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Title: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: Case84 on April 13, 2014, 09:05:14 PM

Hay guys
I've been look at options on mounting my motor bike on the top of my cape York hard floor camper I can't mount it on the draw bar cos there's no room
So just only spot I can c is on top just wondering what other Peaple haven done pics would be great thanks case

Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: Supersi on April 13, 2014, 09:13:07 PM

Not sure I would want to mount directly to the floor rack. Do you have boat loader mounting points/brackets that you could attaché a custom frame to?


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Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: BigDougie on April 13, 2014, 09:32:40 PM

Couldn't make a removable (as in lynch pinned) frame out the rear across sideways. Might work, bit more dust, but away from the stones and flying debris.

Just a thought.... :cheers: 

Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: feisty on April 13, 2014, 10:04:13 PM

I've seen a few mid sized dirt bikes mounted on towbar mounted racks on the rear of cars recently. Quite impressive. Maybe something like that would work .

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Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: Dogsbreakfast on April 14, 2014, 07:55:42 AM

Motow is what your referring to. There are others as well. Rig one of them up to fit on the rear if possible.

Title: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: dazzler on April 14, 2014, 07:58:27 AM

Wont you fella's give your campers a rest .  There not bloomin tautliners!..........

Smiley face -   :)


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Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: britts on April 14, 2014, 01:18:16 PM

Have seen a quad bike on top of a soft floor, he had modified the boat rack to suit you could do something like that.

Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on April 14, 2014, 01:22:50 PM

So now your gunna need a cattle ramp to get the bike on and off.  Just to set up the camper.

Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: GraemeL on April 14, 2014, 04:17:06 PM

Have a look at some bike racks, like the ISI ones. It may give you some ideas, click on the adventures tab to see different setups on different vehicles, vans and campers.

You may be able to design one to suite your needs.

http://www.isi-carriers.com/ (http://www.isi-carriers.com/)

Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: britts on April 20, 2014, 02:19:01 PM

Spotted this over the weekend.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/20/u4ymuva5.jpg)

Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: Case84 on August 01, 2014, 10:03:09 PM

Yeah something like that is what I was thinking
And yes I will need two long ramps
I would not tie to the floor I will make brackets off the chassie to tie to

Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on August 01, 2014, 11:49:04 PM

Have you worked out how much your going to exceed the GROSS weight of the Camper by?
When you fit all of this to the Trailer.
And all the fuel and food and extras you need.

What are you going to leave at home, that you would normally take?
The Missus? or the Beer? ;D

Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: Case84 on August 03, 2014, 10:55:59 AM

Leave the wife and more beer

Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: Case84 on August 03, 2014, 10:59:52 AM

No I have not worked out the weight  yet good thinking but
We don't take much with us just what we will use but yeah weight
The camper has 4 shocks on it and has a spot were u could put a boat so I could take all the boat stuff of for the bike

Title: Re: Motor bike storage on hard floor
Post by: lilstookie on August 03, 2014, 12:44:57 PM

We have a motow rack that fits on the back of the trailer into the recovery hitch or the hitch on the car if we are not taking the camper.
From Memory its $289 and its carried a Suzuki DR650 and currently a Honda CRF230. Its travelled some crappy roads as we live in the gulf over winter and travel 7 months over the wet. Ive fitted indicators to it also to keep it all safe.
Never had any problems with it and its detachable in a few minutes.
Been travelling with it consistently for 3 years now.