Two Motorcycles, One Van...

[Joshitravels]

Appreciate this isn't for everybody, but any motorcyclist is here with experience of fitting a pair of what you might call normal size motorcycles side-by-side in the back of a van?

Mate and I have done touring in different countries, and last summer road trip to the Dordogne, but want to go further a field and don't love the motorway slog.

Our idea would be to buy something like a Transit Custom so we can load up the bikes and our kit and go further field, leaving the van somewhere like a compliant hotel car park. He is usually on a Triumph Bonneville, and I could be on something even less suitable for touring if I fancy…

My question really is how small of a van can we go? Would something the size of a Doblo or Transit Connect be too small, even in LWB form?

[Geertsen]

My brother had a Triumph Daytona and a Ford Transit Connect at one point and I have a vague recollection of seeing the Daytona in the van. .

[edc]

What about Motorail in Germany? Load onto a train, sleep overnight, arrive in South Germany / Alps.

[jock mcsporran]

I get 2 sports bikes in my SWB Transporter. It’s verging on tight width wise but if it’s slightly bigger bikes you could probably turn one around. I can’t imaging 2 of something like a 1290GT or similar would fit easily though.