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Motorcycle Forum / General / Yamaha / June 2004Motorcycle move - advise needed
I am not sure if this is the right newsgroup forum to ask a question. I recently aquired Yamaha FZR600 sport bike. However, that I live in Northern New Jersey and I need to get down to PA to pick up motorcycle(2 hours drive). However, motorcycle has not been run for about 1 year and I don't want to risk myself riding it back up. I want to pick it up and deliver to repair shop to take a look at it and fix/tune if anything is needed. I think I am going to need a brand new tires on it and must check gas tank + clean up carburator on the bike(It's a 1993 dual headlight FZR600 red-blue-white in pretty good condition) Okay, I don't own a motorcycle transport and I don't want to shell out $600 for hiring professional movers to move. What are my options? I was thinking about renting cargo van and moving the bike. Will FZR600 fit into cargo van? Is it safe to use wood plank as ramp to hoist motorcycle into cargo van? Has anyone done this before? Or, can I rent a larger truck with ramp(FZR600 300+ lbs?) It's going to be about total 160 miles round trip(yahoo map says 80miles one way trip). My budget for moving bike would be around $150-$200. quick call to local Pensky dealer revealed... rental for 10' truck : $89( I expect $100 after necessary doc and fees) 29cents per mile: 160 x 29 = $46.40 $50 on gas? that looks like $200... Can anyone done this before? What are my choices? Thank you in advance. OKtokie oktokie typed: > I am not sure if this is the right newsgroup forum to ask a question. > I recently aquired Yamaha FZR600 sport bike. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > OKtokie It should go into medium-sized van just fine. I've done it with my friend several times. I used Volkswagen Transporter type( but i'm in Europe - i guess that Mercedes Vito or bigger sprinter is about the same).after all, it's only good 2 metres long and just over 1 m high. You don't need any ramp, just 4 guys to lift it. At the end, bike has only around 200 kg - don't know, how much is that in pounds, but 4 normal guys should lift it without any problems, in fact, 3 strong ones would already be enough (two at front, one at rear). Put it in, tie it up with some strong ropes (tie it up for the handlebar to the left and right, then at read also to the left and right), leave it in 1st gear and you're fine. you're making a harley out of a trail 90. go to uhaul where the bikes is, get a small trailer. pick up some decent tie down straps. push the bike in the trailer. do a four corner tie down of the bike. drive it back. it ain't rocket science. > I am not sure if this is the right newsgroup forum to ask a question. > I recently aquired Yamaha FZR600 sport bike. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > OKtokie One idea and it may not be cheaper is to pick up the van/truck where the bike is. Depends on fees if any for drop off at a different location than pick up. Or what about a trailer? jy > I am not sure if this is the right newsgroup forum to ask a question. > I recently aquired Yamaha FZR600 sport bike. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Okay, I don't own a motorcycle transport and I don't want to shell out > $600 for hiring professional movers to move. What are my options? Get a friend with a Toyota Tacoma, or equivelent or larger, truck and go get the damn thing. Buy some straps to hold it in. All you need are a pair of straps that have hooks on each end, and a ratchet device. Hook one hook on the handle bars and the other on the loop in the bed of the truck, pull the strap up snug. go around to the other side and repeat. This should hold the bike securely in the back of the truck. Drive home and deliver the bike to the shop. Buy your friend something for hauling you around all day. >Buy your friend something for hauling you around all day. like the 200 bucks for freakin gas, these days. If you think the price of gas is high, come over to England!!!!! its over £4.25 a gallon that's about $7.80 > >Buy your friend something for hauling you around all day. > > > like the 200 bucks for freakin gas, these days. The vast majority of that is taxes. Our prices are low compared to yours, but our oil companies are making huge profits because our taxes on fuel are very low. California has among the highest taxes on gasoline anywhere in the country, the the taxes are under a dollar (I think they are under a half-dollar, but I am not sure on that). > If you think the price of gas is high, come over to England!!!!! > its over £4.25 a gallon that's about $7.80 > > > >Buy your friend something for hauling you around all day. > > > > > like the 200 bucks for freakin gas, these days. >The vast majority of that is taxes. Our prices are low compared to yours, >but our oil companies are making huge profits because our taxes on fuel are >very low. California has among the highest taxes on gasoline anywhere in the >country, the the taxes are under a dollar (I think they are under a >half-dollar, but I am not sure on that). 