Are you going on your own,with a mate or your misses/girlfriend?
Not trying to find out your sexual preference it’s just that getting a bike in the back of a van safely depends on the help available.
Transit size with a high top so you can stand up is easier. I use ratchet straps, Two from just forwards of the bike and Two from just rear most vans have tie down points in the floor pane in the right sort of area. Normally you can get a strap off the frame on a duke for the rear straps and round the bottom yoke for the front. You can adjust each strap to pull down on the suspension with the bike on its side stand. Tie it right in the middle of the van then pack all your other stuff round it
As for getting it in the back and out again you need a nice eight-foot lump of eight by two timber for a one off trip. A shallow angle makes it a lot easier to do but it’s still a bit tricky. You will need to get someone to stand on the end of the ramp because you can’t have to much of it in the van as it will hit the bottom of the bike if its sticking up in the air.
If this sounds a bit of a pain and you have a tow bar on your car then I have a single bike trailer you are welcome to borrow but you will still need some help holding the bike up on that to tie it down in the same way.
Hope that’s of some help but its late and I’m a bit ****ed
Don’t know why you wont to go to Wales though.
