Van type to move R65

I need to transport a non running R65 some 100 miles, and I am planning
to hire a van for the day to get it moved.

What size/type van would I need to get this done?

The bike is intact and can be pushed around, so I could push it into a
van as long as the floor of the van wasn't too high, or would it work
out cheaper (and less hassle) if I contacted a specialist firm that
transport motorbikes and get them to do it?

Thanks

 

At a guess, a medium wheelbase mid or hi-top Transit kind of thing would
work best. Especially if you can get a FWD version, as they have a lower
floor.

 

Yes

 

Alternatively, if you have AA cover, you could always ensure some vital
but not obvious component goes missing meaning the bike won't start....

 

I have just had a bike safely delivered by this guy.
http://tinyurl.com/nw23j

Currently running an anywhere for £125 deal. You might have to wait a few
days as he won't travel with a part load for obvious reasons. I have no
connection with his business and I am only reporting my experience which was
entirely satisfactory. YMMV.

 

Hire a Transit from anywhere for about £50, anything remotely Transit
like should do it, had alsorts in a MWB low top Transit.

 

'Swot I was thinking. Hiring a van for a day is going to be in the
region of 50-60 quid[1], plus fuel, plus hassle.

100 miles, each way, means 200 miles' worth of fuel. 30mpg in a diesel
van? Close to seven gallons on fuel, so another £30. Plus a minimum of
four hours' driving, and that doesn't include getting and returning the
van.

[1] I don't care what the fancy discount ads say - by the time you've
paid VAT and all the waivers they don't mention in the ads, this is
about right.

 

Leyland Sherpa - now known as an LDV Pilot or 200

 

transits are nicer to drive though.
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Paging Veggie ...

 

Not got rid of that yet?

 

says...

http://tinyurl.com/hct9c

HTH

 

Ages ago but in the fine old tradition of recommending your own
bike/van...

When it was doing T:UKRM duties I thought it was quite a nice thing to
drive - for what it was.

 

They weren't too bad as working vehicles, but they fell apart with
frightening speed once the rot started. That, and they always sounded
under-geared to me.

 

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

[Leyland Sherpa]

Mine was a 5-speed so seemed ok and the underside was solid. The doors
and gutters were as frilly as **** though but I put that down to a life
by the seaside.

 

I've had several of 'em, and currently run a N reg transit, and the transit
is a nice drive. As a van, there's not a lot to choose, except that the
last of the LDV 200s and the Pilot have the 1.9 peugeot engine which isn't
really up to it - they should have had a turbo option...

 

"Lord Voldemurray to the Explanatorium, please."

 

Thanks for that. You bastard.

So, what exactly are the best products for cleaning tea stains off LCD
monitors / keyboards / mobile phones / mice / desks?

 

Angle grinders, obviously.

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Well I opted for a courier to collect and deliver at around £85. This
was about the going rate to move the bike, though the dearest wanted
£160!

Hiring a van would have worked out about £45 plus fuel (total about
£75) so with the stress level taken out of the equation I think the
£85 is not too bad.

Hopefully in a month or so I will be riding the bike back home!