I thought i'd get some seat covers... rather than the £25 universal ones i went slightly more up to the £60 and fully fitted ones. They're not completely wonderful, but they're a good 9/10. It'll at least mean we can not worry about destroying the inside as much as we might before.
I know 90% of it wouldn't matter to 99% of people... but the van isn't going anywhere soon, so will keep it nice for me and the laddo.
weeksy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:02 pm
Security installed today on the van... Happy
OK so you can still open it with a can opener but it's as secure as a van gets
Did you get someone else to do it? That's my job on Friday to install the locks on mine.
Fuck yes... you didn't see how many holes he made.... and that was only the correct number and sizes. lol.
No way i was doing that myself matey.
Not wanting to put you off.... but it's a job for a grown up... and i'm not one.
You’re right, it’s a fucking pain in the arse not helped by the ambiguous instructions and cold weather. I’ve done the back door and half the sliding door and will wait until it’s slightly warmer before continuing.
weeksy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 11:27 am
Due to the potential mud, mess, bacon
I thought i'd get some seat covers...
I had decent seat covers on my old Landrover when I bought it, the inside looked quite tired, but I whipped the seat covers off and cleaned up the floor and dash and it looked like a new one. Following that I always put seat covers in a van or Landy if I think they might get dirty - although ours are Chelsea Tractors now, so no need.
In the Caddy (sadly no pics) I used to take the front wheels out and had fork clamps mounted on the floor (ply floor so it was easy). Doing it that way with the bars turned you'll easily get 4 bikes side by side. There's some very clever stuff around now if you're prepared to pay. I had kit from this lot in the Crafter, it was well worth it:
Pirahna wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:57 pm
In the Caddy (sadly no pics) I used to take the front wheels out and had fork clamps mounted on the floor (ply floor so it was easy). Doing it that way with the bars turned you'll easily get 4 bikes side by side. There's some very clever stuff around now if you're prepared to pay. I had kit from this lot in the Crafter, it was well worth it:
weeksy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:35 pm
Bars will still get in the way of eachother
Loosen them off. In my garage I have 3 bikes hanging off 2 x 18" bars.
Can't. They're triple clamp forks like a motorbike, and like a motorbike they'll only turn 45deg. I'd have to completely remove from top yoke to turn fully.
Pirahna wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:57 pm
In the Caddy (sadly no pics) I used to take the front wheels out and had fork clamps mounted on the floor (ply floor so it was easy). Doing it that way with the bars turned you'll easily get 4 bikes side by side. There's some very clever stuff around now if you're prepared to pay. I had kit from this lot in the Crafter, it was well worth it:
weeksy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:35 pm
Bars will still get in the way of eachother
Loosen them off. In my garage I have 3 bikes hanging off 2 x 18" bars.
Can't. They're triple clamp forks like a motorbike, and like a motorbike they'll only turn 45deg. I'd have to completely remove from top yoke to turn fully.
Even so, they'll be much narrower than they are as superates.
Pirahna wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:57 pm
In the Caddy (sadly no pics) I used to take the front wheels out and had fork clamps mounted on the floor (ply floor so it was easy). Doing it that way with the bars turned you'll easily get 4 bikes side by side. There's some very clever stuff around now if you're prepared to pay. I had kit from this lot in the Crafter, it was well worth it:
Loosen them off. In my garage I have 3 bikes hanging off 2 x 18" bars.
Can't. They're triple clamp forks like a motorbike, and like a motorbike they'll only turn 45deg. I'd have to completely remove from top yoke to turn fully.
Even so, they'll be much narrower than they are as superates.
Doesn't need to be. 3 bikes, 2 riders, it's big/spaced appropriately for what we need.
dern wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:29 am
You could make a track that raised the centre bike by 6 inches or whatever you need out of a cheap roof rack bike carrier.
Still not sure i really need to matey. It's fairly effective as it is, fairly well spread out, plenty of space for 'stuff' and pretty much works well as it is.
The one thing i would like is it to be a bit quicker/easier to load and unload.... but i can't see any way to improve that at all. Things take a certain amount of time and really it's only a couple of mins. Having the paddock stands fixed in the back would arguably improve that, but also restrict other things at the same time, so they'll stay as unthethered.
Tie down straps permanently fixed to floor/side, bit like the uplifts so it takes 15s to tie each bike down. I’ve got them high in my bus and they go on the seat pulling each way takes no time to load.
Couchy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:12 am
Tie down straps permanently fixed to floor/side, bit like the uplifts so it takes 15s to tie each bike down. I’ve got them high in my bus and they go on the seat pulling each way takes no time to load.
Yeah they don't come out/off, they stay in place anyway.
2022-12-29_11-17-15 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
2023-01-02_09-28-25 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
but it's as secure as a van gets
