Shipping a Super Tenere

[RadAdventure]

Looking for advice on shipping/transporting a used Super Tenere approximately 700 miles after a purchase back to my home.
1. Fly to New England area then ride back to Ohio. Not a great option now with the snow and ice we have.
2. I have a 2014 Toyota Tacoma but dimensions don’t appear to work, at least with keeping the front wheel straight and finagling it perhaps on the bed of my truck.
3. Rent a Uhaul trailer $400 and drive it back.
4. Shipping companies who do this about $700 but could take up to 3 weeks for delivery.

I will need to be there initially to test ride and make sure it checks out good but looking for advice from others in a similar position or have done this already. Many thanks in advance.

 

[GreatWhiteHunter]

I shipped a bike from Michigan to upstate NY once, no issues. But I've also driven to the bike and put it in the bed of my truck or in a trailer. If I have the time I'd always rather drive to it, see it and pick it up myself. Uhaul has a Moto trailer I believe that's nice and light and set up for one bike.

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[2talltoo]

Uhaul is cheaper if you tow it both ways.

 

[RadAdventure]

I shipped a bike from Michigan to upstate NY once, no issues. But I've also driven to the bike and put it in the bed of my truck or in a trailer. If I have the time I'd always rather drive to it, see it and pick it up myself. Uhaul has a Moto trailer I believe that's nice and light and set up for one bike.

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@GreatWhiteHunter thanks. What size truck did you use or bed size? As I said, I have a Toyota Tacoma with a 5’ bed or 6’8” with tailgate down. Just seems a bit tight. I appreciate your responses.

 

[thughes317]

#GreatWhiteHunter thanks. What size truck did you use or bed size? As I said, I have a Toyota Tacoma with a 5’ bed or 6’8” with tailgate down. Just seems a bit tight. I appreciate your responses.

@KYwoodsrider hauls an S10 with a Tacoma......

 

[GreatWhiteHunter]

The most recent was an 1190 Adv that I put in the bed of my Tundra DC. I have the 6.5' bed and had to leave the tailgate down.

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[Mak10]

I have put my Super Tenere in the back of my tundra with a 6’6” bed and it fits diagonal with the tailgate up.

Hardest part is loading and unloading. I have a “dock” near my house that is tailgate height that makes it easy.

Not as much to worry about as a trailer.

 

[holligl]

Uhaul is cheaper if you tow it both ways.

Way cheaper, like <$25/day. (They have no way of knowing mileage, so it's a "local" rate.) Much easier to load. You could go enclosed or open, depending on weather, but you would need a ramp for the enclosed trailer. While I know its possible, I would be nervous loading and unloading one of these big boys in a high truck unless backed up to a hill or into a ditch.

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[RogerRZ]

I trucked mine home in a Tacoma, parked the bike straight, tailgate opened. Tied to the steel support close to the exhaust header, and to the bars.

 

[OldRider]

Check again with Uhaul........

 

[Ossaboy2867]

I own a regular cab, short box Tacoma. I have had the bike in the back twice. Its not very stable only using the strap stuff they provide on the sides of the box. If you can build a wheel chock system out of wood and put that in there to stabilize the bike, it would be ok.

 

[HeliMark]

I would do the U-Haul motorcycle trailer. Doubt you will find anything cheaper, and it is an easy load/unload for one person. Bike doesn't care about the weather.

 

[Checkswrecks]

@GreatWhiteHunter thanks. What size truck did you use or bed size? As I said, I have a Toyota Tacoma with a 5’ bed or 6’8” with tailgate down. Just seems a bit tight. I appreciate your responses.

The 5' bed will work, but you don't want to depend on the tailgate cables holding up a 600 lb bike if/when you hit bumps. If you use the truck it'll be better to put the bike on a long board. Tacos also have a problem with bending loaded tailgates. Two other associated problems are getting the bike that high and that you won't want to drive at night because the headlights will be shining high.

We have just rented a flat 8 ft trailer to go get the bike and then returned the trailer.

 

[elricfate]

If you do end up using your tacoma, I really hope you have a tailgate reinforcement panel on it if you rest the bike on the tailgate for the trip back. The second gen tailgates are not strong and will bend. Loading the bike into it, I don't know, it might be okay and not bend, but hauling it over bumps and whatnot? Might be bad.

 

[KYwoodsrider]

I haul my Tenere in a Tacoma regularly. Mine has the 6 ft bed.
I use tie downs from the crash bars, the luggage rack and across the top of each tire with no problems.

 

[GreatWhiteHunter]

This is the Moto specific trailer I was thinking of:

https://www.uhaul.com/Trailers/Motorcycle-Trailer-Rental/MT/

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[RadAdventure]

I haul my Tenere in a Tacoma regularly. Mine has the 6 ft bed.
I use tie downs from the crash bars, the luggage rack and across the top of each tire with no problems.
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Nice setup @KYwoodsrider looks great. With the 5’ bed I have probably places too much weight on the tailgate. Thanks for the helpful pic as well!

 

[RadAdventure]

This is the Moto specific trailer I was thinking of:

https://www.uhaul.com/Trailers/Motorcycle-Trailer-Rental/MT/

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Yes, @GreatWhiteHunter that is what I am aiming for and is dirt cheap! I am trying to locate one nearby. It is much cheaper returning to the same place than one way. Looks like a 12-hour road trip each way is in my near future. Just wish that the weather wasn’t so nasty to ride 2 wheels. Thanks everyone for the info. You guys and gals really help out folks like me in need. Now, onto getting that Super 10!!!! Cheers.

 

[Sierra1]

The U-Haul moto trailer is only $15.00 a day. Safe, easy, and cheap....no brainer to me. I used a U-Haul 12' trailer to carry my Tenere, an FJR, and a R6. It worked....barely. So, in your case, should be a breeze.

 

[Kyle_E]

Uhaul is cheaper if you tow it both ways.

This. Uhal for the motorcycle trailer was under $40 a day for "local" rental. Meaning you pick it up and return it to the same location. They would have no way of knowing where it has been, and they do not have a mileage restriction on local rentals.