Smallest suitable van
Discussion
Further to my previous thread "Son's broken down at IOM TT, it looks like I am going to have to pick him and the bike up from Liverpool dock tonight.
The bike cannot be fixed by the garage and he cannot find anyone to bring the bike back within a week.
So my question is: what is the smallest van that will definitely take a Tuono 660?
Thanks.
The bike cannot be fixed by the garage and he cannot find anyone to bring the bike back within a week.
So my question is: what is the smallest van that will definitely take a Tuono 660?
Thanks.
I'm sure you have already considered it but does he have any breakdown cover maybe through the main insurance or a bank account that he doesn't immediately remember.
Hiring a van with decent tie down points for a bike , the tiedowns themselves and a ramp are going to be a pain at short notice.
Hiring a van with decent tie down points for a bike , the tiedowns themselves and a ramp are going to be a pain at short notice.
Indeed, it should fit in a Transit connect.
A few years back on a rideout one of the other riders crashed his bike on a roundabout and broke the bottom yoke (and his collarbone).
He called a friend who came over in a transit connect which none of use thought the bike would fit in but it did and, being small could get away with just padding round it rather than tie downs.
The bike in question was a Ducati 749 so not a huge bike but likely similar to the Aprilia?
On another note, I got my Son's Gilera RCR50 into the back of a Ford Galaxy (old type with removable seats) but it did need the mirrors removing and was awkward to lift in without a ramp. Granted this was easier due to it being only a 50cc so light but being a 'trailie' style bike they're not particularly small and I did look/measure at the time and reckoned I could have got my 916 into the Galaxy if I removed the mirrors and screen.
Otherwise one of those square car/vans like a Berlingo or similar might work or, of course a trailer if you've got a car with a towbar.
A few years back on a rideout one of the other riders crashed his bike on a roundabout and broke the bottom yoke (and his collarbone).
He called a friend who came over in a transit connect which none of use thought the bike would fit in but it did and, being small could get away with just padding round it rather than tie downs.
The bike in question was a Ducati 749 so not a huge bike but likely similar to the Aprilia?
On another note, I got my Son's Gilera RCR50 into the back of a Ford Galaxy (old type with removable seats) but it did need the mirrors removing and was awkward to lift in without a ramp. Granted this was easier due to it being only a 50cc so light but being a 'trailie' style bike they're not particularly small and I did look/measure at the time and reckoned I could have got my 916 into the Galaxy if I removed the mirrors and screen.
Otherwise one of those square car/vans like a Berlingo or similar might work or, of course a trailer if you've got a car with a towbar.
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