Enclosed or open truck: which one for my motorcycle?

Enclosed protects from weather, spray and sight: the choice for a collection, race or valuable bike. Open is enough for an everyday motorcycle or a short route. The tie-down is the same in both cases.

How do you secure a motorcycle so it doesn't move?

Front wheel chock and soft-loop straps to the frame or the triple clamp — never to the handlebars or the fairings — with controlled tension so the fork isn't compressed.

Do you transport several motorcycles at once?

Yes, on separated decks — from a single bike to several machines for a team or an event.

Is my motorcycle insured, and up to what value?

CMR conditions with additional cover up to €850,000 per vehicle and €1,350,000 per transport, confirmed in writing before departure.

Do you carry race bikes to the circuits?

Yes: delivery to the paddock and return after the event — Spa-Francorchamps, Zolder and beyond.

Which motorcycle marques do you transport?

All of them — Ducati, BMW Motorrad, Harley-Davidson, MV Agusta, Triumph, vintage and rare machines. In doubt? Just ask.

How much does motorcycle transport cost?

The price depends on distance, the truck — enclosed or open — and whether the bike shares it: a shared load costs less than a dedicated transport. We publish no rate card; you receive a firm proposal within 24 hours.

Do you deliver a motorcycle bought remotely?

Yes. We collect it from the seller, private or trade, and deliver it to your address, from one point in Europe to another. Its condition is photographed at departure and checked with you on arrival.

Do you transport a motorcycle that does not start?

Yes. A non-running bike is pushed up the ramp; say so in the quote, along with anything that changes the loading — locked wheels, no side stand, a sidecar, panniers.

How should I prepare my motorcycle for transport?

Remove luggage and anything loose, keep the keys and documents to hand, and tell us about any leak or alarm. The rest — chock, straps, protection — is our job.

Motorcycle transport across Europe, in an enclosed or open truck

A motorcycle doesn't stand on its own: a single point of fall, fragile fairings, a painted tank. Front wheel chock, soft-loop straps, frame tie-down — not a truck that “also takes bikes”, a proper discipline.

Vintage motorcycles strapped on the upper deck of a transporter

Why a motorcycle is tied down differently

A car settles on its four wheels; a motorcycle doesn't. It has a single point of balance and surfaces that forgive nothing: fairings, tank, exhausts, rims.

Badly secured, it tips or gets marked. That is why motorcycle tie-down is a craft in itself — not a box ticked on a quote.

A front wheel chock holds the bike upright; soft-loop straps run to the frame or the fork triple clamp — never to the handlebars, the fairings or the hoses. Tension controlled, so the fork isn't compressed.

Every motorcycle travels motionless, contact-free, mark-free.

Your motorcycle transport options

Enclosed or open

In an enclosed truck

Out of the rain, road salt, spray and sight. The choice for a collection bike, a fresh restoration, a race machine or a valuable motorcycle.

In an open truck

The same wheel chock, the same straps, the same crews — the bike travels in the open air. Enough for an everyday motorcycle, a remote purchase or a short route.

Which one to choose

Tell us the bike and the route: we will tell you what fits. The online quote asks the question, and lets you leave the choice to us.

Depending on your need

Motorcycle bought remotely

Collected from the seller, private or dealer, and delivered to your door. You do not have to make the trip to fetch it.

Your bike waits for you there

You fly or take the train, the motorcycle makes the journey by truck: delivered where your trip starts, collected when it ends, from one point in Europe to another.

From paddock to grid

Race bikes, circuit days, trackdays: delivered to the paddock and brought home after the event, for one machine or a whole team.

Collection bikes & classics

Vintage motorcycles, restorations, rare models: the same regard as for a collector car — enclosed box, discretion, photographed condition report at departure and arrival.

Event support

Circuit logistics is a service in its own right — on site, on time.

An urgent departure

One call, at any hour: collection within hours when possible.

Our tie-down method

Wheel chock

The front wheel locked in a chock, the bike stays upright — no side stand, no weight on the fairings.

Soft loops to the frame

Straps run to the frame or the triple clamp, tension controlled: the fork isn't compressed, the seals don't suffer.

Two separated decks

Loading by ramp and tail lift, each machine in its place — from a single bike to several for a team.

Value, guaranteed

Named ceilings

The motorcycle transport market is saturated with lowest-price offers; we don't play there. CMR conditions, additional cover up to €850,000 per vehicle, own fleet, in-house crew.

