Motorcycle in my living room

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I worked on this while i was off work during the big snow storms that hit the Washington DC area last week.  I  wanted this bike out of my garage so I built this stand to hold the bike  over my couch in my living room.  I am going to decorate the rest of  the wall with motorcycle related stuff.  The stand is super strong and  stable.It's made out of 2"x2" square pipe with 1/4" thick walls.  It comes in  24' pieces and it was $80 i think.  I added 3"x1/4" thick  braces in the proper places.  perfection.  I had to use nearly all of my clamps.After i got it built i put the bike on it and left it in my garage for a  couple days to see if "anything" happened.  I installed it with my engine crane.  There are brackets welded to the  bike frame and bolted to the stand via welded tabs then the couch slides  over it.www.dynamitedave.com
Reply:That's pretty cool. I just hope it doesn't drip any oil! What kind of bike is that anyway?
Reply:Originally Posted by BrianstickT I just hope it doesn't drip any oil!
Reply:Why aren't you riding that thing!? Looks good though.
Reply:He must not be married!
Reply:Originally Posted by BrianstickHe must not be married!
Reply:Originally Posted by BrianstickHe must not be married!
Reply:Hertz askedWhy aren't you riding that thing!?
Reply:I'd like to see the room when you finish decorating around the bike. That could be really cool if done right. My wife allows me one room, in the basement of course, to decorate as my "mans room." lol
Reply:i like the idea. any ayhole can hang up a picture...
Reply:NICE! I saw another picture of a small alcove above the bed in the master bedroom. Dude had a Ducati up there.Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:Best wall art I've seen in a LONG time!!!!Visions SteelWasilla Alaskahttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&l=c32ed1320fwelderstourchessawsgrinders
Reply:I had a bike in the dining room but I was in college at the time.Tough as nails and damn near as smart
Reply:thanks for the comments guys.  I'll try to answer some questions.  the bike doesn't not leak, i drained the oil.  It is a 1967 Yamaha YDS3.  I broke a hard to find electrical part so it may never run again.  I'm going to put other motorcycle related things on the wall like old motorcycle license plates, advertisements, my dads 25 year AMA membership pin collection and other stuff.my living room has other old stuff.  I am a collector of old mechanical things and old stuff in general.  In my living room there is a 1950's Exercycle, turn style from a carnival, old coke sign, large cutout of Tina Turner, 3'x5' movie poster from an adult movie from the 60's i'm guessing, 1950's metal government desk, old adding machine, a couple of old fans, 1940's German bicycle, my old book collection, and other small random stuff.I am not married but so far the motorcycle in the living room has been well received from the ladies.  they know my love of motorcycles and other old stuff.my living roomwww.dynamitedave.com
Reply:Now that is AWESOME!  Talk about your conversation piece...just hope it never falls and whacks you in the head
Reply:i'd have like a little lever..........when your freinds sitting there , ya pull it'n squirt a little oil on his head , look up , sorry bout' that leaks a little all.  then it'd be a great conversation piece        thermal arc 252i  -  millermatic 350P -   miller XMT, cp300ts, 30a 22a feeders, buttload of other millers, handfull of lincolns, couple of esabs  -   Hypertherm 1250 G3
Reply:or maybe squirt a little rice , since it's a jap bike............is that a sex doll behind ur TV.?yeah , not married.        thermal arc 252i  -  millermatic 350P -   miller XMT, cp300ts, 30a 22a feeders, buttload of other millers, handfull of lincolns, couple of esabs  -   Hypertherm 1250 G3
Reply:freaking cool!
Reply:LOL, is that an old AMF Harley Davidson tank on it? I like the bike on the wall but I'm a tad religious on bikes, it needs a Yamaha tank.MAC WS1110 Mig WelderWoodworker HobbyistDelta 10" Table Saw, Delta Planer, Bosch and Craftsman Routers, 48" Craftsman Lathe, drill press, 1/2" hand and cordless drills, scroll saw, skill saws, jig saws, etc, and too many hand tools to list, lol
Reply:I was about to ask if it was an old Triumph, but then you posted it was a Yamaha.  Great wall art, good build on the frame (and the bike!)Somewhere online, I found some "wall art" of a Lamborghini hanging on the wall in some guy's house.  Complete car (engine and everything), put there by crane, with a huge skylight above it so the car could be removed if necessary.  On another forum, I also found the cab from a F-7 Santa Fe diesel locomotive that was placed in a guy's basement to use as a station for his model train layout - there was a full-sized restored Pullman car in there, too.  It's amazing what people will do with unusual stuff ...Here's some more "two wheel art" from OldMiniBikes.com:http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/ge...kes-house.htmlLast edited by SpyGuy; 02-25-2010 at 02:28 AM.
Reply:Originally Posted by dynamitedaveI worked on this while i was off work during the big snow storms that hit the Washington DC area last week.  I  wanted this bike out of my garage so I built this stand to hold the bike  over my couch in my living room.  I am going to decorate the rest of  the wall with motorcycle related stuff.  The stand is super strong and  stable.It's made out of 2"x2" square pipe with 1/4" thick walls.  It comes in  24' pieces and it was $80 i think.  I added 3"x1/4" thick  braces in the proper places.  perfection.  I had to use nearly all of my clamps.After i got it built i put the bike on it and left it in my garage for a  couple days to see if "anything" happened.  I installed it with my engine crane.  There are brackets welded to the  bike frame and bolted to the stand via welded tabs then the couch slides  over it.
Reply:pretty cool indeed.   Kinda sounds like something Jeff Foxworthy would talk about!  Lincoln AC225 & MigPak 140, Lincoln Magnum SpoolGun, Miller Spectrum 375-X Plasma, Syncrowave 200 TIG, Millermatic 252 MIG, Miller Digital Elite, General 7x12" horiz/vert bandsaw, 3' box/pan brake, 20 ton press, milling machine, 12x28 lathe, etc.
Reply:LOL, looks like a perfect masturbatorium!HH187Hobart 500i plasma cutterClark 4.5" GrinderDewalt 14" chop saw30 gallom 1.6 hp compressor10 gallon pressure pot sand blasterlots of hand tools
Reply:Sportster rims, Rotax? Motor, unknown frame...MILLWRIGHT'S SONMiller XMT 304 CC/CVMiller S52 Stainless Steel FeederMiller Process Selector ControlBernard Q-GunBernard Short StubTrade: Furniture Maker, so I'm a fabricating fool.
Reply:nice teener (914) what year?  i had a 73 2.0.  did the five lug conversion, 911 suspension mod.   that thing goes like stink and low slung to the ground... with an engine at the *right* placeI rebuilt a engine in the kitchen  Nothing says redneck like that lol. That helped me get my garage ..Hobart Handler 140Chinese Multi Machine