combusting huh? I have a big garage with two other bikes in it but special bikes get special privilages
Season's greetings to you too. The answer is that it is the case that a bike in the house generally invalidates house insurance and some people who might not have thought of that might appreciate, in the spirit of a helpful forum, knowing it. Well, bikes and cars of course do very occasionally combust due to a wiring or alarm fault. But I said 'extra fire risk'; the point is that any small house fire is going to be a tad accelerated if you chuck a tank full of petrol [as there may be] into the mix. There's also the heightened risk of a burglary if someone thinks bike/s are in there. One might think the risks negligible but insurers take views on these things. If you know all this then good for you and just pass over it, but not everybody might.
I had my KTM in my sitting room 690 enduro R no room on it for an alarm and loads of thieving shits round this way, Might get a ramp for the front door and pop the 1199s in for the winter.
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Anyone with any 'common sense' would know that petrol also needs a spark or high temperature to ignite so how exactly is a cold bike with no fuel in the tank going to combust? But I guess you already asked me if there was any fuel in the tank or if I have just ridden my bike stright into my property with a full tank of fuel didn't you? Ive never heard of anyones bike catching fire by just sitting there in all the years ive been on this planet. Plus for the record I live in a two floor flat so it will be very difficult for them to just break into my property just to steal my bike, nevermind the fact I have two dogs. But I fail to see your point of where my bike is kept has anything to do with a heightened risk of burglary when who knows my bike is there apart from this forum?
your insurance will in event of a fire. even if the fire isn't caused by the bike the insurance can argue it increased fire spread. I would inform them as its your duty to, I would purge fluids and fuel gas etc etc.
That would be my problem then wouldn't it? Have I said either way if my insurance know? Nice to know how folk on here make a lot of assumptions!
mrs beer went away for the day so to show who the boss is I wheeled the sp1 into kitchen sent her a pic and then quickly removed bike to garage before she returned ( killed me ).
yea sorry bungle.......the general advice if your keeping a bike indoors is to inform the insurance company,also be aware of your means of escape in event of fire. ( not that the bike could spontaneously combust )
