Soon I will be moving from Oregon all the way to Kentucky. My biggest concern as far as moving goes is how I should pack my ct90 basket case. I'm not concerned about most of the parts, but I am worried about the rear portion of my frame and my gas tank. I have done alot of body work to my gas tank to get it perfect, and the rear fender of my frame has no dents whatsoever which is very surprising considering it's age and the condition of all the other parts. I really want to keep it dent free and have honestly kinda been stressing about packing it. I really don't know how to move it.
Moving cross country. How should I pack my basket case?
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The fender is built in to the frame, so the seat isn't really an option.
Yup, I'm taking my GMC and a trailer. I was thinking of those yellow lid toats, but finding one big enough for my frame is a challenge.
That's not a bad idea. I should have enough scrap wood to make one. Thanks!
More or less like a Uhaul. I'll post a picture if I can remember to tomorrow. It's a trailer I got a while back from a buddy. I might also be getting a camper shell on my pickup soon, so that might be a safer spot for it.
kirrbby
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Pack the tank up nice and tight in a right sized box with good padding all around. Then, pack up that box in a slightly bigger box with padding all around. When you're done, you should be comfortable to put it on the bottom of the stack. If not...pack it into ANOTHER box. You could do the same with the frame if you're really ambitious/worried.
Look thru this thread for some info on packing frames in cardboard boxes...
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Look thru this thread for some info on packing frames in cardboard boxes...
Custom cardboard box.
If you're like me, every now and again you find yourself wishing you had a perfect sized cardboard box. I end up building my own 3 or 4 times a year. Especially for stuff like frames, motors, exhausts...Big and or heavy stuff. I've gotten better at it over the years, learned a few things, so...
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From my experience shipping bicycles, most of the damage to forks and built in fenders happens because of the large and awkward size, so best to ship the frame with the wheels and tires on (without handle bars, seat, pegs, exhaust, and anything else that makes it wider) then build a plywood box around it and pack it first against a wall in the truck/trailer with something large to keep it there (sofa, etc). Usually, it is a pretty flat box that can be kept immobilized and the suspension of the bike protects the frame and fenders.
I just don't have the time to put it back together. I barely have time to eat lol. I'm in a huge time crunch to get this house ready to sell on the 19th
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I understand your time pressure. I am not sure what to suggest that can be done very quickly. Perhaps a narrow plywood box with a bolt through where the rear axle would be and a dowel through where the fork tube would be to hold the frame with the weight on those points. That is how bicycles are often shipped, but there is a chance that the weight bearing points could wear with the bouncing along of moving. I have built packing boxes with heavy, but fragile items are suspended by old inner tubes (bicycle shops often have old inner tubes they are happy to give away). Good luck.
I feel like I might be stressing a little too much about this. I think I'm gonna go with some sort of wood crate and jam pack it full of packing materials, and have it in the bed of the truck rather than the trailer. I can get it a little better secured in the bed. Thanks for the help guys! When I get around to it I'll post pictures.
All of my other parts I have packed. Looking at then most are getting replaced with custom and aftermarket pieces. I threw most of them in a small footlocker as I am not particularly worried about them. Some of the smaller parts that I will use and have already restored I packed in their own boxes with heavy padding. The frame I still haven't gotten to yet.
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I like the foot locker / ammo box .
There used to be a guy just outside of the Desert air base near me who'd sell metal and occasionally wooden ammo / rocket boxes cheaply, when my buddy re did his 1976 Yamaha YG5-T I bought one for $25 and we were able to fit the entire disassembled bike inside it .
There used to be a guy just outside of the Desert air base near me who'd sell metal and occasionally wooden ammo / rocket boxes cheaply, when my buddy re did his 1976 Yamaha YG5-T I bought one for $25 and we were able to fit the entire disassembled bike inside it .