roadrunner
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| posted on 9/2/17 at 10:19 PM |
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Transporting a scooter.
I'm looking at purchasing a scooter, and because I'm not insured and not passed my CBT , I can't ride it home.
Would it be possible to lay a scooter in the back of my large estate car for the journey home. Or am I at risk of spilling fluid into my car.
Regards
Brad.
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 9/2/17 at 10:38 PM |
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I´d drain the gas tank and run on reserve until you empty the carb bowl and whatever is left on tank.
Oil should not pose a problem.
HTH
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bi22le
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| posted on 9/2/17 at 11:04 PM |
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^^ this
And lay some water proof mat down so the chain grease does not mess up the carpet.
When I recently bought my new bike I trailed it home (borrowing a bike trailer from a friend). Although it was all strapped down I did not feel
comfortable with it bouncing around behind me.
If I did not have access to the trailer I would of borrowed a van from a friend, is this an option?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 9/2/17 at 11:33 PM |
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It will not be like folding a pushbike in the back and that's hard enough! Get a van or a friend to ride it home for you.
When I got my first proper bike (vfr400) the seller rode it to my house and I took him home.
[Edited on 9/2/17 by mark chandler]
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roadrunner
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| posted on 10/2/17 at 05:55 AM |
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Thanks fellas.
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ElmrPhD
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| posted on 10/2/17 at 07:12 AM |
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My '77 Land Rover 109 is perfect for transporting our '68 Vespa (small-frame) and our '66 Ducati 350 race bike, but anything smaller
wouldn't handle the Ducati.
Either confirm the measurements or simply get a proper van (and forget about inevitably spilling and breathing the nasty organics all over your
car...)
Steve, in the NLs
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SJ
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| posted on 10/2/17 at 07:44 AM |
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Depends on the car. I had no bother getting a KH125 in the back of a Citroen BX hatch a few years ago.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 10/2/17 at 11:28 AM |
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Audi A6 big enough for a Honda 125.
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garyo
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| posted on 10/2/17 at 02:55 PM |
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As per Mark's suggestion - give the seller £20 to drop it off, or build it in to your haggling when you give him your last price move.
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