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With Sir M considering transporting his neat little XS about the place courtesy of the Pop, thought some of these vids may cause a chuckle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJUGji4CjYIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4xJvhU73p8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRvuuCzckJUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeoPdW_FInshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYKMnbKWqDYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6INeoPZf4Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbhmZ2WGaF8I've moved a few bikes around in the past, mainly on trailers, a couple of times by van, so on a more serious note, its worth considering a few things. Trailers tend to be lower than vans/pick-up beds so there’s a benefit of not having to push the bike so high, and the angle of the loading-ramp to the transportation-surface will be shallower and therefore the bike will less likely to ground out. Unloading may not be quite as simple as loading and you’ll be walking backwards, and the leading end of the bike won’t be steerable. The loading ramp has to be transported too, so space needed. Two-person loading/unloading is usually easier than solo loading. Wheel chocks (see-saw or cradle) can help locate and stabilise the bike before tie-downs are used. The clearer the access to the side of the bike the more it helps loading/unloading. Reversing a van/pick-up is easier than a vehicle with a trailer, esp if the trailer is narrow and not easily visible in the mirrors. Bikes on trailers have a knack of getting really dirty when the roads are wet. Trailers can be bought/built with a system that allows the transportation-surface to be lowered close to the road which means easier loading. Trailers have to be stored somewhere when not in use. The length of the bike may well extend beyond the bed of the pick-up, which means the tailgate will be in the down position when driving, and may be subjected to some of the bike’s weight. |
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« Last Edit: November 16, 2016, 12:21:03 PM by Tony oily bike »
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2016, 12:14:49 PM » |
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And another couple of pics....... looks pretty cool to me  |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2016, 12:30:05 PM » |
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More pics
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2016, 12:30:45 PM » |
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more pics
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2016, 12:37:23 PM » |
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From Wheels Day 2011
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2016, 05:47:58 PM » |
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Thanks for that Tone.  That very first photo's exactly what I would do if I could tow a trailer with the Pop. I could use a Ford Pop front axle with steel wheels to match the truck. As you say, low & easy to load. I think that's the coolest looking set-up too. The blue pick-up at the bottom of your pics shows how long the pick-up bed would need to be to carry a bike. My XS would overhang the chassis by the length of the rear wheel. Just an idea at the moment, but once I can roll it outside the garage properly, (got the rear suspension in pieces at the moment), I can make a cardboard mock-up of the bike, just to see how daft it'd look. I'd run without the pick-up bed, just your U channel bolted to the chassis, so putting the tailgate down wouldn't be an issue. |
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« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2016, 07:32:06 AM » |
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This is what Eamon Hurley did, tho adding another axle might take more than an evening or two......   |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2016, 08:11:36 AM » |
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This is what Eamon Hurley did, tho adding another axle might take more than an evening or two...... Then doing a Ford V4 engine conversion on the car and putting the rotary engine out of the car in the bike!! |
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« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2016, 10:06:12 PM » |
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love the low seat and set up of the bike in the fourth pic |
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« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2016, 11:35:29 AM » |
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A potential solution from the late 20's / early 30's
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2016, 11:38:10 AM » |
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Wanted to include this photo simply because of the amazing tow car............
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2016, 08:39:46 PM » |
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Nice. And I do like Midget racers.
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« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2016, 09:01:04 AM » |
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Wanted to include this photo simply because of the amazing tow car............
So Cal Plating shop 'works vehicle , currently being cloned I believe. |
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« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2016, 05:27:59 PM » |
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What's it based on Kev?
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« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2016, 07:41:57 PM » |
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Spotted this on FaceBook-
1935 George DuVall Ford Delivery truck illustration drawn by Ruben Ooms for Liger T-shirts.
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