How can I move, all alone, a disabled motorcycle (heavy, no front wheel)
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From: Bob F on 10 Jan 2010 18:27 Jim Elbrecht wrote: > On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:08:44 -0800, Joseph Donner > <josephdonner23(a)yahoo.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. > > You can get a 1/2 ton crane that will go in the back of a truck for > $100 at harbor freight. 2 Ton for a couple hundred. > > If you're gonna have a bike you might want to pick up a truck or > trailer to cart it around when necessary. I remember a friend in college commenting that the thing he used his bike most for was going the the shop for parts for it.
From: hallerb on 10 Jan 2010 18:42 On Jan 10, 5:08�pm, Joseph Donner <josephdonne...(a)yahoo.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:)
From: Andy on 10 Jan 2010 18:47 On Jan 10, 4:08 pm, Joseph Donner <josephdonne...(a)yahoo.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. 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
From: mike on 10 Jan 2010 22:03 hallerb(a)aol.com wrote: > On Jan 10, 5:08�pm, Joseph Donner <josephdonne...(a)yahoo.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.
From: Rob Kleinschmidt on 11 Jan 2010 00:13
On Jan 10, 2:08 pm, Joseph Donner <josephdonne...(a)yahoo.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. 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. |