How to Move a Motorcycle

Andy Young · Post by **Andy Young** » Mon May 11, 2015 5:16 pm

So I'm working this new job in Talkeetna, but my motorcycle is in Kantishna. I need it for transportation, but how to get it from one place to the other? The obvious answer is with a truck, but the road isn't open yet, and even when it is, it's a five-hour drive each way vs. a 40-minute flight. Here's where the utility of a Maule really comes into play. I'll let the photos do the rest of the talking:

It only took about an hour to take the bike apart, and another hour to put it back together. So even with all of that hassle, I still saved about six and a half hours, and had a lot more fun.

captnkirk · Post by **captnkirk** » Mon May 11, 2015 5:43 pm

At Sun n Fun people where amazed at the room in the back. Once again you have demonstrated how versatile the Maule truly is.Before my sister in law passed away she worked at the Road House in Telkeetna. It's on my list of places I want to fly to in my Maule.

Danws · Post by **Danws** » Mon May 11, 2015 6:41 pm

Just courious. What does the bike weigh ???

crbnunit · Post by **crbnunit** » Mon May 11, 2015 7:08 pm

Ha, ha... That is an awesome example of the utility of a Maule!

Mountain Doctor · Post by **Mountain Doctor** » Mon May 11, 2015 9:07 pm

Great post. I love it. I had a motorcycle identical to that for many years. It probably weighs about 265 pounds, without gas. You should be on the Maule website, or an advertisement in a magazine.

YELLOWMAULE · Post by **YELLOWMAULE** » Tue May 12, 2015 12:14 am

Well done Andy!
BTW, really enjoyed our conversation at the Trade Show. I look forward to crossing paths soon.

Andy Young · Post by **Andy Young** » Tue May 12, 2015 12:17 am

YELLOWMAULE wrote:Well done Andy!
BTW, really enjoyed our conversation at the Trade Show. I look forward to crossing paths soon.

Likewise. Hope to see you around.

Andy Young · Post by **Andy Young** » Tue May 12, 2015 12:20 am

Danws wrote:Just courious. What does the bike weigh ???

As Mountain Doctor says, about 275 pounds. If you think about it, that's just one very large person, or two quite small ones. So not even coming close to the weight and balance limits (I did actually do the calcs).

I did lay down some plywood to increase the floor strength.

chris erasmus · Post by **chris erasmus** » Tue May 12, 2015 2:13 am

well done, as we would say locally "n boer maak n plan" (a farmer always make a plan)

Andy Young · Post by **Andy Young** » Tue May 12, 2015 8:04 am

chris erasmus wrote:well done, as we would say locally "n boer maak n plan" (a farmer always make a plan)

Good quote, Chris. When hiring people to work in Antarctica, I was always happy to hire people who had grown up on farms, as they were great at figuring out ways to get things done, regardless of circumstances or lack of materials/parts/equipment.

Beamerpilot · Post by **Beamerpilot** » Tue May 12, 2015 9:19 am

You gonna have to coach me on this one...

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Andy Young · Post by **Andy Young** » Tue May 12, 2015 10:54 pm

I think that one is going to take just a little bit more disassembly...

TomD · Post by **TomD** » Wed May 13, 2015 8:01 am

Looks to be a toss up as to which of the vehicles should be doing the carrying .

truthinbeer · Post by **truthinbeer** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:06 pm

Beamerpilot wrote:You gonna have to coach me on this one...

I had one of those...until recently. Sigh. About ready to buy a new one but would still prefer the old airhead motor.

chazdevil · Post by **chazdevil** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:26 pm

+1 for the Airhead. Always delivered as promised. Over delivered reliability wise. Not quite the same as the new breed. The new Kidz efficiency is hard to beat however. Ahh..... Progress.

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