Picking up a bike with a truck?

[Dynasty]

If I couldn't drive a bike back, what would be the best way to bring it home (500+ miles)?

I figured Uhual, but they charge by the mile. Looking at near a grand for the whole trip.

There has to be a cheaper way, no?

 

[50dro]

Do you have a pickup? I brought mine back in a Dodge Dakota short bed. Buells are short so they fit well in just about any truck.[up] You could also rent a trailer from Uhaul if you have something you can pull it with...

 

[gtp3800]

I took my 2000 chevy 3500 754 miles to buy my bike. It cost me 275 bucks in gas. Now this was when gas was 3.45 a gallon so do the math. It wouldnt be a grand. Enless its 500 each way? but even gas shouldnt be that bad.

I would drive. It was rough in the truck, but well worth it when i got the bike home.

 

[Dynasty]

Well I figure a grand because its 500 miles, and Uhual charges 1.79 a mile. Plus you gotta figure gas and its a heavy bill.

I might need to ask my friend for his truck. I live in the city so no car for me.

 

[flaya564]

I use my dads 1998 ford ranger with the extended bed(8ft), plenty of room.

 

[gtp3800]

Yea Uhaul is a bad idea. I would go with a truck, the buell will fit in just fine. Bring a ramp, or if you dont have one back into a ditch and drive in. You will save alot of money.

 

[xtremelow]

Used my fathers Ranger also to pick up 2 of my Buells and an s-10 to pick up another.

I know this isn't a very good choice rolling 9mpg

 

[Bossanova]

Does your vehicle have a hitch? Uhaul has small MC trailers I think they just rent by the day. You have 24 hours to return it...
Uhaul

 

[flaya564]

god damn that is a beast!!!

 

[dallasb]

You can pay a company to ship it for ~500

 

[Dynasty]

im thinking if I can't get my frien's truck I will have to ship it. Shooot.

 

[ct1200]

Any home depot or lowes near by?
I know they rent pick-ups and vans.
Not sure on cost but its another option.
And deff go with a 2wd drive if u can, the height on most 4wds makes loading and unloading a pita

 

[Nuage420b]

if you wanna spend under a grand shipping is only 500-600 bucks

 

[Nuage420b]

i pulled my bike from dc to tx with a uhaul trailer behind my pt cruiser. it doesn't take much.

 

[nativeXb12Rbuell]

road trip with the friend with the truck.
thats just one thing you know someone is going to ask you when you own a truck! " can i borrow your truck to haul this, or can i use your truck to move this. "
it would be alot cheaper to pay your friend for wear & tear & gas & food to help you haul it back home in his truck , then to rent any uhaul ! thats what friends are for , you would help him right? then if he a good enough friend then he probably wouldnt have a problem with you borrowing the truck, or helping you haul it back.

 

[upthemaiden]

even if your car doesn't have a hitch, you can buy one for $150, bolt it on, rent a uhaul for $20 for the day and go at it. You're still way under the budget for renting a moving truck or shipping a bike. Plus 95% of the money you invested you get to keep because the hitch will always be there and next time you need to move a bike it'll only cost you $20 for the trailer.

 

[Dynasty]

Thanks for the replies guys. Problem with living in Manhattan is not many people have trucks, or cars for that matter.

I do have one friend out in Long Island whose dad owns a 2009 Tundra with trailer. I will ask him.

Upthemaiden- unfortunately uhaul charges by the mile plus the 20. It would add up real quick.

 

[nativeXb12Rbuell]

if you rent a trailer , then rent as close to where you live as posible and say it is only for a local around town haul for one or two days to haul a few things.dont say where you are going then they will charge that disatance and back. dont rent it at a long distance from where you live. I rented a trailer once to haul my Mach1 home and the no one in 200 hundred miles had one so I found the closest one near my town and rented it. it was going to cost me double to rent it from where i pickup up my mach1. so i only paid for the 200 miles back home, and not the 1000+ miles for the whole trip from the uhaul place to the east coast and then back to OK.

 

[squidbuellie]

if you don't have a truck or a friend with a truck. use AAA if you got it. but a truck would be the easiest way

 

[kmp00k]

Harbor freight sells cheap trailer just have to assemble them! $289.