The BEST bike transport vehicle?

[FROSTY]

You have 6 offroad bikes to transport on a regular basis as well as a race bike with all its associated gear to move fairly regularly as well.
You also have a pit crew of at least 3 people to trannsport with you.
The vehicle is also used from time to time as an emergency recovery vehicle for fellow bikers.
What vehicle would you look at to transport this lot ?

[PirateJafa]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Buses/More-than-45-seats/auction-191313858.htm

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[Mully Clown]

Toyota Dyna LWB Van.

[PirateJafa]

Tell me if you EVER get one of these in your yard. Mmmm.

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[TOTO]

Ford Transit Cargo may be something to look at...

[Mully]

Weren't you looking at an old ambulance at one point? Would think if that was a flat floor (wih tie-down points), that would be alright.

If you can get seats in the back for your crew.

[laserracer]

Have a look on www.toyhaulermagazine.com

[PirateJafa]

Weren't you looking at an old ambulance at one point?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Land-Rover/ForwardControl/auction-176227678.htm

<img src="http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/6/54307406_full.jpg">

[Mully]

Do you have a default search for all ex military vehicles?

[laserracer]

How much you want to spend ???

[Trouser]

Ford transit extra long. 4000mm long cargo bay.

[Mully]

Ford transit extra long. 4000mm long cargo bay.

Now that's an idea. Easy to get an extra row of seats for the crew.

[BMWST?]

so your max load would be 6 off roaders plus three crew...so 6 bikes and four people?

[CHOPPA]

I have a 2003 Ford Transit LWB, would fit your needs! If you get the high roof you can ride a bikes straight in and they haul ass, just about as quick as a supercustom hiace...

[PirateJafa]

Do you have a default search for all ex military vehicles?

Nothing so technical, just a built-in awesome detector.

Although I do think that this has some serious potential (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Trucks/Tractor-units/auction-190669679.htm).

Chuck Norris drove one - does anything more need to be said? Besides the appeal of 400 rampaging American horses under the twenty-four foot long hood? (Extra points if anyone recalls this film)

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[FROSTY]

so your max load would be 6 off roaders plus three crew...so 6 bikes and four people?
No mate Um its to be a multi purpose vehicle. When its loaded down with trail bikes It will usually only have me driving it. --(actually I miscalculated it could be as many as 8 trail bikes from PW50/LT50 size up to a grown up trail bike).
But then if Im racing my road race bike then I might have a couple of racers and up to 4 people.
When on recovery duty maybee 2 people


I have a 2003 Ford Transit LWB, would fit your needs! If you get the high roof you can ride a bikes straight in and they haul ass, just about as quick as a supercustom hiace...
I have seriously thought about those. -a high roof LWB
Its strictlyin the idea floating stages right now .

[McDuck]

What about a good trailer? Or a dubble cab light truck? not exacly low but they seem okish?

[BMWST?]

No mate Um its to be a multi purpose vehicle. When its loaded down with trail bikes It will usually only have me driving it. --(actually I miscalculated it could be as many as 8 trail bikes from PW50/LT50 size up to a grown up trail bike).
But then if Im racing my road race bike then I might have a couple of racers and up to 4 people.
When on recovery duty maybee 2 people


I have seriously thought about those. -a high roof LWB
Its strictlyin the idea floating stages right now .
i figured that it wouldnt need to carry all that you said....so eight bikes (two rows of four?.whew! I would go for a biggish van with a trailer for the times you need to have eight bikes....

[FROSTY]

What about a good trailer? Or a dubble cab light truck? not exacly low but they seem okish?
I did wonder about that --Shauns trailer is a beauty.


i figured that it wouldnt need to carry all that you said....so eight bikes (two rows of four?.whew! I would go for a biggish van with a trailer for the times you need to have eight bikes....
Mate I had that with my old hiace High roof long.
Im wondering about a vehicle that will fit the whole lot

[McDuck]

If they are light smaller ones could they sit east-west insted of north south? I guess with the right van you could have the smaller trails east-west in the side door with the larger bikes north south in the back?

[Squiggles]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Buses/More-than-45-seats/auction-186510171.htm

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[racerhead]

LWB high roof twin wheel mercedes sprinter:2thumbsup

My old race team used to have one for DH racing. Was a super comfy and fast van. If possible get one with twin sliding doors as it makes it easy to get things in/out. And another great addition to any race van is a fold out awning which make it so much easier on wet or very sunny days as it gives a bit of shelter and saves having to get a pit garage.

[Howsie]

One of these would suit your needs but depends on how much you want to spend on the beast....:Punk:

http://www.ford.co.nz/servlet/ContentServer?cid=1178855041863&pagename=FNZ%2FDFYPage%2FFord-Default&c=DFYPage

[tri boy]

Braked trailer. Low, and with a lockable storage unit across the draw bar area.
Similar to what the side car boys use.