Back into garage?

[houltmac]

So I spent all last night clearing out and re-arranging the garage so I could fit my new bike in there when I picked it up today. It fits wonderfully. I tried pulling straight in, but getting it tight to the left wall without touching it was tough. I backed out (also tough) and turned around.

Long story short(er) I managed to back it in no problem at all. I was wondering what everyone else did? Is it common to find backing in easier?

[Pete]

I prefer to back in, but I have a long driveway and if there's a car on it I have to ride in past it and park straight in. To get out again I do a 15 point turn in front of the porch!

[queen bodecia]

Always back mine in. My drive slopes down to the garage so I'd never get the bike out otherwise.

[Gin]

Much easier for me to drive it in and back i out.. Just the way my garage is though

Think its differnt to every situation, at college i have to back my bike into the space otherwise i would never be able to get it back up the lil slope!

[Decor58]

I have a slope up to the garage so it's easier to ride it in and back it out. It's just a matter of is the ground going to the garage uphill or downhill? As you are going to have to turn it around at some point anyway. Just weather it's as you put it in or take it out.

[techno]

I push mine in forward, but mines in the middle of the garage not to one side, sit on it to reverse it out but its a wide area so leave it 90 degrees to the garage and ride away from there, would be way more hassle to back it in!

[rennie]

I have a long drive, if I'm out on bike my car is usually

parked on the drive.

I sit on bike and reverse it ( can't get past car pushing it)

then get off and push bike backwards into garage.

Then I can just ride straight out!

[The Jade Mongoose]

I would prefer to ride it straight out, and tried this for a while, but as the area outside the garage slopes slightly up to the door, it's easier to ride in and walk it back out.

I try to make a habit of never getting into a situation where I end up having to push the bike uphill, cos i'm quite short. So if a parking space is sloping downwards i'll reverse in, and sloping upwards i'll ride it in. Cos let's face it, it looks cool at Devils if you ride in to a parking space when you arrive, but if you then have to try and push the bike back uphill out of the space when you wanna leave, the coolness soon wears off!

[MtotheJ]

My driveway is on a bit of a slope so i cant back it in, would be right hassle. Manage to just lock the bars to the right and roll out backwards and im ready to ride off

I found it hard to remember when riding not to drive head first, down a slope, in to a parking space, as i kept forgetting there was no reverse gear

[Guest]

Cos let's face it, it looks cool at Devils if you ride in to a parking space when you arrive, but if you then have to try and push the bike back uphill out of the space when you wanna leave, the coolness soon wears off!

best to find a spot that you can ride into, then ride out of... not always possible, worst is when you have found a spot, then the gathering hordes block every exit, just as your about to go...

I have a yard, not a garage, and walk it back to the gate, then jump on, fold the mirrors in, and roll back covering the brake.. then roll forward into its spot, ...

to leave

.........roll it back, then either push it out, (quieter) or ride out, normally walk it out, fire it up, then go back lock the house, gate and jump on the bike,

[Guest]

Always back mine in. My drive slopes down to the garage so I'd never get the bike out otherwise.

 

Same as QB. Even with a level drive I'd back in though.

[Guest]

Always back mine in. My drive slopes down to the garage so I'd never get the bike out otherwise.

 

Same as QB. Even with a level drive I'd back in though.

i take it thewife does neither, just presses the horn and the automatic bike mover comes out....

[Guest]

You got it

[Guest]

I have 4 steps down onto the yard to negotiate,,and 3 steps up into the shed!.

I have a wood ramp that i use to get down onto the yard and up into the shed.

So its ride up the ramp into the shed and roll back down it.

What a F**K about it is.

Wish i had a proper garage!.

Fred.

[Guest]

be careful when its wet Fred, i used to have 2 stone steps to negotitae, but after becomeing one with the wooden gate to many times, i had to get a ramp (well, concreted the whole yard....)

[Guest]

Hi WalneyFrankie,

Yep, wet wooden ramp, been there..almost came to grief on more than 1 occasion!

Take a photo and post it tomorrow.

[tony-1977]

Always back mine in. Flat drive... long enough for 5 cars, but not wide enough to turn the bike - house on one side and wall on the other. Easy to ride straight out in the morning

[TC]

Ride in, back out Purely because the kids bikes are on the right side of the garage so when the side stand is down it leans away from them getting their bikes out

[Anton17]

Depends with me, I have to put it in behind a car.

Without a car in it in the day I generally just ride in, but damn it's easier to back it in for when you pull out again. I will probably get into the habit of doing that if I have enough space.

With the car in, I have to shimmy it until it's in horizontally on it's side. Pain in the ass but I got a garage with two vehicles in it.