Strange question I know....

[r1_jon]

I need to buy a shopping car, because my new car is going to be a bit impractical for day to day. Just had a thought, that if I got an old Land Rover Discovery, with all the seats out, I might get the R1 in the back to take it to track days. I don't suppose anyone has ever had a bike in the back of a Discovery?

Cheers

[slim_boy_fat]

r1_jon said:

I need to buy a shopping car, because my new car is going to be a bit impractical for day to day. Just had a thought, that if I got an old Land Rover Discovery, with all the seats out, I might get the R1 in the back to take it to track days. I don't suppose anyone has ever had a bike in the back of a Discovery? Cheers

I personally would buy a decent smaller car and a bike trailer; cost about £300 for the trailer.

Any small derv car will happily pull a trailer. And be much much cheaper to run the other 360 days a year..

[F.M]

I bought a tractor unit..Welded a bike trailer to the back Hey presto...I`m playing the playstation while away doing trackdays with a comfy bunk...
Take the fith wheel off( trailer cupling )and it weighs less than a 7.5 tonner giving cheap road tax...120 quid a year..run it on cooking oil and your away....just replace the fuel filter more often....Those were the days..It was such fun to drift round wet roundabouts...

[Andy Oh]

What about a Ford Galaxy, I have seen a few guys with their bikes in the back of these at track days and very practical too.

[fergus]

or a renault espace if you don't mind potential reliability issues. A merc vito 'van' (but with rear windows and removeable rear seats will easily accomodate a bike.

[catso]

Andy Oh said:

What about a Ford Galaxy, I have seen a few guys with their bikes in the back of these at track days and very practical too.

I wouldn't think an R1 would fit in a Galaxy, I don't know the exact dimensions of an R1 but my 916 won't fit in the back of my wife's Galaxy - at least not fully assembled anyway as it's both too high and too long.

Wife wasn't too happy when I tried either...

[Andy Oh]

catso said:

Andy Oh said: What about a Ford Galaxy, I have seen a few guys with their bikes in the back of these at track days and very practical too. I wouldn't think an R1 would fit in a Galaxy, I don't know the exact dimensions of an R1 but my 916 won't fit in the back of my wife's Galaxy - at least not fully assembled anyway as it's both too high and too long. Wife wasn't too happy when I tried either...

Well I have seen a race bike in a Galaxy and when the guy pulled it out at Silverstone it was 600cc size.....and a new R1 isn't much bigger than an R6

[fergus]

a 916 will def fit in the back of an old style espace (with w/mirrors removed). Seen a couple of German guys do this at the 'Ring.

[desmo]

A guy drove from Oman to Dubai for a track day with his 916 in the back of a Nissan Pathfinder 4x4. However he had to remove the front wheel and screen, and we had to help him lift it in and out. Not practical at all, but possible. Attaching the bike in this case was easy because of a roll bar fitted inside; a trailer is much easier, or a van.

[catso]

fergus said:

a 916 will def fit in the back of an old style espace (with w/mirrors removed). Seen a couple of German guys do this at the 'Ring.

I think the espace may have a lower floor and it definitely has a squarer back, (I've just measured the Galaxy & the opening in the hatchback is only about 100cm high and the load bay is about 200cm at floor level but shorter higher up), maybe if you take off the screen & seat (and possibly the tank) but then I think it would still be too long so the front wheel would need to come off - unless it can push forward between the seats far enough, but I think the rear glass might hit the subframe and/or exhausts, I'm sure an R1 is smaller (at least lower) than a 916 though so it may fit.....

But getting back to the original question re the discovery - it may be tall enough? but is it long enough? unless you take out the passenger seat.



>> Edited by catso on Monday 6th March 21:23