All marques

Ducati, BMW Motorrad, Harley-Davidson, MV Agusta, Triumph, vintage machines. Unsure about yours? Just ask.

Transport insurance

What CMR really covers, and why named ceilings change everything: our article lays it out.

The trucks that carry your motorcycle

Classic motorcycles lined up on the lower deck of a transporter

Enclosed transporter in front of the Nürburgring entrance

Multi-deck car transporter on a country track

Enclosed car transporter with ramps deployed, Range Rover aboard

Transporter loaded with several Porsche 911s parked in a village street

Every bike in its place. Front wheel in its chock, straps to the frame, wheels wrapped: several motorcycles travel side by side without ever touching.

The enclosed truck. A rigid box, out of the rain, road salt and sight. It carries collection, race and valuable motorcycles.

The open truck. The same tie-down, in the open air. Enough for an everyday bike, a delivery after purchase or a short route.

Ramps and tail lift. The bike goes up smoothly, under power or pushed — including when it does not start.

Our own fleet, door to door. Our trucks, maintained in our workshops and driven by our crews: the motorcycle never changes hands between collection and delivery.

From request to the delivery of your motorcycle

A single point of contact from first call to handing back the keys — for one bike or a whole team's.

The request, through the online quote

Describe the motorcycle, where it leaves from and where it goes through our online quote, and say whether it travels in an enclosed or an open truck. You receive a firm proposal within 24 hours.

Taking the motorcycle into our care

At your door, at the seller's or in the paddock: a walk around the bike, condition photos, then the wheel chock and straps to the frame. It goes up the ramp under its own power or pushed.

The transport, a single point of contact

Your motorcycle travels on our own trucks, driven by our own drivers, alone or sharing the load. One point of contact stays reachable from loading to unloading.

Delivery, condition checked

At the agreed address, from one point in Europe to another: the bike comes down, its condition is checked with you against the departure photos, and the keys are handed over in person.

Driver at the wheel of the open transporter, red classic on the upper deck

Red Ferrari on a coastal road with a car transporter behind

Open double-deck transporter loaded with four modern cars outside a garage

From request to the delivery of your motorcycle

A single point of contact from first call to handing back the keys — for one bike or a whole team's.

The request, through the online quote

Describe the motorcycle, where it leaves from and where it goes through our online quote, and say whether it travels in an enclosed or an open truck. You receive a firm proposal within 24 hours.
Taking the motorcycle into our care

At your door, at the seller's or in the paddock: a walk around the bike, condition photos, then the wheel chock and straps to the frame. It goes up the ramp under its own power or pushed.
The transport, a single point of contact

Your motorcycle travels on our own trucks, driven by our own drivers, alone or sharing the load. One point of contact stays reachable from loading to unloading.
Delivery, condition checked

At the agreed address, from one point in Europe to another: the bike comes down, its condition is checked with you against the departure photos, and the keys are handed over in person.

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September 2026

service impeccable monsieur sympa et très professionnelle .la gt40 avait bonne allure dans le camion . cordialement . Michel bouty.

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August 2022

Très bien Et polie

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August 2021

Des professionnels.

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August 2018

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Black Lamborghini Revuelto under the upper deck of a transporter

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Enclosed protects from weather, spray and sight: the choice for a collection, race or valuable bike. Open is enough for an everyday motorcycle or a short route. The tie-down is the same in both cases.
Front wheel chock and soft-loop straps to the frame or the triple clamp — never to the handlebars or the fairings — with controlled tension so the fork isn't compressed.
Yes, on separated decks — from a single bike to several machines for a team or an event.
CMR conditions with additional cover up to €850,000 per vehicle and €1,350,000 per transport, confirmed in writing before departure.
Yes: delivery to the paddock and return after the event — Spa-Francorchamps, Zolder and beyond.
All of them — Ducati, BMW Motorrad, Harley-Davidson, MV Agusta, Triumph, vintage and rare machines. In doubt? Just ask.
The price depends on distance, the truck — enclosed or open — and whether the bike shares it: a shared load costs less than a dedicated transport. We publish no rate card; you receive a firm proposal within 24 hours.
Yes. We collect it from the seller, private or trade, and deliver it to your address, from one point in Europe to another. Its condition is photographed at departure and checked with you on arrival.
Yes. A non-running bike is pushed up the ramp; say so in the quote, along with anything that changes the loading — locked wheels, no side stand, a sidecar, panniers.
Remove luggage and anything loose, keep the keys and documents to hand, and tell us about any leak or alarm. The rest — chock, straps, protection — is our job.