Bike Transportation?

tdkrantz · 04-12-2010, 09:53 PM

Does anybody know of an inexpensive way to transport a glorified minibike from Fredericksburg to Radford within the next week?

Weldangrind · 04-12-2010, 09:56 PM

Try http://www.uship.com.

Please let us know how it turns out.

tdkrantz · 04-12-2010, 10:15 PM

Thanks, I'll check them out!
I'm checking enterprise right now. Someone said that you can get a full size pickup (8ft) for the weekend for $100 w/unlimited miles. Uhaul is way too high when you add in the miles.

katoranger · 04-13-2010, 08:55 AM

Enterprise also rents cargo vans.

A bike will fit into any pickup. Just put the tailgate down. I haul them in a shortbed ranger all the time.

Allen

Weldangrind · 04-13-2010, 11:54 AM

tdkrantz, as a point of trivia, I have a class III receiver on my Caravan, and I haul dirt bikes on a bike hauler regularly. The van is nice and low, so it's easy to roll the wheels up on the carrier and tie it down.

Most class III receivers will support 300lbs of dead weight.

katoranger · 04-13-2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

tdkrantz, as a point of trivia, I have a class III receiver on my Caravan, and I haul dirt bikes on a bike hauler regularly. The van is nice and low, so it's easy to roll the wheels up on the carrier and tie it down.

Most class III receivers will support 300lbs of dead weight.

I have put them on the back of the minivan also. It works, but I don't like the feel of that weight back there. The rear suspension feels to soft.

Maybe if I had the load leveling suspension.

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tdkrantz Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: USA, Virginia, Radford Posts: 50	Bike Transportation? Does anybody know of an inexpensive way to transport a glorified minibike from Fredericksburg to Radford within the next week?
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Try http://www.uship.com. Please let us know how it turns out. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Enterprise also rents cargo vans. A bike will fit into any pickup. Just put the tailgate down. I haul them in a shortbed ranger all the time. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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04-13-2010, 11:54 AM	#5
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	tdkrantz, as a point of trivia, I have a class III receiver on my Caravan, and I haul dirt bikes on a bike hauler regularly. The van is nice and low, so it's easy to roll the wheels up on the carrier and tie it down. Most class III receivers will support 300lbs of dead weight. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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04-12-2010, 10:15 PM	#3
tdkrantz Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: USA, Virginia, Radford Posts: 50	Thanks, I'll check them out! I'm checking enterprise right now. Someone said that you can get a full size pickup (8ft) for the weekend for $100 w/unlimited miles. Uhaul is way too high when you add in the miles.
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