This is a fear I have in the back of my mind too. Now I can't even use independent guys like Kneedragger88, look what happened, he hasn't responded to the OP in 1 year, what would happen if I store my bike with a guy like this and he doesn't answer my calls/emails with my $10,000 bike in his posession?
My understanding is that bike dealerships have done quite well for themselves after the initial shut-down was over. Maybe that's a US thing? The logic I read was that with disposable income for travel being unspent, that was going into other purchases like bikes...
GP Bikes charges between $450 and $650, depending on added service options, according to their website. I'd imagine others are in the same ballpark...
OH NO, I would never think that...Oh oh, TK4 thinks my wife is going to laugh at that one too
Milking fairies - is that legal ?
Isn't the cow barn cold when there are no cows in it? I thought the cows made much of the heat :|
It's cold but it is heated - they had to keep the milking plant from freezing, they also used it as a workshop for a while. It's on high ground, no chance of flooding but fire and theft insurance would certainly be necessary. I'm just not sure whether she could attract enough bikers to make it viable. The powersports shop that offered to take the space was willing to pay $100/bike, guarantee 50 bikes, with a no in/out privileges, bikes had to be in during Oct and out between Mar and Apr 15. That would cover heat and insurance so it was a no go on that proposition - she would have to do it direct at about $200/bike and get 50 bikes for it to make sense. There is room for about 100 bikes with easy access, 200 bikes if they are packed in.
but there would be money to be made in a storage facility idea, not so much for indoor winter riding area, not enough crazy people around for that.
Well it's been run through many a winter already, she should have a good handle on the operating costs. She could also aim for just above freezing to minimize costs. Constant temp is more important than absolute temperature.I know guys that have converted barns and steel sheds into a year round riding facility
If the barn heats with anything other then in-floor, the heating costs might become prohibitive.
The rate is not $450, here are details.
Wow. @Mad Mike maybe your SIL should partner with someone like @frekeyguy . She gets her $200/bike, he does the pickup/dropoff/maintenance and tacks on another $300-400 for the effort and they still undercut existing options. He could either winterize them on the way in or spend a few weekends in November banging off oil changes in the barn.
Yeah... People near alliston most likely have their own garage, don't need storage. It's the people in the GTA who live in condos that need this type of service, but they're not gonna go all the way to alliston. She would need to pickup/drop off the bikes to their condo in order to get their business.
maybe I can convince the wife I need another motorcycle.