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Originally posted by chicken
If you're not used to getting out of a van by yourself and you are taller than 5 foot then go for a hightop as it is very awkward to manoeuvre without practice.

I learnt this lesson the hard way when I had to call TP out at 2am when my bike was stuck in the back of his midget-mobile!

I'd forgotten about that! It was very funny to see you pinned like that, although I was trying not to laugh at the time.

I roll mine up the ramp, and lean it on the side wall (my van is ply lined) put one ratchet strap through the bottom yoke to the eyelet at the front right of the van, and the same to the left (if you've got one, mine doesn't but I won't bore you with how I do mine).

Then you'd put one that runs from the right hand side rear eyelet either through your subframe or over your seat to the eyelet on the left hand rear of the van to compress the rear suspension so it doesn't bounce around. And Robert's your mothers brother.

If your van has a bulkhead behind the seats that you can wedge your front tyre against your front two straps will pull it tight against that and it won't move. If you don't you may want to consider zip tieing the front brake on.