Bikes are the most easily damaged vehicle on a tow truck if the driver does not know what they are doing. Townsville's recommended operators carry wheel chocks, soft tie-down straps and the right ramp angles so that sport, naked, cruiser and adventure bikes can all be loaded without scratching tanks, bending bars or putting load through fork seals. Whether you have come off a bike on the Hervey Range climb, broken down at the lights on Charters Towers Road, or simply need a non-running project bike moved between sheds, ask for a tilt-tray equipped for bikes specifically rather than a generic tow. Both recommended Townsville operators handle bike tows as part of their everyday workload. Townsville's bike crash hotspots cluster in a few predictable places — the Hervey Range climb for sport bikes, the Bruce Highway south for adventure riders pushing through fatigue, and Charters Towers Road through Aitkenvale and Hermit Park for commuters caught out by a sudden brake. If the bike has gone down, photograph the scene before any movement, leave the bars where they fell, and tell the operator on the call which side of the bike took the impact. That guidance changes how the loading is staged.
What's included
- Wheel chock and soft-strap tie-down designed for motorbikes
- Loading via tilt-tray ramp at low approach angle
- Recovery of crashed or non-starting bikes
- Transport between Townsville suburbs, workshops and storage
- Optional pillion-equivalent transport for the rider in the truck cab
Common Townsville scenarios
- Sport bike with a flat battery at the Aitkenvale lights
- Adventure bike off the road after a low-speed slide on the Hervey Range climb
- Project bike that has not run for years being moved between two Townsville sheds
