mitch179 Member 30 Member For: 17y 25d Posted 17/02/10 10:13 AM Share Posted 17/02/10 10:13 AM Hey all, I basically bought my ute to take my sports bike to the track. I was wondering if I need to add any tie down points or a channel for the front wheel to make this work the best? I will be going long distances (~1000km's at times) with the bike(s) in so it will have to be well secured.I haven't tried yet but I could probably tie one bike in ok with what's already available standard tie down point wise but two might require some magic and I want the flexibility of taking two bikes without dramas.the other thing is the ute is lowered an inch with blocks, would I have to take them out or should it be fine like that? I don't mind either way, I need function over looks otherwise it defeats the purpose of me having it lol...any info would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyb Donating Members 1,097 Member For: 16y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posted 17/02/10 11:34 AM Share Posted 17/02/10 11:34 AM (edited) Suspension should be fine. I'd add 3 bike rails (square u-shaped alloy or aluminium) bolt them down tight. you'll need 3 so you can have one bike in the centre, or if your carrying 2, one on each side. I always found it better to have the bikes on a bike specific trailer. We added a wind shield to the trailer and it kept the bikes clean, and gave us something to lock the biked to (we had 6 locking points per bike). The ute will be fine. I'm not sure about FG's but the Ba we used we had 4 eyelets, one on each corner. Edited 17/02/10 11:36 AM by mattyb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 15y 18d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 18/02/10 01:18 AM Share Posted 18/02/10 01:18 AM Hey mate,The extra tie down points topic at the top of the ute section is pretty much aimed at bikes really. I added my points for taking 2 motoX bikes on the back. When I only have one on I put it in on an angle so I can close the tailgate thou, otherwise when there are 2 I lash the gate up as far as possible. Also if you search you will find old topics that have the fraud kit and other peoples DIY jobs.I agree with matty that if you doing long distance with 2 I would want wheel blocks and the front just to be safe, when on an angle its jammed in the corner and against a side so it not really an issue then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XR09 Guests Posted 18/02/10 02:49 AM Share Posted 18/02/10 02:49 AM (edited) Ive had to run a lot of bikes around on my old ute. Just behind the rear window I had a sailboats main sheet runner. It was a one tonner with a flat bed.I could easily add another block if I was doing three. Remember just relax and look at the top of the ramp and that's where the bike will go. Whether your pushing or riding it up. Edited 18/02/10 02:50 AM by XR09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch179 Member 30 Member For: 17y 25d Posted 18/02/10 11:19 AM Author Share Posted 18/02/10 11:19 AM Thanks for the info! I'll give it a test run this weekend and see how it ties up with the standard points just with my bike.I'll look in to putting some channels up the front for long trips, I found some pics of other peoples setup I'll most likely just mimmick that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockafellqeinstien Member 325 Member For: 16y 6m 13d Posted 18/02/10 11:52 PM Share Posted 18/02/10 11:52 PM my dl650 fits perfectly diagonally - al most dont have to tie down. but only works for a single bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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