I am about to purchase a new Harley but I do not have a garage and it is not practical for me to build one. Instead, I am going to buy one of those pre-fab wood sheds. I was wondering about the minimum shed size for storing and working on a Harley.

Most Harley's are about 92 inches in length. An 8 foot shed is 96 inches in length minus 7 inches for the 2x4 studs and a couple more inches for outside wood. Minimum shed length would have to be 10 feet (no 9 foot pre-fab sheds). This would allow me to drive my bike into the shed, park my front tire against the far wall and have about 2 feet of free space behind me.

How wide is a Harley on a kick stand? Maybe 3 feet? A 3 foot wide Harley in the center of an 8 foot shed would result in a little less than 2.5 feet of free space on either side of the bike - probably not enough room to work. A 10 foot wide shed would result in 3.5 feet of space on either side of the bike. So I plan to buy a 10' x 10' shed and erect it at the end of my concrete driveaway.

What is the best way to secure the love of my life? Install a flush mounted floor anchor into the concrete directly under the parked chassis?

Thanks, Barry

 

I would go 10 x12 or 12 x12, probably won't cost that much more and you'll be glad you did. Secure it with a good pad lock on the door and MC insurance!

 

Yep 10x12 would be the smallest I would go! Your going to need a place for old parts when you start mods!

 

Just did that last year. Started with the thought of 10x12. Due to not much dif in price, was talked into 12x16. Has a small garage roll up door and a man door as well as a window on one end. I went through the trouble of insulating it too. Run a small one of those electric oil filled heaters and even on the lowest setting it will keep it at 55 on the coldest days in winter. If I turn on the plouresent 8' light it will climb another 10 if I'm in there long enough. Glad I did it all now, but as they say, it's never big enough. Plan to be able to walk around the bike, room for work bench, tool box and whatever. Soon you run out of room if you go too small. It may be cheaper and better in the long run to avoid those prefab things if you can find a carpenter buddy, if for nothing else guidence.
Ron

 

I had a 10X14 that worked out great.

 

The rule of thumb for sheds is to first do an honest estimate of your needs, then double that. Whatever you get, it will be too small, and you will wish you had gone bigger.
Don't ask me how I know.

 

10x12 minimum but a 12x12 would be better.
With a 10x10 your just not going to have any "moving around room"
I assume your getting a shed with a door on the end, not one the side or you'll never be able to manuver it through the door. As for securing it, lock the steering and ignition switch, padlock on the door and get yourself some good insurance.

Just my .02,

Krusr

 

You gotta have room for the jack, toolbox, beer-cooler, washing/waxing supplies(leaf blower) and lots of shelf space. A full size locker (gym style) comes in good to keep all your riding gear and helmets. I'm thinking at least a 40 x 60

 

I have a 10 x 12 and think that would be minimum.

 

My HOG barn is 25'x30'. I do however have 2 bikes and a few tools in it. I did have a lot of tools but I dont know what happen to them!