Motorcycle rack

[Lenny]

I'm in the process of trying to design and build a practical motorcycle rack for the rear of my van, I'm still at the prototype stage so any advice would be great.

 

[rig7944]

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I'm in the process of trying to design and build a practical motorcycle rack for the rear of my van, I'm still at the prototype stage so any advice would be great.

Dick newey Coventry has a bike rack made to carry 2 monkey bikes he is on hear somewhere I have his number if interested

 

[Lenny]

Dick newey Coventry has a bike rack made to carry 2 monkey bikes he is on hear somewhere I have his number if interested

Deffo interested,funny you say that cos a workmate of mine said he saw an RV with double stacked scooters on the back.
How could that be ?

 

[tacr2man]

Thing to watch is departure angle , so you don't ground rear of rack , and try and have it as close to rear panel as possible to minimise swing out and weight leverage over rear axle . Dont just rely on centre (tow ball) mount especially if scooter which can be rear heavy . HTSH

 

[stunette]

This is one I had made for one of my first RV's..

And the bike came too.

• stunette
• Jul 16, 2013
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[Lenny]

Thing to watch is departure angle , so you don't ground rear of rack , and try and have it as close to rear panel as possible to minimise swing out and weight leverage over rear axle . Dont just rely on centre (tow ball) mount especially if scooter which can be rear heavy . HTSH

Thanks Tarcr2man , I was concerned about the towball mount and was thinking about bringing 2 shafts direct from the rear of the chassis and building from them so it may be back to the drawing board.
I've also toyed with the idea of adapting a wheelchair lift that you see in ambulance's , apparently they are good for 250kg

 

[Lenny]

This is one I had made for one of my first RV's..

And the bike came too.

• stunette
• Jul 16, 2013
• 1

Wow.. Living the dream .

 

[tacr2man]

Thanks Tarcr2man , I was concerned about the towball mount and was thinking about bringing 2 shafts direct from the rear of the chassis and building from them so it may be back to the drawing board.
I've also toyed with the idea of adapting a wheelchair lift that you see in ambulance's , apparently they are good for 250kg

I welded 2 extra reciver tubes onto the rear towbar , at the chassis rail ends and then used two easylifter hydraulic platforms joined together , it worked really well and carried a Burgman 400 with ease and was quick to use . To get max lift it was mounted so that just reached floor level with air suspension dropped .

 

[rig7944]

Deffo interested,funny you say that cos a workmate of mine said he saw an RV with double stacked scooters on the back.
How could that be ?

2side by side will need t alter possibly 07743 708977 dick it is built for rvs