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Any experience with vans to carry two Motos?

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Mikep328:
We fly from Bristol to the IOM every year for the Manx GP for 10 days and hire motos on the IOM.  For next year planning, I'm thinking about taking our own bikes, my '76 CB400 and a current Kawasaki Z900RS, on the Liverpool-IOM Ferry but carrying them in a van.  What would be a good hire van choice to carry those two bikes and one passenger? 

Bryanj:
Have to be large transit size but check the hire firm will let you go to iom and sit down before you check ferry price as commercials are definately not cheap!

Matt_Harrington:
I've moved a couple of bikes in a LWB VW Caddy but it was a squeeze - and topped/ tailed the bikes. +1 for a transit, much easier!

Mikep328:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on September 01, 2023, 03:45:29 PM ---Have to be large transit size but check the hire firm will let you go to iom and sit down before you check ferry price as commercials are definately not cheap!

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We've met several guys over the past few visits to the IOM who told us it was less expensive to put a van on the ferry than two motorcycles.  That's one of the main reasons we're thinking about the van.  I haven't checked the ferry price but renting a van for 10 days is about 1/3 the price of renting motorcycles on the IOM for that period. 

Matt_Harrington:
Thinking a bit more, perhaps you could hire a larger camper van and then also save the cost of accommodation!!  ;)

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