[flymo]

I've transported my bike hundreds of times in my van, I wouldnt recommend that you use the stand.

I always have the bike as far forward in the back of the van as possible, in the right hand side (I have a side loading door on the left). It has the front wheel turned to the left and it rests against its right hand bar end, slightly leaning to the right hand side. As if its leaning up against a wall.

Its important to place a flat board of wood or carpet between the bar and the van side if the van isnt lined or you'll end up with a big dent in the side of the van.

Its then chocked with a block of wood behind the rear wheel, and two strops. One strop runs from the top side of the van (where the roof joins the side there is usually a lip) around the bike and to a strop point on the floor.

The second strop goes from the top side of the van around the furthest handlebar and back.

Solid as a rock.

A proper bike ramp or a scaffold board is fine to load them up. The longer the better or you'll find the bike is pretty heavy to push up it and also will bottom out on the fairing as it enters the van.