Help needed in Ponsonby to move my damaged bike

[actungbaby]

HI everone

TO cut long story short brought this bike of trademe and live in plamerston North
I arranged to have the bike picked up from mianfreight yard truck arrived today and only paid this morning
so great start . owner emails me to say that truck drive told him that i have to hire hiab lifter like aghhhhh
it just case of getting the bike to the road has anyone got any suggestions by the sound things the bike got front wheel
locked as been bent sideways , or even can help me the owner as getting bit desprate here for solution
seems like my hands are tied , its 500lb bike , the former owner on here also he posted a story how the bike came to be damaged , am looking at all my hard

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=421093015d work to save for this bike going down the tubes , l be prepared to pay somone to help me out

cheers


sincely

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=421093015



patrick malone

[Hans]

Any general freight company will have a truck with a tail lift.

[Madness]

Hi everyone.

To cut a long story short, I bought a bike off TardeMe that's in Auckland and I'm in Palmerston North. I arranged to have Mainfreight pick the bike up and I was to pick it up from their yard down here. The truck arrived today without my bike, which I paid for earlier this morning. So, great start. The owner emailed me advising that the truck driver couldn't load the bike and insists that I now pay for a Hiab. Like, aghhhhh!!!

It's just a case of getting the bike to the side of the road. Has anyone got any suggestions? By the sounds of things the bike's front wheel is locked up and has been bent sideways. Can anyone help me as the seller is getting a bit desperate for a solution here...

It seems like my hands are tied. The former owner is on KB and he posted the story of how the bike came to be damaged. I'm looking at all my hard work and the savings going down the tubes. I'm prepared to pay someone to help me out.

It's a 500lb bike. (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=421093015)

Cheers,
Patrick Malone


Good luck Pat.

[fastoyz]

have you tried biketranz they have moved a few bikes for me with that kind of damage and pretty sure they are working through christmas/new years.

[actungbaby]

have you tried biketranz they have moved a few bikes for me with that kind of damage and pretty sure they are working through christmas/new years.
i cant afford the kind of money i rung them b4
its more getting the bike onto the truck thats the problem apprently the drivway to narrow for them to get truck down there and the van they can but guess to akward to get it loaded though with the vt 250 the got it in a vam just that the wheel locked up as its bent into the bike

the former owner said it be after xmas know just need some ideas surley not that hard to move a bike like this
i know its not childs play but..
insurance companys must do it all the time my bike in chc got munted forks like this and chouldint sit on centre stand with out falling over
so got that moved to bike shop somehow

[chasio]

Will it wheelie, mister? :scooter:

Or a more feasible idea: if getting it out of its location is the problem, ask them to take a set of piano wheels (i.e. what they move pianos on) or one of those furniture removal platforms, drop the front wheel onto that and push it out.

I'd be happy to provide some arms and legs but don't have any kit that would help myself, sorry.

[FJRider]

Any general freight company will have a truck with a tail lift.

Or a forklift at their yard.

[clonak]

there is this thread, http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/31607-KB-recovery-vehicle-Auckland and I have something you could put under the front wheel to wheel it around. I use it for moving engines, just a triangle out of angle steel with castors on it, but does the job.

[Drew]

If you have a creeper board, (for sliding in and out from under cars when workin on them) pick the front wheel up and it's problem solved.

[actungbaby]

Thanks Drew

yeah well its for the guy there auckland i cant say what gear he got i know he looking to do that weather his freinds have that gear or not and getting people to help. i must say id thought few people offer to help

so far nothing pretty slack really amount people i helped over the years dozens if not more.

who said was xmas bah humbug , be after xmas know but need help say from wedsday onwards and arrange my end
to ring manifieght here its not there fault i looked at google maps and its prick of driveway narrow with fence but only like
very short so take like 10 mins max , i chould do myself with like 2 people max but am not there

anyway u can help i give you the guys cell phone number am of to change ownership get it insurance for it

Do you think good idea to have battery disconected for saftey when on the truck i arange to have truck sent not a van they been great serive manifreight they sent a truck and a van , just guy up there not onto it enough


If you have a creeper board, (for sliding in and out from under cars when workin on them) pick the front wheel up and it's problem solved.

