Are you married" Do you have a significant other" Or do you live by your lonesome" You may think that to keep your bike in the living room you?d need to be the consummate bachelor. But I?m here to tell you that you don?t. All of us at 44Teeth have spent plenty of time living with bikes in our living rooms, offices and/or bedrooms, and we?ve all turned out absolutely fine (cough). So you mustn?t let anyone tell you to banish your bike to the garden shed.

But in the real world there are plenty of wet blankets that?ll say ?the house is no place for motorcycle?. That?s why we?ve put together this list of our Top 5 reasons, in no particular order, to help you persuade anyone that you might need to, that it?s time to bring the bike indoors. Arm yourself with these bad-boys next time the missus starts giving you jip, and you?ll never need a garage again.
Safety

Fluctuating temperatures are less than ideal for any organic material, not least of all rubber. Just like firing umpteen heat cycles through them with your tyre warmers at a trackday, sub-zero temperatures, night in, night out are definitely not going to do your hoops any good. Ok, if you?ve got a temperature controlled, MotoGP spec workshop you might be fine. But for the vast majority that keep their bike in a brick garage, wooden shed, or any type of unheated outbuilding, it?s worth playing this card.

After all, it?s a question of safety; you don?t want your only connection with the tarm...