63 cents here in the great and glorious people's workers socialist paradise of california incorporated. >If you think the price of gas is high, come over to England!!!!! >its over £4.25 a gallon that's about $7.80 it's not our fault you allow those awfull death duties. half your price is tax. americans do not allow that. You've lost me now, what's "death duties" got to do with tax on fuel??? > >If you think the price of gas is high, come over to England!!!!! > >its over £4.25 a gallon that's about $7.80 > > > it's not our fault you allow those awfull death duties. > half your price is tax. americans do not allow that. >You've lost me now, what's "death duties" got to do with tax on fuel??? don't top post. it was a pun on death and taxes. > >You've lost me now, what's "death duties" got to do with tax on fuel??? > > > don't top post. > it was a pun on death and taxes. Ok? but I still don't get it. >> >You've lost me now, what's "death duties" got to do with tax on fuel??? >> > >> don't top post. >> it was a pun on death and taxes. > >Ok? but I still don't get it. never mind > > >You've lost me now, what's "death duties" got to do with tax on fuel??? > > > > > don't top post. > > it was a pun on death and taxes. > > Ok? but I still don't get it. Only two things are certain in life, Death and Taxes, there are also taxes associated with dying. Therefore, here in the US, some folks call taxes-- death duties. Be kind to our friends across the great pond---they can't help they talk funny! LOL repairco typed: >>>> You've lost me now, what's "death duties" got to do with tax on >>>> fuel??? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > taxes associated with dying. > Therefore, here in the US, some folks call taxes-- death duties. That's a good one...good one indeed... ROFL Now it makes sense! > > > >You've lost me now, what's "death duties" got to do with tax on fuel??? > > > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Be kind to our friends across the great pond---they can't help they talk > funny! LOL >> > >You've lost me now, what's "death duties" got to do with tax on fuel??? >> > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Be kind to our friends across the great pond---they can't help they talk >funny! LOL bloody brits, er, i mean romans... > >> > >You've lost me now, what's "death duties" got to do with tax on fuel??? > >> > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > bloody brits, er, i mean romans... You need to be careful now, it's not nice calling the Brits. Or are you assuming I'm British just because I'm in England? >> >Be kind to our friends across the great pond---they can't help they talk >> >funny! LOL [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >You need to be careful now, it's not nice calling the Brits. Or are you >assuming I'm British just because I'm in England? i have never met a brit who objected to being called one. includes 8-9 months in country. in the 60's. no, i was assuming you knew monty python. > >> >Be kind to our friends across the great pond---they can't help they talk > >> >funny! LOL [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > includes 8-9 months in country. in the 60's. > no, i was assuming you knew monty python. I did watch Monty Python, but not sure of the "bloody brits, er, i mean romans" quote. Unless your referring to " What have the Romans done for us?" ? Anyway this is getting painful!! NO! NO! Not the comfy chair!!!!!!! Hope you enjoyed your stay in England. >> >> >Be kind to our friends across the great pond---they can't help they >talk [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Anyway this is getting painful!! NO! NO! Not the comfy chair!!!!!!! >Hope you enjoyed your stay in England. first pyython film. you need to rent and watch. then bloody romans will have a new world. the shoe, the shoe! the gourd, the gourd! loved the islands...want to go back. I assume you are talking about "The Life of Brian" when the crowed divides and one group hold the sandal as a holy symbol and the other group use the Gourd as there icon. The 1st film Python did was "Now for something completely different" which was just a string of unrelated sketches and pure Python humour. However "life of Brian" is one of my favourites closely followed by "the meaning of life" especially Mr Creosote and the wafer thin mint. > >> >> >Be kind to our friends across the great pond---they can't help they > >talk [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > the gourd, the gourd! > loved the islands...want to go back. >I assume you are talking about "The Life of Brian" when the crowed divides >and one group hold the sandal as a holy symbol and the other group use the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >"life of Brian" is one of my favourites closely followed by "the meaning of >life" especially Mr Creosote and the wafer thin mint. ok, top posting is rude. do you answer before someone speaks.? write after...on long threads this is essential. and good manners. it was life of brian. something different is a film...it's a cheap clip show. remember when the guys doing graffiti...and the crowds? all saying bloody romans. i agree, brian is best. > >I assume you are talking about "The Life of Brian" when the crowed divides > >and one group hold the sandal as a holy symbol and the other group use the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > the crowds? all saying bloody romans. > i agree, brian is best. I think it was "Romans go home" but one hell of a laugh. What was this thread about???? Catch you again. See ya >I think it was "Romans go home" but one hell of a laugh. >What was this thread about???? >Catch you again. >See ya yes, that's what the graffiti said. but remember whenever the romans did anything, the crowds would say bloody romans? it was a pun on their tv sketchs were they said bloody vikings. i think this started in a motorcycle group. |
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