Trials Transport

Hi Has Anyone tried to fit a Trials bike into a Transit Connect or VW Caddy Or is it a case of front wheel out / handlebars off Cheers

i was just wondering iff its possible to make some bike holders i seen them on YOU HAVE USED WORDS OR A PHRASE WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS WEBSITE. PLEASE DELETE YOUR POST/TOPIC. DO NOT TRY TO CIRCUMVENT THE FILTERS IN PLACE ON THIS WEBSITE and dont want to pay

looking to get a rack to fit on a towbar to carry one bike,its to go on the back of a vauxhall zafira. are they any good or should i buy a trailer instead

HI, My Dad is fed up of taking his car to trials and when we go practising and hes bin looking at the new version of the vauxhall combo vans does any one have experience with them and will they fit a Beta in and a Montesa (so 2 bikes init) iv heard they do so if anyone knows please get back to me ta Jake Thanks a lot

I'm thinking of getting a van, but not sure what to go for. I want six seats (two rows of three), but don't want anything massive. A Vito Dualiner looks good (and has passenger doors on both sides which is a bonus) or a Transporter Kombi - both SWB. Any views on either of these? Or a better alternative? Ta!

Guys, thinking about buying a Vito / V-Class Merc. Need to tow about two tonnes with this vehicle (wife's horse and trailer). Has anyone out there any experience of towing with one of these, and if so are they any good for the job? Cheers - Boner.

Some thieving Ba****ds paid us a visit last night and helped themselves to one or two parts from the van. From the pictures, it would appear that they took specific parts as nothing was taken from inside the van. This happened in the Richmond, North Yorkshire area so keep so your eyes open and ears to the ground. This is whats left:- A full set of pictures can be found here CSI have just left and have found nothing they can use. It would appear to be a professional job. Apparently, there has been a few vans stripped locally in the last few weeks. More expense and 4 weeks before Scotland ****!*!* Bas***ds.

Hi folks. Starting to look in to this whole road trial things and just wondered what you guys do about insurance?!?!?! Do any of you use the ACU insurance and have any details of it? Is is annual or pay per comp??? Im 21 and have had my license for 5years but no NCB. Any general advice would be great because i belive i have 2 insure with the frame number before DVLA will register it. THANKS IN ADVANCE, THATCHMAN

Having enquired direct to ACU and as yet recieved no response ; Is there anybody out there who can summarise the one day road insurance "deal" for trials? i.e what are eligibility rules, how much is it , who offers it

Haha, i dont need to get there really fast its just the car i have ! its my first real car (after a mini) and i want to use a rack for space purposes and im pretty sure that my licence (had it 5 years) doesnt cover pulling a trailer, although that never stopped me fitting a towbar to the mini and pulling the heavy-ist homemade two bike trailer ! so id like to be abit more legal, I had a look on that kerbweight website and it says my ball weight is 52kg and obviously a bike and rack is pushing 75, So my plan is to get a third party rack (from a scrappers

It has been bothering me for a while that my insurance bloke suggested that I ought to take out a separate policy for my,(and my kids) bikes for fire and theft.Can anyone suggest a company who understand and any idea of cost etc.If this has been done to death before please shout at me,but ins companies seem to load policies at will for odd reasons so I thought a fresh request may be in order. Cheers Jon.

I am thinking about getting some insurance for my trails bike as a few have been pinched around here recently. I dont ever ride the bike on the road and its delared sorn. A few options: Get it insured under my house insurance..but not sure if this would cover me if a gang kicked me off it whilst out??? Investigate how much it would cost with an insurance company. The problem I have is is it worth it? and what comapanies should i try for a quote? The bike is probably worth 2 grand

We've had a Kliponoff trailer for about fifteen years now and its been ultra reliable, just after renewing the indespenion units and hubs but can't find any contact numbers for the company. Heard they stopped trading a while back but someone at a trial recently said they had started up again somewhere West/Souty Yorks area. Be grateful if anyone has a contact number for them. Thanks.

Guys, anyone out there got a PEUGOET PARTNER? If so, can you squeeze a bike into it? Cheers - Boner.

Has enyone had any experiance of trying to fit a trials bike in a Toyota people carrier.Not too worried about it gettibg muddy.Thats what dads are for!! Essex Rider

on the way to a trial my dave cooper rack broke,the square tube next to the weld has fractured,and has dumped the bike on the road. you can guess at the result !!! has any one else had this happen? is there a better quality rack on the market ? CHECK YOUR RACK NOW !!!!!!!

Anyone got any idea who offers Bike insurance that will cover the bike for use in road trials as well as general use ?

This recent article I seen on the MSN was talking about how folk relate to the MPG (miles per gallon) figures on US vehicles, and do not relate it to actual dollars! Makes me wonder what the comparison is with the euro vans and such, which are popular as it seems, of which we have few. Only the Sprinter(Merc) comes to mind, and they can be huge, depending upon configuration. I have not seen and cannot really relate to some of the others talked about here. Diesel or gas, what do you run? What does it cost? As the PU truck is still the standard here, and I feel somewhat fortunate as things go, to be able to load bike and gear into the big Dodge Cummins powered turbodiesel…

I have a swb transit which i spend a lot of time towel drying the condensation of the roof any suggestions

New car on the way, Golf Mk V, has anyone used a rack? Just wondering if the towbar comes up high enough to bring the rack away from the bumper (as the bumper is quite big) so that the bike sits away from the back of the car. Also, I use a bit of flat rope out of the boot of my Vectra that I tye around the forks to pull the bike in close to the car, is there scope to do this on a Golf?