Anyone used a VW Caddy or similar to move a bike?

Nice one Lozzo. That's given me a little more confidence that we won't have to dismantle the whole bike.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

I had to take the handlebars, forks and front wheel out of a Yamaha SR250 to get it in the back of a VW Golf, then drove it from Reading to Bedford. Another time I got two complete Suzuki TS50Xs in semi built up state in the back of a 1995 Nissan Micra and drove them back to Bedford from Bicester at night - the headlights were acting like wartime searchlights.





When I picked up another SR250 (the one Plowsie bought off me) from a bloke in Stowmarket I managed to get it virtually all built up in the boot of my old Ford Maverick 4x4. All I had to remove was the front wheel.

You must be some man to pack a bag for a holiday!

DOH! The boss lady says I can't use the van. Never mind.

Lozzo is that Micra left hand drive? It looks like the drivers seat is tilted forward in the first pic.

[squirrel_hunter]

Such bad news you had to deliver it twice... How you going to pick the bike up then?

But I am actually interested in the answer to the original question of can you get a bike in the back of a VW Caddy? Or what is the smallest practical van you can get and assembled SV in with the back doors shut?

[andrewsmith]

Monkey strip out the front passenger seat and run a scaff board.

SH the smallest practical would be a SWB transit or Iveco

He he. I also called Lozzo Kizzy! We're hiring a transit which isn't such bad news as we have to move another first.

I'm interested too. Davies reckons he's seen a bike in a Berlingo but I think he must've been smoking something. From my measurements the SV definately wouldn't go in the Caddy in one piece with the doors shut.

Originally Posted by monkey

He he. I also called Lozzo Kizzy! We're hiring a transit which isn't such bad news as we have to move another first.

I'm interested too. Davies reckons he's seen a bike in a Berlingo but I think he must've been smoking something. From my measurements the SV definately wouldn't go in the Caddy in one piece with the doors shut.

Out of interest what year caddy are you talking about?

[squirrel_hunter]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Monkey strip out the front passenger seat and run a scaff board.

SH the smallest practical would be a SWB transit or Iveco

The problem is a Transit stands out when parked next to ordinary cars like a Focus or a Polo. For that reason I'm looking for something smaller, and there is a reason for this requirement. Also keeping the passenger seat and bulkhead is required as the contents of the hold must remain out of site as a bike might remain in the back of the van over night. A LWB Caddy or similar may still meet the requirements as it should be about the same size as an estate car, if one exists?

Originally Posted by squirrel_hunter

The problem is a Transit stands out when parked next to ordinary cars like a Focus or a Polo. For that reason I'm looking for something smaller, and there is a reason for this requirement. Also keeping the passenger seat and bulkhead is required as the contents of the hold must remain out of site as a bike might remain in the back of the van over night. A LWB Caddy or similar may still meet the requirements as it should be about the same size as an estate car, if one exists?

Caddy maxi

http://www.businessvans.co.uk/roadtests.asp?id=212

Originally Posted by monkey

DOH! The boss lady says I can't use the van. Never mind.

Lozzo is that Micra left hand drive? It looks like the drivers seat is tilted forward in the first pic.

No, it was a standard RHD car but I tilted the seat forward to get a pic of the bikes sitting right next to the driver. The passenger seat was tipped as far forward as it would go to allow the back ends of both bikes in, and a few boxes of stuff filled the front footwell too. I had to drive sort of sitting a bit sideways because my shoulder was right up against the nearest bike and couldn't use the handbrake so I parked it in 1st gear overnight til I'd unloaded it all.

That was the best free car I ever got.