Topic: Different Ways You've Transported a Bike!

[sandcastcb750]

I just transported a Goldwing on an insufficiently large enough trailer. The side stand impaled the floor. Then the side stand was stuck through the floor and I couldn't pull it upright by myself; in the dark, late at night after driving from New Hampshire to Massachusetts. Couldn't tie it down well enough. I will never  again trailer anything larger than the CB750s, until I get a bigger trailer. Realize your limits, is my advice.

[Sam Green Racing]

Millions of years ago when I was young I had 2 scrambles bikes (moto crossers) a 1951 350 ZB31 Gold Star and a 1952 197 DOT.
To get them about I had a 650 BSA Gold Flash with a large box with a drop down back on a sidecar chassis.
It did the job but by the time I got to some events I was tired out.

In 1966 when I took up sprinting, both mine and my mates bikes fitted into the trunk of another mates Jaguar with the front wheels of both bikes hanging out the back. The 3.8 Jag had a top speed of 136mph, fastest transporter we ever had.  

I now have a 2 bike trailer but usually use Chris's van.

The funnyest thing that ever happened was when I was stuck without transport of any kind. A mate offered to take me in his car as long as I removed the wheels of my little sprint bike.
As I live in a first floor flat (apartment) I thought if I have to take out the wheels I may as well pull the motor out then I wouldn't need any help getting it down the stairs
Sunday morning dawned and we were ready to roll when I noticed I had left the light on in the flat. My mate Pete eager to get under way said leave it on and let's get going. I said it would only take 30 seconds to run up stairs and turn it off.
I got to the switch and allmost had a heart attack. Sat under my living room window was a .............
















set of wheels

Sam.

[bill440cars]

        Hey Sam, That deal with your BSA Golden Flash was the type of rig my Grandfather used, when he was starting up his motorcycle shop. He took his Indian Chief with a side car frame and built a box on it to haul bikes. Then he and another fellow, went out in the country knocking on doors to ask if they had any motorcycles laying around that they wanted to get rid of. They picked some up for about $15-20 or so (some were free) and they'd bring them back, determine whether to fix them up or strip them for parts. Now, this was back about 1932 (15 yrs before I was even born). I do remember, on occasion, him  building a 175 Jawa out of parts once and sold it within a short time too. Just thought I'd throw that story in, it seemed to fit in.

                               Later on, Bill

[the rag]

bought a k4 non runner one time and collected it in a 88 fiesta hatchback threw down the back seats turned the bars down tied the front wheel to any place i could find followed by the boot door putting a blanket between it and the forks good old irish pot holes

some effort to lift it in just 2 of us all knuckles skinned

[seaweb11]

Simple and effective

[Sam Green Racing]

That's why I bought my Fiesta hatchback. With the seats down and the wheels out it should go in quite easy.
I will have to put a reminder on the back of the hatch...."don't forget the WHEELS"

Sam.

[UnCrash]

I move to Maine in 95 with my Yamaha 650 special in the back of my 3/4 ton van.

I dropped the bars and ratchet tied it to the walls.

Worked like a charm!

[steven400/4]

well theres some funny ways on here? i got my first bike from swindon a ap50 it was in bits and it was put in the back of my father_in_laws light aircraft
bye the way sam it always goes in easy when you put the back seat down
steve

[CrisPDuk]

           Hey klsrr,

                      That's quite a rigging you have there. I have had the occasion to tow a bike behind my VW "The Thing" by pulling the front wheel, fender and chain. Then put the front axle back in and putting the bike's front axle where the trailer and rear bumper meet (that forms right angle) and tie down the bike by the handlebars with rope to the ends of the rear bumper. Have to remember not to back up too hastily!

                                                 Later on, Bill

Hey Bill, that's a smart bit of thinking, I wish I'd thought of it when I picked my 550K up

In the end it travelled the 260 miles back to mine on the roof of this:



Without question the greatest car I have ever owned

[mark]

Went out for a ride on the T350 one night and the old 'zook blew a coil. I was miles from home, and the first half was uphill. Darned thing still ran but wouldn't carry me up the hill. I wasn't going to push if one cylinder still ran. Put it in gear, started it, let out the clutch, and jogged alongside to the top of the grade. Got back on and rode home.

[Frrrrunkis]

My bike was brought home laid over in the bed of my dads Ford Ranger

[bill440cars]

               One time, when I was in high school, my Jawa quit while riding one day. It was about 5 miles from home and there were a lot of hills. I pushed that sucker up the hills and coasted down them til I got it home. It was my first street bike, I had built it from parts and I wasn't taking a chance of someone stealing it or tearing it up. Now days, I'd be taking out my "cell phone" and calling for help.

                                   Later on, Bill