Re: Moving a Motorcycle on a Moving Truck w/o Cartoon-Like Mishaps
- From: hdkrazee@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 05:04:51 -0800 (PST)
On Feb 9, 5:40 am, Richard Kanarek
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Greetings,
I may be moving 600 miles away shortly and I though it would be nice
to take my motorcycle with me (I'm sure it would do the same for me if
our roles were reversed). I expect to be using a Budget or Penske
moving truck, not a ($1000 more expensive) U-Haul truck, with its
lower floor height.
Considering I will be former bicyclist, current motorcyclist, and
almost never car driver driving a 16' truck (!!!), a certain amount of
cartoon-like mishap is probably unavoidable. I'd prefer, however, to
avoid any involving my motorcycle (I want it looking good for my
estate sale ;-).
Questions:
1. Has anyone ever tried loading/unloading a bike onto a (stationary)
moving truck (particularly by themselves), and moving one across
country? Tips? Warnings?
2. The Penske people, on their awful, Opera unfriendly web site, claim
that their truck "includes a 1,500 lb. capacity loading ramp to make
loading easier" (but it doesn't mention the length or width). What are
the odds of my driving the bike up and, later, down the ramp without
amusing onlookers and bothering the local EMS team?
3. Any ideas on how to secure the bike to the inside of the moving
truck without having the bike come out looking as if it had spent 600
miles secured inside a moving truck or, even worse, as if it had spent
600 miles unsecured inside a moving truck? (N.B. I've never seen the
inside of a moving truck.) I was thinking of buying a "MCK2 Tie Down
System" (I found it athttp://discount-trailers.com/mck2.htm, but I
know nothing about it or its seller) and a slab of thick plywood, and
then, with the bike (Honda 919), securing everything to everything
else. (I'm assuming that the Penske folks wouldn't like my screwing
things into their truck floor.) Does this seem like a workable idea?
Any better ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Cordially,
Richard "Dead Man Driving"
Richard,
Don't know if this is a possibility or not, but you might call
the rental companies and see if any of them have a truck designed with
rings to tie down your bike. We moved a few years ago and found a
Ryder truck equiped with several places inside that you could tie
down. We used an adjustable tie down kit made of nylon straps with
metal hooks on it and our bike made it without any problems. Also, we
have hauled the bike several times, renting an enclosed, tow-behind
trailer that we rented from a trailer manufacturing business. Good
luck with your move, and Keep the Shiny Side UP!!
.
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