Unloading Commandos via a plank

In a previous thread, LAB expressed some doubts about unloading Commandos off a truck with a plank.
Bit wider than a common plank, but here it is.
Found where I had seen it...

Anyone identify the Dealer that must be close by ?
Think it must be around Wolverhampton/Brum, they can't have gone far lightly tied like that.

Turned the pic so it fits in view here...

Rohan said:

In a previous thread, LAB expressed some doubts about unloading Commandos off a truck with a plank.

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Yes but that [Edit: photo was taken] in the UK where the bikes were delivered already assembled.

Edit: http://vehicle-recalls.findthedata.org/ ... n-Commando

Try riding a crated bike down a plank. :roll:

Seems we were talking at somewhat crossed porpoises then....

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/imag ... mB1ZDbKGgZ

That image hurts to see as I twice tried to ride Peel up similar into a tall cargo truck with a broken axle but each time I got to top and cut throttle to brake in time before bonking wall too hard, the axle shifted enough to put on rear brake and stop us just before entering truck, for a stoppage of time like Willy Coyote before splashing down up side down. I deal with similar playing off road so couldn't believe what happened the first time so went up faster the second time just like Willy Coyote again. That was the end of Peels hard bags days.

Rohan said:

In a previous thread, LAB expressed some doubts about unloading Commandos off a truck with a plank.
Bit wider than a common plank, but here it is.
Found where I had seen it...

Anyone identify the Dealer that must be close by ?
Think it must be around Wolverhampton/Brum, they can't have gone far lightly tied like that.

Turned the pic so it fits in view here...

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Its because of his awesome sideburns, he can clearly tackle owt !!

Note that he is not touching the front brake either.....

I've loaded and unloaded hundreds of bikes to/ from pickups and semi trailers, and going up a wood plank or scaffold plank is far scarier than coming down!

Plenty of youtube videos on riding up ramps and not making it. Hard to watch. Have had the experience of getting hung up halfway up the board with no way to get off the bike and no one around.

I used to know a guy called Barry Roberts, he was a member of the White Helmets (British Army display team)....

He used to sign out a Bedford 3 tonner for the weekend.....driver further training!....he would have a metal bunk bed tied in under the canvass

The he would load a White Helments Bonneville and his own Laverda Jota and go find a race meeting, he would turn up with no entry, but offer to do track displays at lunchtime and get a free ride.....

There is only one way to get a Laverda into and out of a Bedford 3 tonner, especially when there was no help at all around!

I guess he had the right training!

Try this with a Norton.



http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=cab_1397808005

Yep Sir the experienced folks know shootting up and not get hung up or smack into cab means going up scarier than just blasting down nothing but hold straight and roll out. I sure wish I had enough necks and lives to learn to be that handy on a motorcycle to flip into a PU bed. There's a video of a MX biker jumping a hill to land bike into open van doors that should by all right of cut his head off so don't know if photo shopped or most incredible load survival event ever. Its stuff like this that make off roading so appealing and challenging to me, the unknowns always lurking...

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1C8CdWrkIQ[/video]

hobot said:

Yep Sir the experienced folks know shootting up and not get hung up or smack into cab means going up scarier than just blasting down nothing but hold straight and roll out. I sure wish I had enough necks and lives to learn to be that handy on a motorcycle to flip into a PU bed. There's a video of a MX biker jumping a hill to land bike into open van doors that should by all right of cut his head off so don't know if photo shopped or most incredible load survival event ever. Its stuff like this that make off roading so appealing and challenging to me, the unknowns always lurking...

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1C8CdWrkIQ[/video]

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That video is definitely a fake.

Yes that is how I have to believe too or makes me about throw up imaging the gore inside the van. I've some tree falls crossing my spring branch I've left in place thinking if I just cut down the up hill side stump sticking up some might be able to ride Peel across not having to put on brakes at the end but transition into hill climber glee and not live to regret it again.

Todd helped me unload my 75 estart at McBees in Ferndale two weeks ago using a questionable 2 by 12, no harm- no foul...actually surprised it worked

comnoz said:

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[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1C8CdWrkIQ[/video]

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That video is definitely a fake.[/quote]


Yeah, but brilliant all the same. It always makes me smile.

Ugh loading strains and mishaps hold a special place in my oil spilled and dried blood blackened attitude. Ugh, learning all about Comats, I got to packing PU tie downs as part of Peel's kit in her prime to ease lurking random rescuers into my world. Almost all my PU loading and unloading had long instants of hang up strains beyond expected efforts between a pair or more of us. Would any of you stop to rescue load? Often enough it was my mean brother Dale in half a stupor's onset or its left overs so complaining the whole time. I've pangs of guilt to stick with a silent buddy/Command in bad weather hours from home as sun drops to wait on his wife to help load and follow home to help unload or quit and struggle home and let them deal with it. Pure will power to try once more with impatient wife scolling it started and ran till we split off so though all was well. Whole 'nother blog on what happened to both us soon after in Ozarks Mt Highlands Dixieland. A low small trailer is most handy thing to have on hand.

[video]http://youtu.be/Mnvm5HTprCg[/video]