Guides from Sean
Motorcycle transport guides
Straight answers on getting a motorbike from one place to another, checked against the people who make the rules.
I'm Sean Hamilton, and MC Transports is just me. These guides are the questions people ask before they book a motorbike collection: how to buy a bike privately and get it home, how to get one to a track day from Staffordshire, and how to get a bike ready to be moved. I write them, I review them, and every legal or circuit fact links back to the source, usually GOV.UK or the circuit's own operator.
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15min read
Buying privately
Collecting a privately bought motorbike
The V5C and the green new keeper slip, the checks worth paying for, handing over the money safely, and the three ways to get the bike home.
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10min read
Track days and shows
Track day transport from Staffordshire
Donington Park, Oulton Park and Cadwell Park from Brewood with real miles and drive times, the 7:30 sign-on, a packing list and Motorcycle Live at the NEC.
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12min read
Before collection day
Preparing your motorbike for transport
The pre-collection checklist: fuel, luggage off, keys and locks, alarms, tyres, condition photos and access at both ends. Tick it off as you go.
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How I write motorbike guides
Every guide follows the same rules. Facts come from the primary source: GOV.UK for anything DVLA or the law decides, the circuit operator for anything about a track day. Quotes are word for word and linked, so you can check them. Nothing on this site is a made-up customer, job or review; MC Transports is new, and when there are real jobs to talk about, they'll be here. Each guide shows when I last reviewed it, and the full process is on my editorial standards page.
Next on the grid
How a motorbike is secured in a van
Wheel chocks, soft ties and why the forks shouldn't be compressed all the way. I'll publish it once my van and kit are real and photographed, not before.