Posted by Dean Hoffman on January 10, 2010, 6:28 pm
Joseph Donner wrote:
> How can I move, all alone, a disabled motorcycle (heavy, no front wheel).
>
> Any ideas? I'm all alone and don't have a pickup. I can rent a truck but
> how do I get the heavy bike (rear wheel and engine and frame) onto and off
> the truck.
A couple possibilities. A cart (hand truck) like the ones used
to move refrigerators. You might be able to hook it under the front
forks. I'm not sure it would lift high enough to get the frame off the
ground though. An equipment dollie might also work.
You didn't mention what bike you're moving so no guess on the
weight. Bikes can weigh up to 1000 lbs. or so.
Maybe it would work better to rent a van. They aren't as high.
Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 10, 2010, 6:42 pm
> How can I move, all alone, a disabled motorcycle (heavy, no front wheel).
> Any ideas? I'm all alone and don't have a pickup. I can rent a truck but
> how do I get the heavy bike (rear wheel and engine and frame) onto and off
> the truck.
Just give me a call:) I will come over and put it in my van:) Then
happily drive away:):)
What brand bike is it?
Bikers tend to be a friendly group, look for other local bikers they
might help you move it:)
Posted by mike on January 10, 2010, 10:03 pm
hallerb@aol.com wrote:
>> How can I move, all alone, a disabled motorcycle (heavy, no front wheel).
>>
>> Any ideas? I'm all alone and don't have a pickup. I can rent a truck but
>> how do I get the heavy bike (rear wheel and engine and frame) onto and off
>> the truck.
>
> Just give me a call:) I will come over and put it in my van:) Then
> happily drive away:):)
>
> What brand bike is it?
>
> Bikers tend to be a friendly group, look for other local bikers they
> might help you move it:)
Agree
If you don't have anybody to help you, you shouldn't be buying a bike.
This isn't the last time you're gonna have to haul it somewhere.
you can rent a low-profile tilt-bed trailer. It's MUCH safer than trying
to load it into a pickup, wheels or not.
Again, DO NOT try to do this yourself.
Imagine yourself pinned under the thing with a broken leg and
nobody around.
Posted by Andy on January 10, 2010, 6:47 pm
> How can I move, all alone, a disabled motorcycle (heavy, no front wheel).
> Any ideas? I'm all alone and don't have a pickup. I can rent a truck but
> how do I get the heavy bike (rear wheel and engine and frame) onto and off
> the truck.
Andy comments:
Put the tailgate down.
Set two 4x4s about3 feet apart and fasten to make a ramp from
the ground to the tailgate. I would suggest 10 foot lengths.
Lay the bike on the 4x4s sideways with the rear wheel over one
and the engine over the other, at ground level. Try to get it so it's
more or less evenly weight distributed....
Walk the bike up the ramp -- one side a foot or so, then the other
side a foot or so. If necessary, use a prop, or a rope, to keep the
bike from sliding back.....probly not necessary with 10 foot ramp
length.
This will take about 10 or 15 minutes, a little at a time, but you
will work it up. Then use the 4x4s for a nice garden border in the
yard......or something....
With a pile of wood and some rope, you can fashion about any
sort of ramp you want. That's how they built the pyramids....
probly....
Andy in Eureka, Texas
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on January 11, 2010, 12:13 am
> How can I move, all alone, a disabled motorcycle (heavy, no front wheel).
> Any ideas? I'm all alone and don't have a pickup. I can rent a truck but
> how do I get the heavy bike (rear wheel and engine and frame) onto and off
> the truck.
Lots of rental trucks have lift gates.
You'd definitely need tie down straps and some
way to move the bike around as you're getting it
on and off the truck. Maybe strapping it to a dolly
would work.
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> Any ideas? I'm all alone and don't have a pickup. I can rent a truck but
> how do I get the heavy bike (rear wheel and engine and frame) onto and off
> the truck.