Envy! All my tools are Snap-On, and my shop is in the living room and also keep my motorcycle inside the house. I live in a Forest Reserve outside Bogota, Colombia. Thanks, I enjoy your videos very much.

Wow! Amazing. Thanks - thanks for making me depressed about my not-as-organised-as-it-should-be garage/man cave. Mine is for bikes, 4x4 safari stuff, cycling & scuba diving. But, my tools storage needs a complete make-over. I don't want to scratch around looking for stuff.

@TheGirlOnABike

3 ай бұрын

😅 Uh oh! Sorry! 🙊

Superb garage view - great for inspiration, worryingly tidy though. I'll stick to my chilled chaos in certain corners!

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks dude. Yeah it's rather tidy, we both a have a very organised nature lol allthough there are definitely "man" draws with me being just as responsible for that in the kitchen draw lol

That's so dreamy, congrats - I do like them Teng tools & cabinets, would luv me some in my workshop!

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

We're so pleased with them. Love how the colour pops and the draws are especially my favourite

Best garage!

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Yey thanks dude 💖

Wow so organised so clean loads of money have gone into this superb lovely garage that's heaven o well done. I love it.👌👌👍🏻🏍🏍🏍

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 ❤️

Your garage is a dream!!! 👌🏻 It’s awesome, fair play!! 🤙🏻

@TheGirlOnABike

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude

Awesome.

Dream garage, throw a sleeping mat in there and it'd be my dream home too

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Haha that's funny. You'd need a thick roll mat in the chequer mats hehe

I’ve been a mechanic for 35 years and that has to be the most organised, well thought out workshop I’ve ever seen. Well done.

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

aw thanks John! Sad we left the garage last month [moving house] but can't wait to build the new garage and make it even better hehe

I thought I was going to see another garage decorating tour but no, you built the garage from the ground up! Damn girl, mad props! Subscribed.

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

aw thanks dude, so appreciate the sub!

Great garage, very jealous of ur tool draws brilliant 👍

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy

Love it Vanessa. So glad to discover I’m not the only person who gets excited by toolchests and tools! Your garage is fab. And impressive that you built it yourselves. Well done. I’m going to check out more of your videos. Keep up the good work. Michael

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

aw yey, thanks Michael. I'll look forward to seeing your comments

Wow just found your re-found channel. Yet to build my dream garage and was thinking about a ramp like Delboy garage but you lift the whole bike then you have to lift it again off the table to take off wheels etc. Plus the ramp is always taking up valuable floor space. I got a Abba stand with a tie down ring in the floor and a small jack to lift the front up for a front wheel, a big blue that will put my Stratloiner in the air. sorry to waffle. Interesting you don't have one ( a ramp bike lift), nice to see you pair plan things. Nice garage.

Hi Vanessa, this was an amazing tour of the 'Buckingham Palace' of garages, so beautifully organised and designed, and those Teng cabinets are something else! What an achievement to have built it all from scratch, pretty incredible! I can't get over the number of bikes, so you're both obviously fully competent mechanics too.

@TheGirlOnABike

2 жыл бұрын

Hehe thanks John. We've moved house since and the new garage is taking some organisation. Haha work in progress

I can understand why you spend a lot of time in the garage, its just brilliant, so well laid out. Love the colour scheme. That Parkside kit is pretty good for the money, I've had an electric tyre pump for years.

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Yeah it's our most used room at home! haha Got to love Lidl tools hehe, good spot! ❤️

Brilliant tip about the checker plate matting - many thanks. Just about to do my 19ft garage, and that would have been an expensive mistake! Plain tiles it is! Incidentally, that garage!!!!!! Bloody amazing. I can feel the strain on your bank account from here!! But well worth it! Subscribed!

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

haha thanks dude, glad the flooring tips helped and thank you!

I’ll now go out to the disorganized mess that is my shop, and shed a tear. 😢. What a nice, well thought out, shop ! 👍 Mine may have started out with the intent of being well organized, but 30 years later it more a state of chaos 😆.

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Haha that's made me giggle. Organised mess is good too as long as you can find things hehe. Give me 30 years and we'll see how it looks 🤪

Very nice

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Absolutely love the garage, I have garage envy. Send me your plans of the garage and I will have it built before the lockdown is over 😂. On a serious note, respect to you both you must be so proud of the garage. 👍

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

haha thanks John, mege appreciate that. It was definitely a labour of love. Took about a year from breaking ground to fully painted etc and then another 2 to really get it organised and sorted.

Wow ... what an amazing utilization of a modest space. Great job!

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Yey, thank you! We did out best to make the best use of it.

How good is that! As organised and clean as a F1 garage.😲😁👍

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

haha we try!

