UK moto Vans advice

RicKTM
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Edited Date/Time 4/7/2021 2:50am
Hi all, I'm looking to buy a new van to get me and my Dad to the track and that will also double as a family and dog vehicle for holidays and days out.

I have been looking at the Ford transit custom LWB Crew cab with the 2 rows of seats (6 seats) and a separated load carrying area in the back for hopefully 2 full size mx bikes.

Can anyone help me and let me know if I will get 2 bikes in the back of one of these?

If not what other crew cabs with bulkheads are an alternative to the transit?


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deccr250 7/9/2020 4:42am
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From my experience, you can’t beat the Sprinter’s. They may be a little more expensive than the transits but they’re definitely worth the extra money.

I’ve had 2 LWB sprinters now, the crew section in the side is plenty big enough for a table and rows of seats and the back section is plenty big enough for 2 bikes plus tools/fuel, compressor etc Smile
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Cortami79 7/9/2020 4:52am
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We have our Sprinter for 9 years now and it is amazing. The furniture was done by SEC construction in Lommel. There are probably a few guys that do these vans in the UK too.
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yak651 7/9/2020 6:28am
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No advice to offer but just wanted to say I'm jealous of all the cool vans in Europe. Don't see much of that in the US unless you have a ton of money to burn.
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RicKTM 2/7/2021 8:44am
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Can anyone confirm if you can get 2 mx bikes (ktm 350s) in the load space of a lwb transit custom crew cab behind the bulkhead? Some one must have done it or at least tried!

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scottydogmx 2/7/2021 10:42am
2/7/2021 10:42am
Ive got one, the rear is 6ft ( I got a 6 ft bench in it)
Hope that helps
King_George_III 2/7/2021 10:45am
2/7/2021 10:45am
If you get a transit put deadlocks on it, they can be broken into in literally 10 seconds with the standard locks on them.
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scottydogmx 2/7/2021 10:48am
2/7/2021 10:48am Edited Date/Time 2/7/2021 10:49am
scottydogmx wrote:
Ive got one, the rear is 6ft ( I got a 6 ft bench in it)
Hope that helps
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RicKTM 2/7/2021 11:06am
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scottydogmx wrote:
Ive got one, the rear is 6ft ( I got a 6 ft bench in it)
Hope that helps
scottydogmx wrote:
How many bikes can you get in the back? Thanks for your reply!
scottydogmx 2/7/2021 11:22am
2/7/2021 11:22am
scottydogmx wrote:
Ive got one, the rear is 6ft ( I got a 6 ft bench in it)
Hope that helps
scottydogmx wrote:
RicKTM wrote:
How many bikes can you get in the back? Thanks for your reply!
350 sxf is 58.5 inches ( when I looked it up, so should do 2 straight .. but I don't want to say definitely. Sorry
I haven't put any bikes in the transit, got a Renault master for that,
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RicKTM 4/5/2021 1:10am
4/5/2021 1:10am Edited Date/Time 4/5/2021 5:12am
So I took the plunge and purchased a Ford Transit Custom LWB Crew Cab, L2 L1 (6 seats)

It was a gamble as I needed a van that would work as Family transport and a Moto Van for 2 full size bikes (ktm 350's)

Luckily for me the bikes fitted perfectly, it took a few tries but as you can see they went in and even has room to spare for kit/fuel /stands.

so all in all a result!



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ybarbo17 4/6/2021 3:10am
4/6/2021 3:10am
Any pics from inside the cab? curious of the room
Ian_McGregor 4/7/2021 12:13am
4/7/2021 12:13am
King_George_III wrote:
If you get a transit put deadlocks on it, they can be broken into in literally 10 seconds with the standard locks on them.
A disc lock on the steering wheel too,there are devices out there which plug in the obd port to start the van,no key required
fullfloater 4/7/2021 2:23am
4/7/2021 2:23am
I went with a low mileage 2017 Volkswagen Transporter SWB and couldn't be happier. Bikes roll in easy and 2 bikes is no problem. Manual transmission. So easy on diesel.
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RicKTM 4/7/2021 2:50am
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ybarbo17 wrote:
Any pics from inside the cab? curious of the room
Loads of room, 6 seats across 2 rows. bulkhead between load area and cab.






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StevieGoogs 8/14/2024 7:15am
8/14/2024 7:15am
RicKTM wrote:
So I took the plunge and purchased a Ford Transit Custom LWB Crew Cab, L2 L1 (6 seats) It was a gamble as I needed a...
So I took the plunge and purchased a Ford Transit Custom LWB Crew Cab, L2 L1 (6 seats)

It was a gamble as I needed a van that would work as Family transport and a Moto Van for 2 full size bikes (ktm 350's)

Luckily for me the bikes fitted perfectly, it took a few tries but as you can see they went in and even has room to spare for kit/fuel /stands.

so all in all a result!



Hey sorry i know this is an old post but im wondering how you managed to strap the bikes down when like this as im about to try the same 

ksithumper 8/14/2024 12:35pm
8/14/2024 12:35pm
scottydogmx wrote:
Ive got one, the rear is 6ft ( I got a 6 ft bench in it)
Hope that helps
scottydogmx wrote:
RicKTM wrote:
How many bikes can you get in the back? Thanks for your reply!

Your bike is 7ft long.

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