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oceantrav
7/14/2017 4:02am
7/14/2017 4:02am
How are y'all washing bikes in a hoa?
Sold my house on 3/4 of an acre, and moving into a new one with a small front and back yard, that is all green. Have a buddy in the same situation, and he takes them to the car wash, that won't work for me.
I'm assuming if I do it in the driveway, then with the mud run off neighbors will get mad.
I'm thinking some kind of platform in the back, maybe like a grate that dirt falls though?
Sold my house on 3/4 of an acre, and moving into a new one with a small front and back yard, that is all green. Have a buddy in the same situation, and he takes them to the car wash, that won't work for me.
I'm assuming if I do it in the driveway, then with the mud run off neighbors will get mad.
I'm thinking some kind of platform in the back, maybe like a grate that dirt falls though?
I keep our property nice and tidy . If I start the bike to dry it I do this during reasonable hours .
It really boils down to how reasonnable everybody is (or not).
Technically the HOA can stop you to do a lot of things. Got some buddies who live in these communities where the grumpy seniors will get you a warning letter if the grass is 1/2"inch above their standard....
Just got a Moto van, maybe figure out a way to mount a water tank. Would be more motivated now too, always wanted to do it in the past
The Shop
My last house on 3/4 of an acre was cool. Could do what ever I want, and could park trailers there. No kids close by, and my kids were the only ones at the bus stop. Doing yard work sucked too there.
Pros and cons to an hoa for sure. This point in my life though, it's a good fit
I take a generator, water tank and electric jetwash with me to the track and wash it after riding, if you have a van then its really easy to do.
Now to decide between electric or gas power washer.
I already have a electric. Have read they need a pump on the tank to work. Plus I'd have to bring a generator every time.
Leaning towards the $300 ryobi gas with a Honda engine at Home Depot, would be like $270 after military discount.
I don't know what it's like where you live but over here bikes get stolen all the time. It's an added bonus people won't see you washing a bike in public at a jetwash or outside your house. Much less likely for so some scum bag to steal it.
A dream of mine is to one day get elected as president of an HOA with some like-minded friends as officers, so I can move to dissolve the association immediately. All in favor? AYE!
The golf cart nazy cracked me up but it's sadly like that in many HOA.
Grass a bit too tall, color of your blinds not ok, trash can not in the right spot
I'm really lucky so far with mine as the "black van patrol" has been so far ok.
At the end of the day , there's the rules book and how some are just intolerant and have little common sense.
No rules or guidelines might lead to bad stuff I won't disagree.
I'm more annoyed by people driving freakin Harley's with straight pipes very early in the am or late at night .
I'lll keep washing my bikes and cars as I do and will use Falcon"s suggestion if they bug me.
Pit Row
Now I just rinse/wash in the driveway, flow the dirt to the gutter, wait a day for it to dry and then sweep it up. HOA has yet to bitch.
Then, when you're done, make sure to clean your guns, particularly rifles and shotguns, while sitting on the front porch. Wave at the HOA Nazi in the golf cart with a big grin. Listen for ambulance to pick up heart attack victim within 10 minutes.
Done.
Last week a new family moves in and is going door to door wanting to start up the HOA again.Seems they don't like a few of us who have dirt bikes (all street legal) riding them out of the neighborhood to go ride in the mountains a few miles away. When they came to my house my wife said she would not sign a petition to start an HOA and that her husband wouldn't either,well they came back to talk to me and I told them no and then asked how many signatures they had collected,the reply was zero,but were going to keep trying. I told them they might have moved into the wrong neighborhood.
Depending on the people in the neighborhood HOAs can be good or bad.
Wash your bike at home and see what happens,you can always your bike your bathtub.
And if you really don't want to, doesn't your local track have pressure washers on site? All the ones I know do.
Lots of people bring water tanks and pressure washers with them In they're trailers though
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