Just discovered your channel so looking forward to catching up on older episodes. I think that's probably everyone's dream garage but looks like it might cost as much as my house! Well jel as the kids say😁

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Hehe thanks lovely. Welcome in board! I can't wait to see your comments. Haha it's definitely the best room in our house!

Awesome tour!! So now you have to show us the garden and how all that is integrated with the house 😀😀😀

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Oh! OK. I didn't thing of that. But I do have the answer hehe if you head to my website and go to the garage tour you can see the 3D designs I made when we were planning. This shows the back of the house thegirlonabike.com/latest-content/ 👏🏼

Nice video, Vanessa. If I may comment, your audio is clipping pretty badly. You need to pull the audio back 3-4 dB in post, and normalize to - 14 LUFS. Your listeners will thank you. ;)

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have absolutely no idea how to do that? haha It's a new Rode wireless go and I have to say I was disappointed how almost tinny it is. Is that audio things possible in imovie? I do all my editing on my iphone as I don't have a laptop capable. Thanks for taking the time to give me some tips too, mega appreciate it

@ShawnKitchen

4 жыл бұрын

There's too much to explain in a KZread comment section. I'm following you on Facebook; I'll contact you through there and share a bit with you.

Impressive that you Built the Garage, the Build should be a series in itself.

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

haha yeah so true. I didn't have youtube back then hehe ❤️

I love garage videos and you have a beautiful one!! Thank you for the video, great stuff!!

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Aw yey. Big thanks

What a great garage. Must be fantastic to work in. Praise to you both for an amazing work.

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

It sure is! We love spending time in there. Thank you

That's a proper garage, well done guys, really amazing!! 👍👍

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍

Thank you for telling your story. Similarly, I am waiting for surgeries 6 and 7 after a motorcycle head on with a car that was on the wrong side of the road. The rollercoaster continues for me and I’m hoping to get up to IPT soon for the 40th birthday experience that I missed because of the accident (just over 3 years ago!).

Absolute dream garage!! Congrats!

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

yey thanks dude

Hardly a Teng dealer at all then 🤫 Forgot 2 mention the Teng torque wrench is calibrated from the factory which is a big plus for critical work, I love mine!

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

haha could you tell we love Teng? haha

💗💗

"Bob" name done and dusted ...happy to help out

@TheGirlOnABike

5 ай бұрын

🤣

Sweet setup clearly you're both addicts ⛽😎🤯

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Yes we are haha thanks dude

Very clean and organized. Nice work 👍🏼

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! It's addictive keeping it clean post messing it up hehe

Great video, and awesome garage 🤟

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's our dream! 👍

💗

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

thank you

You did great! I wish mine was that nice

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you Richard. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching

@richardhartman5995

4 жыл бұрын

The Girl On A Bike I try to watch all of your videos ❤️

Damnnnnn now thats a propper GARAGE 👍👍👍

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks dude. It was a serious labour of love but we're so happy with it

@HugoGSamuraiHg

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGirlOnABike if i had my way my garage would look pretty similar but the boss "Wife " keeps on dumping everything into the garage 😁😁 I like to have everything in its on place also some say OCD right i just call it organized 🤣👍 Have fun stay safe ✌

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

hehe that made me chuckle. I'm really lucky not to have a boss wife 🤣

Looks like a great space, very organised!

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Hehe definitely organised. I'm frequently hoovering...possibly a little ocd Haha

@renegade1987

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGirlOnABike I have 7 bikes in a single garage so am past the point of trying to organise the place lol..

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

haha amazing! Our house was a nightmare before we build this. We had three in the tiny conservatory and one in the dinning room haha

It looks like bikers heaven 🤠🤠..... Really nice.... Ranga Prasad from Mysore

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

thanks dude

@rangaprasad1908

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGirlOnABike Welcome.... Please explore India....

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

@@rangaprasad1908 once day I hope I get the chance

@rangaprasad1908

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGirlOnABike Thanks for your valuable reply Venessa.... We are expecting Indian episodes ☺️☺️🙏🙏

That's teng tools set-up is absolutely MEGA..!! Well done... How the the workbench fixed to the cabnits underneath.?

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. They're just bolted down to the top of the units and then with a wall support and onto a bracket on the tall units 👌🏼

dont what to say teng very good

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you. Love the Teng ❤️

That’s an awesome set up, looks bigger inside than the footage outside 🤔

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

thank you! I think we did well making the most of the space! 😃

Wow when you said 'We built it' I thought you'd got the local builder in ! Wasn't exactly expecting to see you building it ! Not sure where to start ! You look better equipped than major dealer workshops I've been in. It would be a shame to use your tools because they are all so clean, Although I'm a bit OCD, and please don't divulge your address as the local low life around me (Don't worry Newcastle) would probably break in, possibly tie us up and clear the place out if they knew I had that amount of gear. Great work though. I'm envious

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

haha thanks dude. We actually packed up and left this garage yesterday! Now between houses while we buy a new place. It was sad to leave but we will have a new garage so it's exciting times! That garage really was an incredible space for us

Trouble is I’d get a few tools out to do a job, then a few more, then they’d get put somewhere else and before long I’d end up with empty drawers and all my tools in other drawers or over the floor - so crap at organisation!

