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11-24-2012, 06:25 AM
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R1 pilot
Join Date: May 2012
Bikes: 08 Candy Red R1
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Lets see your garages. Need some ideas.
Just bought my first house with a garage. We close on December 17 and we will spend the first week painting and getting things moved in.
My plans for the garage so far is white epoxy paint for the floor and new white paint for the walls with better lighting as well. I got a good deal on some blackfriday steel shelves at Lowes. I have my tool box and some other stuff that will be going in as well as a couple banners that will be going up but other than that, I'm not really sure what I want done.
The white floor comes from working in aircraft hangers. I love the clean bright look and if you drop anything it's pretty easy to find on a solid white floor.
So any of you guys get a chance to build your man cave garage? What would you have in yours? What have you done to make the garage yours?
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11-24-2012, 10:12 AM
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I killed em Gilbert
Join Date: Aug 2005
Bikes: 2004 Yamaha R1 1972 Honda Z50 Mini Trail
Location: Illinois
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Last edited by DerrickWade; 11-24-2012 at 10:14 AM.
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11-24-2012, 10:15 AM
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R1 pilot
Join Date: May 2012
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Thanks for the links!
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11-24-2012, 10:22 AM
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I killed em Gilbert
Join Date: Aug 2005
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No prob.
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11-24-2012, 10:51 AM
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I eat my R1
Join Date: Jul 2012
Bikes: Vulcan 800 bobber SOLD - 06 R1 SOLD
Location: Atlanta, GA
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awesome! thanks for the links as well. I just moved into a house and need some ideas for my garage too.
anyone have any suggestions on lighting?
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11-24-2012, 11:02 AM
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I killed em Gilbert
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Im using 4 4ft t8 fixtures with the daylight bulbs. There pretty bright. However, they must be wired in instead of just plugged into an outlet. Nice sig by the way! 
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11-24-2012, 11:45 AM
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I am the vanilla gorilla!
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Last edited by rexmitchell; 11-24-2012 at 11:51 AM.
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11-24-2012, 12:33 PM
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Life: Comedy or Tragedy?
Join Date: Mar 2003
Bikes: '07 R1 (track only)
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Originally Posted by greenc51
awesome! thanks for the links as well. I just moved into a house and need some ideas for my garage too.
anyone have any suggestions on lighting?
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If the garage has just the standard light sockets, you can pick up some 300W equivalent CFL's (about $15-20/ea). I had about seven of them in my garage for a while.
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11-24-2012, 12:52 PM
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big tracks scare me
Join Date: Jul 2010
Bikes: R6 track slut
Location: NW Chicago suburb
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greenc51
awesome! thanks for the links as well. I just moved into a house and need some ideas for my garage too.
anyone have any suggestions on lighting?
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For lighting I got a bunch of neons and 4 of THESE. The fluorescent lights light up the place really well and they are good to work even in 0* weather.
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11-24-2012, 01:13 PM
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R1 pilot
Join Date: May 2012
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I was planning on running fluorescent lights in my garage as well. Mine is a 2 car so not sure how many I need right now. I will get in the attic and run some wire and a seperate switch by the door.
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11-24-2012, 01:17 PM
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R1 pilot
Join Date: May 2012
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Originally Posted by rexmitchell
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Where did you get that gas can? All I can find around here are those stupid ones with the rigid spout and no vent. And the triple stand your R1 is on, what brand, you like it?
Last edited by RedDevil154; 11-24-2012 at 01:19 PM.
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11-24-2012, 01:24 PM
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I am the vanilla gorilla!
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Originally Posted by RedDevil154
Where did you get that gas can? All I can find around here are those stupid ones with the rigid spout and no vent. And the triple stand your R1 is on, what brand, you like it?
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Gas can was from cyclegear, I love it, however it is not vented but works fine unless you are doing an endurance pit stop  . I also have the fast fill adapter as well that empties that tank in under 1 min.
http://www.cyclegear.com/eng/product...Jug/web1007491
Stands are T-Rex, bunch of people talk shit about them but they are sturdy as hell and I love them. Also reasonably priced
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11-24-2012, 02:12 PM
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Track addict!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Bikes: 09 R1, 03 R1, 04 CRF-50, 06 R6(sold)
Location: Fairfax, VA
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11-24-2012, 02:31 PM
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I am the vanilla gorilla!
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Get rid of those crap ass imports
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11-24-2012, 02:33 PM
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Track addict!
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Originally Posted by rexmitchell
Get rid of those crap ass imports |
They're both my roommates.
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11-24-2012, 02:38 PM
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I am the vanilla gorilla!
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Originally Posted by AnonymousR1
They're both my roommates. |
Get rid of the roommate? Is he the one I met in Indy? If so, he was a nice guy but expendable for garage space
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11-24-2012, 02:45 PM
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Track addict!
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Originally Posted by rexmitchell
Get rid of the roommate? Is he the one I met in Indy? If so, he was a nice guy but expendable for garage space |
Yeah, same one. I really don't have an argument since he owns the house. But he also keeps his civic at his parents house, so I still have my half of the garage.
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11-24-2012, 02:57 PM
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I am the vanilla gorilla!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AnonymousR1
Yeah, same one. I really don't have an argument since he owns the house. But he also keeps his civic at his parents house, so I still have my half of the garage.
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True, an eviction on a person that owns the house might be controversial
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11-24-2012, 07:06 PM
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LIVE EVERY MOMENT!
Join Date: Oct 2011
Bikes: 2010 r1
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looks like you have 1/4 of the garage....but at least its not right outside your apartment window! 
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11-24-2012, 08:51 PM
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I eat my R1
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fjorn
If the garage has just the standard light sockets, you can pick up some 300W equivalent CFL's (about $15-20/ea). I had about seven of them in my garage for a while.
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good idea! i only have 2 fixtures though. so it will probably look like two bright ass suns on the ceiling
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Originally Posted by smalltrack
For lighting I got a bunch of neons and 4 of THESE. The fluorescent lights light up the place really well and they are good to work even in 0* weather. |
this is more along the lines of what I was thinking. do these have to be hardwired or do they just connect to the existing fixtures sockets somehow? i'm a noob at electrical
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My advice would be to spend a few hours washing and waxing. Make it shine like a diamond in a goats ass.
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