[BMWST?]

two reasonably fit males could move that bike and put it in the back of a van....

[actungbaby]

yes id thought so he said the driver said it take 4 , i dont know i wasint there , even with front wheel thats locked sidways ?

he did get from the road to his house though, yes id thought so in saying that i sold gs 450 well 2 of them and
and guy came arround , with trailer was in 60,s luckly younger guy that was there to pick up a computer i sold him
offered to help quite tricky lifting even a 400 pound bike front end engough to get it onto trailer then lift push the back end on i think from memory we managed it just me and one other , but diffrent when doing it as a job you dont want wreak your back if its not your bike and i whouldint ask anyone esle to take risks like that, am the owner so dont want guy brought from damaging himself or expecting what i can do..cause damm determinded dude i got those 2 suzukis
plus a xl100k2 in smallest garden shed u can buy, dam did some swearing that day oh ousbike ontop and part of xr 200
hehe
and we got 2 gs 450 twins on that trailer that day side by side and young felow even helped tie them down as wanted help the older couple out much possible

dude if i was there i have that damm vfr 750 in that van by myself get the front up and push the back by myself and have it here by know.

thanks for the reply appriecated


two reasonably fit males could move that bike and put it in the back of a van....

[chasio]

I'll be in the car heading back from BOP on Wednesday (back late lunchtime) and after that am around all week. Will just need a bit of notice to get myself over the bridge and possibly to negotiate with Mrs Chasio as we've got a few days without the kids at home (sweet!). Clonak's engine trolley sound good.

PM on its way with my email address and phone number.

[Bikemad]

i'm back from wanganui tuesday arvo and can supply a bit of muscle and a creeper board if you want to co-ordinate when and where with other helpers and PM me when and where............

[Crasherfromwayback]

It's that fucked already...just tip it off the side of the truck tray, jam a skateboard or skate under the front wheel and shove it in ya garage.

[FROSTY]

Hey OP--look I can't donate TIME. But I CAN loan the exact tool for the job. If someone else can provide the muscles.
Its a car "wheeler" shaped for the front wheel of a car> so You'd put the immobile bike on its main stand (vfr750's have a main stand.
Rock it backwards so the back suspension is compressed and slide the "wheeler" under the front wheel. Then you just wheel it away.
I'm pretty sure that bike has a hole in the rad so you couldn't really start it for it to self propell.

[actungbaby]

I'll be in the car heading back from BOP on Wednesday (back late lunchtime) and after that am around all week. Will just need a bit of notice to get myself over the bridge and possibly to negotiate with Mrs Chasio as we've got a few days without the kids at home (sweet!). Clonak's engine trolley sound good.

PM on its way with my email address and phone number.

Brillent mate yes your god send where got 19th son enjoy your freedom
well sent guy your number and phone number just read this looking at weds first day mainfreight be back i say
you say what suits u and say that with u jordan and the truck driver that be enough i should imagine buddy
unless somone else offers or jordans got some friends lined up also after xmas was last email
which is fine cause i just want relax am buggered just started cleaning job 2 months ago been full on
paid for the bike too nice..

I owe you mate big time anything u name it you down in palmerston north your most welcome

[actungbaby]

Hey OP--look I can't donate TIME. But I CAN loan the exact tool for the job. If someone else can provide the muscles.
Its a car "wheeler" shaped for the front wheel of a car> so You'd put the immobile bike on its main stand (vfr750's have a main stand.
Rock it backwards so the back suspension is compressed and slide the "wheeler" under the front wheel. Then you just wheel it away.
I'm pretty sure that bike has a hole in the rad so you couldn't really start it for it to self propell.