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

hehe I know what you mean! haha

Nice garage well done! Ive liked and subscribed👍

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Yey. Thanks dude 💖

Vanessa you need to give me your garage. Very jealous.

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

haha nice try! haha

That's a really nice Garage.. You have a lot of Tools. You need to put Labels on all the Drawers and Cabinets telling what tools are in each compartment. You might forget where things are when you get older. My Sockets and Wrenches go up to 3 inches because I work on large Construction equipment and Loaders. The Plastic Tool Box would be nice if you need to take some tools some place to fix something remotely. I never even heard of Tang Tools before. I did a search and see they are sold in the USA also .. Designed in Sweden and made in Tiawan. Tiawan tools can be much better quality than Chinese are. Though they are expensive in the USA they are about 1/3 the cost of Snap On or Mac on a Tool Truck. I have bought Industrial Tools like Armstong and Proto for 1/3 the Price of Tool Truck Tools. There is a yoootooob car channel Sponsored by Sonic. As near as I can Tell Sonic is Europe's answer to Snap on .. I just found yet another Brand of Tools endorsed by Ricky Carmichael. They sell kits specific to Metric Bikes , Harley Davidsons, or Side by sides ect. They also sell a very nice Tool Roll to carry on your Adventure bike. I did not see a wheel balancing and Spoke trueing stand.

@TheGirlOnABike

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. I actually amazingly know where the tools are from memory 80% of the time hehe I like the challenge learning and remembering

@mikeskidmore6754

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGirlOnABike Yes I thought about that. My Problem is when I am laying under a Truck or car and a friend is standing around watching and I need a Tool. I can tell them what drawer it is in because the Drawers have labels. When you are working on a Motorcycle you don't have to Crawl out from under it every time get up and walk to the Tool Box. I am working on my Yamaha and Buell at the same time. Thus I had to drag out all of my SAE tools. Buell has a fair amount of Metrics on it such as the Showa forks and shock. I spent 2 hours the other day looking for a Cable cutter that I had put back in the totally wrong drawer. I used to be able to remember where I last used a tool and where I laid it down last. Now that I am 62 years old memory is not as good. My First Craftsman Master Mechanics Tool set was $2,400.00 with the Tool chest.. that's about what a bit nicer Snap Tool Box cost empty back then. I have a set of Chinese tools .. to loan to people. It looks like tools made in Tiawan are pretty good now days. I looked back at your video list. Wow you have been busy making videos.

As a totally OCD person as far as my garage / workshop and office is concerned, that was way better than porn 😂😂

@TheGirlOnABike

Жыл бұрын

😂

What an amazing space, ours is but look t, but if you want to come over and sort it out that would be great. 😘

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Haha it would take many bacon sandwiches and good coffee. Oh and a cider for 6pm 😛

@TheSWRK

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGirlOnABike no worries, please send dates of your availability, we could even cook lamb on the Kadia for you and toast mushrooms, whilst enjoying our Sloe gin. 😘

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Thorburn I'm completely free...but in prison at home 🤷‍♀️🤣🤣

@TheSWRK

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGirlOnABike no worries, the garage is going nowhere, it can wait until you get parole 🤭👮‍♀️🙆‍♂️

Taking a screenshot to show SO what l mean by a fitted kitchen 😂

@TheGirlOnABike

2 жыл бұрын

Haha

Use a Rode mic or similar on your iPhone or GoPro for better sound quality.

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

I do now! I have a Rode but this was one of my first video hehe thanks for the tips dude

Wish join you one day dear van

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

Lovely :) one very lucky men have women into bikes :)

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you, I'm lucky to have him too

Cracking garage!(Shame about the Harleys!🥴😂👍)

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks Mark

Where are the wall units from

@TheGirlOnABike

Жыл бұрын

The black units are by NewAge and we got them from costco. The red are by Teng Tools

Really good video. So jealous of the garage. Little tip. It sounds like your audio is clipping. A little to loud maybe going red in your editing software. Really good video part from that

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. It's a new rode wireless go and I was a bit disappointed by the sound. Is it possible to change the audio thing in imovie? I do all my editing on my iphone as I don't have a laptop capable. Thanks for taking the time to give me some tips dude, mega appreciate it

@Adv_Charlie

4 жыл бұрын

The Girl On A Bike i’m not sure about imovie but i would have thought so. I use final cut to edit my videos but It’s such a learning curve still feel new to it all.

