Ideas for mounting bikes on trailer without tiedowns

**oldskool** · 18th November 2008, 13:23

OK ive put my money where my mouth is and made this

Very nice. Let me know how you get on once you've used it a few times so I can put my order in.

The commercial version uses 2 per bike, you gonna do the same or just use 1?
BTW your chicken shit welding is 10x better than mine! ..and I use the auto darkening light sensitive visor thingy.

**laserracer** · 18th November 2008, 15:14

sweet.. im going with one, ive slightly over built it to compensate for having only one it doesnt move around at all really..will keep you informed

**barty5** · 18th November 2008, 16:18

Originally Posted by laserracer

sweet.. im going with one, ive slightly over built it to compensate for having only one it doesnt move around at all really..will keep you informed

I would have gone for two my self per bike. puts a lota load on one peg and givin that the one peg attachment could allow that peg to fold back or bike to fold over it.
Never know might find slighty damaged 426 lying on side of road near Hamilton have to keep eyes open when im down next.

**laserracer** · 18th November 2008, 16:47

nah.. im lazy.. if i have to do up 2 i might as well keep the tiedowns....ive thought about it and tried a few different designs and besides... hello dear just dropped the bike off the trailer now about that NEW yz 450

**B0000M** · 18th November 2008, 19:30

Originally Posted by flyingcr250

i just bought a van, best thing i ever did for transporting the bike, you can get 3 bikes plus all the gear in and youve got somewere shady to sit while you wait for the barbie to cook lunch.

can you explain what kind of van you have and how you fit 3 bikes in, ive got a lwb hiace, most ive ever had in is 2, but surely theres a way to fit 3

im not a fan of rubbing bikes tho

**barty5** · 18th November 2008, 20:48

Originally Posted by B0000M

can you explain what kind of van you have and how you fit 3 bikes in, ive got a lwb hiace, most ive ever had in is 2, but surely theres a way to fit 3

im not a fan of rubbing bikes tho

You need to buy a VW transporter best thing i ever did when i was a courier everone gave me shit about it now there all getting them. Carried 10L more fuel but i could run the van for 6 days at work and get around on the weekend apposed to 4 1/2 day for a tank in the hiace before it ran out service was every 15000ks tyres did 30000ks 1st year tyre where only half worn only ever got 30000 per set on the hiace.
As for room probley get four bike in the back Ever tried to put in a sheet of ply wood in the back of your hiace it sit on the wheel archs fit in between on the vw with room to spare.

**laserracer** · 19th November 2008, 06:35

mmmmm vw van

**barty5** · 19th November 2008, 07:06

i was thinking more like this.
Forgot to mention they are quick to got mine up to 185Ks and it still had plenty of pull left in it there good for closer to 200ks and real solid on the road unlike the old hiace which strugles when loaded to get to 120 which is a pain on the open road.

**B0000M** · 19th November 2008, 07:29

righto, well unfortunately i cant afford a flash van, so the old hiace will have to do for now!

**oldskool** · 19th November 2008, 09:28

Originally Posted by laserracer

mmmmm vw van

Haha thats a good lookin van! Be gud fer yer mobile detailing image hey!

**laserracer** · 19th November 2008, 12:00

Originally Posted by oldskool

Haha thats a good lookin van! Be gud fer yer mobile detailing image hey!

i want one of these...now thats a van

**oldskool** · 19th November 2008, 12:13

wow, yeah that's nice, does it come with a loo too?

**laserracer** · 19th November 2008, 12:23

Yep all come with optional loo, trouble is once i buy the truck i cant afford the loo paper

that last one looks like a real faaarrrsstt ford transit
probably need the loo for that one even standard ford transits give me the shits at any speed over 50kph