Who keeps their bike INSIDE their house?

Besides the sick bike this guy has it on white carpet no less!

Washing it after riding usually helps. The pressure washer doesn’t care how far I drove to ride. Do guys not wash there bike after every ride?

I mentioned the drive because it’s often dark when I get home from the races. I can’t imagine fitting up the pressure washer at 9 or 10pm Sunday night and doing a sufficient job to roll the bike inside. It’s also been below freezing in the evening the last month so washing right after riding isn’t really in the cards for me at the moment; I have to wait until a warm enough time of the day.

 I’ve had street bikes in my house when I was single, but just ones I wasn’t riding all the time. Was just wondering the how the racers manage it.

Interesting comment about the internal engine potentially voiding a homeowners policy. I'm thinking about buying a second story condo and keeping my bike on the second story balcony (with a cover, chain and Ulock, airtag, and insurance policy). If it was just me I would just run the bike out of gas and keep it inside my unit. But I think my wife who has zero background in mx will be able to smell even the small amount of gas left in the injectors. My weathered nose wouldn't notice anything short of a full tank of race gas at this point.

Not tryin to be an asshole here BUT I live within an hour give or take of every track here in Southern California. So, that’s never been an issue. At the latest I’m home around 5 on a Sunday depending on what series I’m racing. My landlord is also cool with it, she has family that rides/goes to the desert. So washing/working on the bike has never been an issue. I also don’t care if I bring in a little dirt, it’s all cheap wood flooring and I own a vacuum and a broom! 

This is in my office for the winter. I’ll swap it out for my KX500 come riding season. 

 Just the one that doesn’t get ridden. 

No worries, I appreciate the responses. I’m just genuinely curious what it takes to make it feasible. Keeping the bike inside isn’t for me at this point in life (I have a garage now anyways) but it might open up some opportunities for buddies of mine living in cities.

The closest race of the year is 1.5 hours from me; I’m just so used to driving the average 2.5 to 3 hours minimum to race that I forget it isn’t that way for everyone. Also winters here suck, it’s just muddy for months and usually dark and freezing by the time I’m home. Makes me envious of you California and Florida guys.

I lived in an apartment for a bit. had to muscle my sons 85 up 3 flights 3 nights a week.  That was just as painful as the rest the process.  Loading and unloading the bike multiple times a night sucked.  Always had to stop at a carwash on the way home to unload and wash the bike.  Most my neighbors never even knew i had a bike in the apartment since we never left a dirt trail.  One guy did catch me riding it down the last flight once but just laughed about it.  Once he got on big bikes a ground floor apartment was a must.  I did spill a bit of gas once rebuilding a kx250 and a neighbor stopped me in the parking lot a few days after asking if i smelled gas. I told him wont happen again and them went and bought a transit. Easier loading/unloading and the bike could stay in it dirty for a few days if needed.  

Against fire code either way to keep it on the condo porch or inside, and your neighbors WILL rat you out because they live their too and don't want you burning down their condos also. When you live in a multi family structure the fire and safety codes are much different and they will enforce them. 

Never kept a bike in the house, but before I had a heated/cooled shop I would rebuild wheels in the living room in the winter while watching movies with my wife. Truing stand on the kitchen table, she did make me put a layer of newspaper down first...

I'm wondering if there is a way to obstruct the view with a motorcycle cover and possibly a table built to sit over the whole bike. But I'm sure I'm underestimating the ability of random strangers to snoop and interfere with my personal lifestyle

Problem will be someone will see you bringing it up to the 2nd floor condo. It has nothing to do with your personal lifestyle it has to do with a fire hazard that affects other codo owners and their safety and property. Unfortunately people are nosey and someone will see you do it and rat you out. 

Oh trust me if I had a garage it would definitely be in the garage. All I have right now is a tin shed from the 50's and I don't really trust my dirt bike in there. So, I make it work in the house no matter what. Not having a chick also helps a lot lol I have no issue bringing in a dirty bike and setting it in the middle of the living room till I can wash it the next day. 

Killing is a bit overboard.

How about castration and cutting of their fingers?

I had a pal who kept his RM inside his condo in Southern California. His wife divorced him.

He should've switch to red.

I have a bi-level house and have a small garage underneath it for my bikes. I guess you could consider that 'in' in  the house. The cans of U4.4 had to be transferred to the big garage. The fumes were all in the house. lol 

Doesn’t everyone keep their dirt bike in the study?

Built my 450 in my room growing up.. Parents where not happy thank god we had the carpet redone lol

Was going to say the same thing.  It's not so much an issue as to whether someone will call you out as much as you're essentially going without insurance.  If there is a problem (even unrelated to the bike) and you make an insurance claim, the insurer absolutely will deny the claim.  It's a big financial risk.  On an older, carbed bike, you might be OK if you removed the tank and carb, but it will depend on the language of your policy.   But any parts that offgas fuel fumes could lead to a big problem if there is an ignition source nearby.

Depends on if you’re buying or renting and where you are moving to. I build a shed in my backyard that fits all my bikes.

Always loved the look of these bikes. Wish that they would do a throwback model in this style. 

I used to live in Lomita, LA. The house never had a garage so my (our) bikes would be worked on and kept In the kitchen. 

I have a picture somewhere of myself rebuilding my CR125 motor on the kitchen counter.

No woman In the house back then. Was just three South African's chasing a dream.

This is the walkout basement of my current house.  This was a huge selling point haha!  But it goes on the market next week, anyone in KC need a good moto house? 😂

My buddy didn’t have a garage when growing up. So he kept his YZ125 in his bedroom during the winter.

Man I was jealous. My bike sat in a cold garage.