Topic: Transporting a few bikes in the back of a box truck..

[SClay115]

Moving, have a 16 foot Penske rig, and need to see about the best way to tie down two motorcycles. If I remember correctly, most moving trucks only have tie down points on the walls. I'm not sure if that will be enough, or is it? Suggestions? I don't have the truck in front of me yet...but am just brainstorming for now..

Steve

[Uncle Ernie]

When I moved a couple bikes like that, I "found" wood pallets and put wheel chocks on the front, then drilled and installed big eye-hooks (drilled, with nuts and big washers - NOT the screw in kind) at the side.  Front wheel goes in the chock and the tie-downs go in the hooks. 
There was a little shifting because the pallets themselves slide during some S-curve action, but otherwise everything was Jake.  (The American version of my Uncle Bob)

[SClay115]

Ernie,

That's positively brilliant. I think that will work perfect. As far as the wheel chock goes, was yours simply two piece of wood spaced apart? Or was it any more elaborate than that?

Steve

[alltherightpills]

Here is a fairly entertaining discussion about moving with a bike, courtesy of Skonnie Boy and others:

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=39773.0

[mark]

Here's a clip illustrating the wrong way to load one.....

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=24676.0