Woken by neighbour's motorbike 3.30am each morning

[Moonshinestarlight]

I'm not sure if there is a solution to this but it is killing me. In the past month or so neighbour has been leaving home at 3.30am every morning- presumably for work. They leave on a motorbike that is waking me. I have to get up at 5am and just cannot get back to sleep so it means I'm starting my day at 3.30am every single morning. I am exhausted and it's affecting me mentally and emotionally. I tried wearing earplugs but need to be able to hear my children in case they need me in the night so that's not an option. Nor is moving to a different bedroom.

I will try speak to my neighbour but not sure what they'll say as understandly they need to leave at that time. It's just the motorbike is so loud and it's having a significantly detrimental impact on me. I just want to cry.

Anyone have any advice?

This. I have had neighbours with motorbikes who wheel it away from the house before starting it up in the early morning.

Perhaps ask your neighbour to do this. Hopefully they’re not an entitled prick and take it on board.

One of our neighbours sons had a very noisy motorbike & used to leave early. His mum made him push the bike down to the end of the lane & then start it.

I wear foam earplugs, they don't block all noise but they certainly muffle outside traffic. You can get different grades.
Re the comment about this Guy being a selfish prick etc. Where does it even say it's a man with the motorbike? My neighbour has one - and she's a Woman.

Sadly there are a lot of selfish pricks around .

I think you can perfectly well ask them to do this, politely

He's not 'a selfish prick'

Headband headphones. Don't block all noise so you will still hear your kids but will help. Someone else has mentioned get sleepy podcast . I also like tracks to relax.

Then sleep music, ambient noise etc.... Even if you aren't asleep your body is still resting.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Headphones-Bluetooth-Headband-Wireless-Waterproof-grey/dp/B083Z2DBML/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=328OCW8BD4LDU&keywords=headband+earphones+for+sleeping&qid=1698216134&sprefix=headband+ea%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1

I sympathise OP. We have multiple shift workers, two HGVs and two vans all leaving from 4am onwards. Doors slamming, builder music playing, engines running. It ruins your entire day and there's nothing you can do about it, because it's perfectly legal, and they have to go to work too.

You don't need to leave your engine running to clear a window, just scrape/wipe it with a cloth. It's really selfish to leave a car running unnecessarily at that time in the morning

You can wipe it with a cloth.

Google perspex secondary glazing and get a sheet of perspex fitted in the relevant window and some thick curtains. Makes a big difference to noise reduction.

Because they might not be able to afford a car????

I really don't think there's anything you can do about this. He's going to work and it's his mode of transport. I have to open my garage door at 5am some mornings. Whilst I make sure it's properly oiled and do it slowly to try and minimise noise my neighbours will hear it. I'm not out there for fun, I'm working.

@kokotheguerilla , if you don’t want scrapping in the morning, just get a windscreen cover.

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You’re angry at the wrong person/thing.

The motorbike may be noisy but it’s the fact that you can’t fall back to sleep that’s annoying you.

Even if he pushed the bike round the corner, it would make a noise and potentially wake someone else, so he’s not going to do that. He could have a noisy car (my son has) so that would wake you. He can’t help having to leave so early.

You need to find a method of sleeping through, so white noise is a good shout. Or, a technique for going back to sleep. Or go to bed earlier so your day starts at 3.30.

Those of you suggesting wheeling it clearly have never ridden a motorbike, those things are as heavy as hell especially if the rider is wearing full leathers

Agree with this - you need to solve the 'can't get back to sleep' part - you should be able to sleep again at 3.30am if you are tired, but it can he hard if you are then anxious about 'being tired all day' - these behaviours can be self perpetuating if you don't address the root cause

Our neighbour leaves for work at 5:30 and the car doors shutting/engine running wakes me up every day. There’s nothing I can do, I just have to try to go back to sleep.

op, you prob wake up your neighbours as you also leave early for work, other than moving rooms/wearing ear plugs you just have to get on with it.

Oh gosh being awake from 3.30 would kill me.

I think there's no harm in asking politely if there's anything he can do.

Another suggestion - I find that if I avoid caffeine after midday, then if I wake in the night I go back to sleep easily. Whereas if I've had caffeine in the afternoon, I usually go to sleep okay but if I wake up then my mind whirrs and I can't get back to sleep. So reducing caffeine may be worth a try

I love my motorbike, but I wouldn't choose to commute on it at 3.30am, and your neighbour might not either, especially with winter coming. It's mostly likely their only suitable option of transport. That's not being selfish.

I'm woken regularly by others, and it's on me to wear earplugs, or to try and get back to sleep. I can't control what others do, only my reaction. It's annoying though.

I sympathise and wouldn't like it myself, but I don't think there's anything you can do. He has to get to work and that is his transport. He might not have any other option.

And wake up somebody else!

our neighbours complained about the early start of my partners car, it started the toxic relationship we had with them, we couldn’t provide them with a solution other than sympathy. Generally early starters have the same problems going to bed early. Children screaming, chatting in garden, taxis.

I used to have a neighbour with a really noisy Lotus Elise. I do sympathise with you OP, it’s horrid being woken up like this. A month in is still quite early. Over time I got used to the noise and was relieved when eventually I would either sleep through it altogether, or barely wake up before falling back to sleep.

I get woken at around that time most nights by the one person in the street who has milk delivered. The milkman has a noisy diesel van, and it wakes me up at least 5 nights out of 7.

Should I find out which neighbour it is and tell them to buy their milk at the supermarket like most people do?