9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Portable garage, July 16, 2008
I live in an apartment complex without covered or indoor parking. I wanted to keep my baby ('07 Goldwing) protected from the weather and dry when it rains. There is a private "patio" with privacy hedges along the front of the two story town houses that's just enough bigger than the shelter that I can get around it easily. It is very well built, the materials appear to be of good quality, durable and absolutely waterproof. It's fairly easy to assemble even alone. I started inside but quickly moved outside while it would fit through the door. It's well protected from the wind by the hedges, so it's free standing. I didn't think the landlord would appreciate holes in the concrete for the anchors. There have been some nasty thunderstorms with high winds and it hasn't moved. Not mfg's fault but there were a lot of sections of the tube frame missing. First call got a promise to get them to me in 10 days, second call actually got them ordered and delivered as promised. Absolutely no problems replacing the pieces the freight company lost. The box is heavy but I got it in the house without help. The inside has plenty of space for this very large motorcycle. Able to ride it in, just have to lower the antennae first. I added velcro to the roof and the flap door to hold it open when it's breezy. I thought some ties inside and outside at the top of the door could have been sewn into the seams and would have made it easy to keep the door open, but the velcro works well. The floor is the concrete and the sides are long enough that they curve outwards and keep the rain from coming in. It would be perfect for any motorcycle (possibly two crotch rockets), ATV or lawn tractor. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this highly. Wish I'd known about these years ago and plan to take it with me if I move.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Shelter, Kinda Sorta, April 17, 2011
I bought this to house my Honda Silverwing 600 maxi scooter. I've been using a standard sized Bike Barn, which turns out to be
just a bit too small. Also, it's been blown around and torn up quite a lot - but that's another story. This ShelterLogic shelter is quite roomy by comparison, and gives me plenty of extra room to work on the bike in there, etc. I like that it's not
too tall (6 1/2 feet at the ridge), which I think gives it a more stable profile out in the wind, and we have plenty of that here in NM, especially now, in the Spring. This shelter must be staked down, and the kit comes with four auger style stakes to use for this. I was only able to use one of them because of the rocky soil here, so I used three other metal ground stakes for the three other corners, and so far it's working fine.
The shelter doors - there are three separate pieces to this thing; two end door pieces, and the top cover piece - will blow around in the wind, so you shouldn't expect them to be perfectly "tight" and sealed. This shelter isn't completely tight anyway, and you will get dust blown into it to some degree. The picture makes it look more sealed up then it actually is, and any wind will compromise that picture-perfect fantasy anyway.
All in all I'm happy with it thus far - I've had it up for a week now. You'll need some basic hand skills and tools to erect it, and one person can do it easily enough. I can't speak to longevity of course. However the quality seems to me to be capable of some of that.
UPDATE AFTER A WINDY, DUSTY WEEK OF USE:
If you need a shelter that will keep dust out; if you live in a windy area where there is a lot of dust/dirt/earth, etc., then I'd suggest you look for a different shelter system. This one won't do it. I live in such an area - Spring here is always windy, and this Spring has been unusually windy - and my motorbike has been literally covered with a layer of dirt after some windy days. I wish it were different, but there it is.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Didn't last one month, January 10, 2011
If you live anywhere where there is snow or wind this isn't for you. The first snow fall and the thing broke and bent in a million places. I was very sad to lose $200 and it was only up less than one month.
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