Putting a bike in a van

What's the best way to get a motorcycle to stay upright and safe in the
back of a luton van. The vans got a tail lift to the liftings taken
care of, but i'm clueless as to how to tie it down once inside.

Its a fazer 600 so has a centerstand if that matters, not sure if the
van will have a place to tie it to inside as it will be a moving style
boarded out van. The rest of my belongings will also be in there as I'm
moving flat. I'm hoping it has the waist height metal tie down points
that other vans have IIRC, just tie it as best I can through the front
to each side and the back the same?

 

Always use the sidestand - it makes the bike more stable: it can only
fall one way, then ;-)
Run the bike in all the way to the front, before you load anything
else. Take it up to the front left corner at 45degrees and wedge the
front tyre against the front wall of the van. Settle it onto the
sidestand, making sure the front wheel is tight against the wall, and
put it in first gear.

All you need is one strap then, off the left pillion peg down to the
floor across the van to the left. Pull that down a bit and your bike
won't move, especially when you pack the rest of your stuff around it.

Pivoting a bike on its sidestand on a raised tail lift is an art form,
mind.

 

One of these:
http://www.on-bike.com/products_bikegrab.htm

and then some handlebar straps like these:
http://www.motrax.co.uk/Index_pages/accessories/hdbarstarps.htm

You don't even need to secure the Bike Grab to the floor,
just push the bike in and then use the bar straps to hold
it in place. We put ours on a paddock stand once in the
grab, but don't bother strapping the back down.

 

Lay the bike down on it's side. Job done.

 

rob2 wrote

<*sigh*>

The bitch drives the van and you ride the bike.

 

Is it worth strapping the front brake lever too?

Si

 

Not IME, no.

 

It is when the bike is on a trailer with the front wheel being heavily
charged so that there is friction between the wheel and the floor.

 

I can visualise how that'll work out, thankyou.

Don't see many people pivoting bikes on a sidestand, I assume
I can practice this once in the road. Might have a go now for fun.

 

Ask the bastards that nicked mine....

 

Theoretically, anyway. In practice, on the other hand...

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'snot that tricky. Might be a little tense, like, but it's not that
hard.

 

Lay it on its side and pile mattresses on top of it.