Picking up a bike in a van

[Newbiker0507]

If I were to rent a van to collect a bike, what would I need to hold it in place on the journey?

[Kickstart]

Hi

Realistically you need some tie down points on the van. There should be some there, but they might be covered up.

After that you would want 4 tie down straps. The ratchet ones are probably best. Basically one pulling to each corner.

All the best

Keith
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[Pete.]

I put the bike on it's sidestand and use 1 strap across the bike pulled down between the seat & the back of the tank. Use rags to stop it rubbing on bodywork etc. Sometimes I put another holding the rear wheel to stop the bike rolling forward under braking.
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[Ste]

You'll need some type of ramp as well.

[Faraz]

Picked up about 5 bikes in my dads van.

Took a paddock stand, rope/ratchet thingys and some rags for where the rope touches the bike.

Van has tie down points.
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[stinkwheel]

You can get ratchet straps from those cheap tool places on flea markets for about £1.50 each. Or you can rope them down if you know how to tie a waggoners hitch and are prepared to use it carefully (I've seen people collapse forklift palettes with this knot).

These work fine, I took a bike about 1,500 miles in the back of my van over the last couple of weeks using them and had no bother.

As Ste says, a ramp is pretty necessary. Needs to be stronger than you'd think.

Oh, and if you're riding the bike up the ramp and don't quite get it in (eg. front wheel in, back wheel still on ramp), don't gas it, let it roll back down and try again a wee bit faster. Otherwise the back wheel will shoot the ramp out backwards and you'll come crashing to the ground... Don't ask me how I know.
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[skinny]

I have stop bikes rolling in the past by placing a zip clip ( cable tie ) around the handle bar and front brake lever then you just need to stop it falling over.
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[Odie]

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[binge]

Transported an SRAD6 in the back of an LDV convoy in the summer. Only had a side door too as it was 1/2 converted into a camper van, And the back doors had been boarded up.


Am with Stinkwheel on the ramp theory. Be careful and get somebody to foot the ramp if you can to stop it moving when you ride up it.


I personally found putting the bike on its side stand. Leaving it in Gear, Zip-Tie the front lever back to stop it rolling forwards or backwards.

Ratchet strap over the top of the bike (Ideally on the seat), you want most of the load pulling onto the side-stand side of the bike. I did it with 1 Zip-Tie, 1 Ratchet strap and a timber plank.
Its easy enough.

[Jello]

[Xenocide]

When we transport bikes to enduro events we put it in the back of the van (just lift it in - not heavy) and put a ratchet strap into a tie-down point and under the handle bar brace on one side, and the same on the other. Ratchet the straps a bit and it'll stand up no probs .
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[Ste]

Only pikeys lift bikes into vans.

Use a ramp unless you're a pikey that's using their transit van to nick a bike.

[Jello]

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[joop200789]

ive had a bike in back of a 306 hatchback,just took rears seat out, and squeezed it in,resting it on a few blocks of polystyrene, and tide the boot lid down, lol

[Carl_steveo]

We moved a bike in the back of a peugeot E7. Just used some karibiners and climbing rope to secure it down to points. Obviously with the bike on its side stand and with blocks wedging it infront and behind to prevent roll.

[Jello]

[jackw72]

Warning to ye;

A friend of my dad's picked mine up after crash and had it secured with 4 ratchet thingies on the centre stand.

The thing slid across the way whilst the fooool was driving erratically and it toppled and dented the tank on the wheel arch.

Personally its best to be at attendance all the time.


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