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

So I recorded another one earlier and I'm editing now, seems like I managed to crack it. Stay tuned, I'd love your opinion

Loving this, proper man/woman cave! how much do you think it cost you to build? (not all the kit inside, just the building?)

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. It was around £12k but we did everything ourselves, including all drawings, engineering calculations, planning, building, etc. We had a friends who's a electrician do a final check on the electrics for peace of mind. We also went for the best materials we could on thinks like the doors and the big bifold and a proper tiled roof. So it could be done more economically if desired.

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. It was around £12k but we did everything ourselves, including all drawings, engineering calculations, planning, building, etc. We had a friends who's a electrician do a final check on the electrics for peace of mind. We also went for the best materials we could on thinks like the doors and the big bifold and a proper tiled roof. So it could be done more economically if desired.

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

The scariest part was when 9 cubic metres of concrete arrived and we were told it's all yours...if you've ordered too much you're having it hahaha. Thankfully it was just right 😅

@wright_stuf

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGirlOnABike that doesn't sound too bad for the size of it! you both did a great job! lets hope the lock down eases and we can get back down for the bike nights at the H cafe soon :)

Wish my garage was as neat.....

Hi Vanessa, I've watched this video several times to get inspiration for my own garage workshop (which will be constructed this summer). Yours seems just so perfect :). One question I have: is your garage insulated and/or heated? If not, are you having any problems with moisture/rust?

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

oh cool! That's exciting. So we're building a new dream garage soon as we're moving house and a big learning is the rubber matting. Don't do it 'IF' you can afford to go two part resin. They worked yes but the moisture under the mats when we lifted them to move out was MENTAL!! New garage will have a resin floor using these guys www.concreteflooringsolutions.co.uk Not cheap but it's our forever home so we see it as an investment. We didn't have any insulation or heating either but with a good tiled roof we didn't have any moisture issues thankfully [other than washing the floor and that going under the mats and us not realising...doh]. We thought about getting a big gas heater but the problem is burning gas gives of water which has to land somewhere...so I just got a heated jacket and lots of layers lol. The dream would be heated and insulate but our budget limits us.

@stefangr1

3 жыл бұрын

​@@TheGirlOnABike I'm looking forward to your videos about the new garage :). Thanks for your tip about the flooring; I was actually thinking about just keeping the bare concrete for now, but maybe its better to have an epoxy floor installed right away as it will be a lot of work to have it done afterwards.

HAHA you said DOODOO.

@TheGirlOnABike

2 жыл бұрын

😘

Oh. My. Effing. God.

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

haha

Awesome setup, but there is one very important piece of equipment missing. Also, what the flyingfox is that axe for?

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

haha is that the beer fridge? We decided our house was so small the actual kitchen fridge was close enough so saved the space. The axe is vital! Alex likes to do slow cooking on the smoker so that's the cut the oak up. Yummy!

@kitesurfuk

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGirlOnABike the missing equipment would be motocross bikes!

@kitesurfuk

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed that you posted on our local track FB page once, VIP. If I ever see you there and you hear someone shout diesel, you'll know who it is..😆

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

kitesurfuk R Haha I'm so not into mx but definitely!

@kitesurfuk

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGirlOnABike it's the most fun you can have on a bike.

Your "miscellaneous" drawers look a lot like my "most-organized" drawers.

What's the sqft area of the garage?

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

ummm I'm not sure in feet. 29square metres

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

google makes that 312 square feet ❤️

How many square meters is the garage Vanessa?

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

it's 29.8 square meters

@magnuslindner3691

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Totaly understand you like spending time there. Take care and stay safe.

Nice garage. Do you hunt?

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Um, it's not really a thing here in the UK. When I lived in the Bahamas I spear fished lots for food but otherwise I've never really needed or been in a position where I can catch my own food

@JS-oq7dl

4 жыл бұрын

Alright nice would love to do some so spear fishing. I live here in the uk in the highlands of Scotland. We do lots of fishing and shooting for food. Me and my friends take are bikes up into the hills fishing the hill lochs and camping. You should try get into it. Fishing/shooting is big thing across the uk

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

J S wow sounds like a great weekend. Especially right now!

😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦 awsome

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

thanks John

You need new recording equipment

@TheGirlOnABike

Жыл бұрын

Hehe yeah! It's amazing when you look back to the early videos. Hopefully you'll find my new videos much better ❤️

Your OCD is way worse than mine. Wow!

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

haha that's probably fair! haha

Aw how are you

@TheGirlOnABike

4 жыл бұрын

I'm ok thanks, editing this was a good distraction today!

Are you going to be doing a video of the PIT tool.kit?

@TheGirlOnABike

3 жыл бұрын

I had not planned one but I could!