thanks frosty gee am overwhelmed mate i get jordan to pm you i will sounds like just the trick did you look at the bike
i havent even seen though i do own it know ;-(
wedsday be the earlist probley late weds probley thursday
i imagine jordan chould pick it up from you hes got a car is it very big we got 2 people so far and the driver of course
so that 3 jordan did say drivway got slope up hill but not very long i goggled maped the adress
Just had thought been offred creeper by another chap who can be there to help but thinking the wheel just slid of that
and you have bike out control not good it have to locked in like you say
even had somone lock front wheel it try slid of something smooth esp with incline or not flat

[actungbaby]

Good luck Pat.

thanks mate

[actungbaby]

It's that fucked already...just tip it off the side of the truck tray, jam a skateboard or skate under the front wheel and shove it in ya garage.

Thanks mate yeah bit umm fu###Ked but want treat old girl right just getting to the truck or van whatever they send
not so much loading its the driveway to his house is bloody narrow so get out to road problem solved
once its on pallet it be fine can be forklifted in the yard and getting trucked to my house here in palmerston north
i got hand truck i use that under the front wheel and get my nephew help me he can hold dam thing up and i drag it
either that if its on pallet still i see if i can borrow jiffy from my old work place and use that to get 30 feet to my garage

then shut door down have a coke or two or three

and think thank heavens for that month saving planing over..... god hope i like it i might get working think what pile of ...

[actungbaby]

Thanks buddy

I should be okay once its here in palmerston north i got myself to deal with it
and even takes me 3 hours i get into my garage , i got dads hand truck to use its solid steel

appreicate the offer its real cool of you.. just getting on truck in auckland and i be happy
got it all paid for the transport cost i mean and the bike


i'm back from wanganui tuesday arvo and can supply a bit of muscle and a creeper board if you want to co-ordinate when and where with other helpers and PM me when and where............

[actungbaby]

i'm back from wanganui tuesday arvo and can supply a bit of muscle and a creeper board if you want to co-ordinate when and where with other helpers and PM me when and where............
okay mate i mis read thought you in wanguni bit far to come okay i let you know might be better way to do it
i pm you i be later next week after wedsday id say friday as got be laoded thursday travell down to here

[Floppy disk]

As suggested above, putting the front wheel on any wheeled support should do the trick. And anyway, the bike looks less than 300kg in weight so 2 or 3 big and/or strong fellows should be able to lift the damned thing and move it one meter at the time. Keen to be one of these fellows if you need me.

[actungbaby]

Cool man

yes id thought so if i was there well i will be lifting it my end so wont miss out esp when take forks out by myself going have to work out support under the engine
with handle like yours u into old school pcs am amiga man myself i have my amiga bbs online 24 seven
midnight-blue.dyndns.org its telnet avaible port 23

Just got get jordan set up talk him trough from this end i pass on your details and pm you looking at weds thurs
at moment but need to hear back from jordan after xmas and arrange with manifreight to sync bike being on the raod to the truck getting there though imagine unless got truck no ones going to steal it, though saying that if stolen
am screwed as no insurance at present


As suggested above, putting the front wheel on any wheeled support should do the trick. And anyway, the bike looks less than 300kg in weight so 2 or 3 big and/or strong fellows should be able to lift the damned thing and move it one meter at the time. Keen to be one of these fellows if you need me.

[Floppy disk]

I have emailed you my details. Just give me a couple of hours notice and I shall be there to help whoever is there to help you. Just get the timing right with the transporter or your bike might end up sitting on the curb for a few hours alone. :facepalm:



Cool man

yes id thought so if i was there well i will be lifting it my end so wont miss out esp when take forks out by myself going have to work out support under the engine
with handle like yours u into old school pcs am amiga man myself i have my amiga bbs online 24 seven
midnight-blue.dyndns.org its telnet avaible port 23

Just got get jordan set up talk him trough from this end i pass on your details and pm you looking at weds thurs
at moment but need to hear back from jordan after xmas and arrange with manifreight to sync bike being on the raod to the truck getting there though imagine unless got truck no ones going to steal it, though saying that if stolen
am screwed as no insurance at present