Cb1100 in a minivan???

[AzBob_imp]

Loading the bike into the van will be very difficult. Loading a bike into a pickup bed is hard enough, not having to hunch over and worry about smashing your head into a roof.

Without a front wheel chock, securing it inside the van will also be difficult. Even strapped, without the chock, a good bump can cause it to knock over, and inside the van, probably break the side glass with the handlebar.

Unless you have ramps, getting the bike into the van will also be difficult. Just plain straight boards don't work so great because of the break over angle (you're likely to get stuck at the bumper on the catalytic converter).

My advice would be to ship it. If by any chance you already have a motorcycle wheel chock, ramps, and three pairs of straps, then my advice would be to rent a pickup truck, but watch a video tutorial or two on YouTube first (this one is very good: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wEPbSwQGqQ&t=201s).]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wEPbSwQGqQ&t=201s).

[rboe]

Gotta bike you can practice with or test the van with? That would answer some questions and give you a dry run before you do the deal with the new bike.

[LongRanger_imp]

I had the mispleasure of loading my 390 lb. Ducati into the back of a U-Haul pickup this summer, using 10' lengths of 2x8" boards for ramps, and then rolling it back out when I reached my destination. Not to suggest you can't or shouldn't load a 540 lb. CB into a minivan, but I wouldn't want to repeat my experience, and that bike was 150 lbs. lighter. It was fine after it was strapped down, but the loading and unloading was tenuous.

[Elipten_imp]

Using wood planks is asking for trouble. I have seen many a bad event.

Best to go buy aluminum ramps


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[LongRanger_imp]

I'd agree. This was my first (and hopefully last) attempt at loading a bike into a pickup. Lots of lessons learned, including not using wood planks.

[bigsheep_imp]

I have a ctx and ramps, a dry run is a great idea. Group think!! I love it. I'm getting some shipping quotes and looking into uhaul. The truck rental with trailer is probably going to cost me $240 plus gas. Shipping also comes with brokerage considering I'm crossing the border. I can't wait til I'm posting pictures of me riding it!!!!!!!

[Blockhead_imp]

Do a search on YouTube 'motorcycle loading fails' and you will learn a lot about what NOT to do. Some of the videos are pretty funny and make you wonder what the heck people were thinking.

If you do load into any vehicle using a ramp always make sure you strap the ramp to the vehicle you're loading onto.

[CA200_imp]

Once when I picked up a new SV650 with our Co. van I loaded it in a hurry because I had get back to my store and
I only tied it down buy the handlebars so at the first stop sign it rolled forward and tipped and broke the shift lever!
!!!

[F800GT_imp]

You're taking a chance to ruin both your new CB and your van.
I wouldn't do it.

Please take a look on youtube where a few folks had tried to load their bikes on a truck with a ramp (not a minivan) in a DIY-manner, and then dropped the shiny bike, it would cost them more in repair, not counting all the frustrations.

Here's one such video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRvuuCzckJU

[letsjet_imp]

Usually the dealer will have a huge ramp to load bikes into trucks, that's what they do. Unloading is easy IF you have the right sized hill to back up to, or can go to a freight loading ramp and drive it off. Without both of those available, it's a big bike to put in a pickup truck bed. Rent a uhaul bike or low trailer with a ramp and take it round trip, lots of rachet straps also. I had my new CB1100 delivered by the dealer.

Or this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJUGji4CjYI