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Setting Up Ute For Motorcycle Transport


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  • Location: Wollongong

The aim here was to set up my ute to carry two road bikes + track gear. Two bikes will fit no problem but if you need to carry gear as well than it starts to get a bit tight.

Most of the time I will only be carrying one bike, but on occasion I will take both so its nice to have the set up for it.

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I had a good think about maximizing the space in the ute. I decided to position the bikes 400mm away from the head board and leave this space at the front for all my gear.This means having the tail gate fully open, which I'm fine with. (it would never fully close even with the bike all the way forward against the headboard, I use to tie it up against the back tyre)

  • Loaded up both bikes to take some measurements and see how its all going to fit.

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  • Cutting, folding & welding plate for the front wheel chocks.

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  • Bottom rack welded up, trial fitting.

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  • Welding top rack & trial fitting

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  • Front section reserved for storage, sized to snugly fit two large storage tubs & a 20lt Fuel drum
  • Bottom rack will simply drop in with out fixings to locations in the tub liner
  • Top rack will be mounted to brackets and be totally removable with only 2 bolts

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  • Brackets made up and welded to the support posts of the tub behind the tub liner.

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  • Note the passenger side support post is actually 20mm or so further back than the drivers side. The fuel neck must have been an after thought. (ford design quality)

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  • Tub liner back in and holes drilled.

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  • Welded some tabs on the outer brackets to locate the top rack.

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  • Welded tabs onto the top rack for mounting bolts

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  • Rubbed back & primed

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  • All painted & fitted up
  • This is how the end of the top rack finished up. It locates on the brackets on the tub walls and is completely removable with only two bolts.

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  • Bottom rack simply drops in and locates into grooves in tub liner

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  • Plastic tubs & fuel drum in place

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Wow nice !

It's tough getting everything in.

Loading my ute used to be like a game of Tetris.

Will be interested in seeig some pics fully loaded with esky, camp chairs, tool box, shade etc.

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Nice work, have you considered maybe changing the wire that holds the rear gate with something solid when carrying the bikes. I use to carry my bikes round on the ute when I had them and although the wire that holds the gate shouldn't have an issue I just wonder if something more solid would be worthwhile.

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