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Under 3500kg vehicles, e.g. Land Cruiser, Land Rover, Subaru etc.
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So we have an Idea prep a 4x4 camper type vehicle and carry a motorcycle that can be unhitched and ridden independently along side the overland vehicle or used as a get about when camped up for a few days.
I suspect we are still on different wavelengths.

I do as your OP point above, with lots of variations because of the flexibility afforded by my current solution:-
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1. Drive the van, two up, with the bike in the back (especially when it is hissing down with rain and/or there is distance to be covered).
2. Park up, ride the bike, two up or solo.
3. Wife drives the van somewhere or other and I ride the bike there and meet up later.
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4x4 sprinter

Mad as it is, I'm also pondering the idea of a MWB 4x4 sprinter (hi roof) with a bike section in the back. For it to be useful the bike would have to be capable of being pulled in/out in a matter of minutes without having to do anything to it/assemble a front wheel etc.

Having a bike inside doesn't leave as much living space which is a real downside though, and every few 100kgs of extra equipment pushes the weight upwards towards 3500kg, and I'd prefer to have the overall weight as low as possible so it's not hampered too much off road.

Selection of 4x4 sprinters in the UK seems to be less than in Germany etc. Shame
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You are going to be really limited on what m/cycle you can hang on the back of a camper , as you will overload the back axle . Certainly a delica or hilux wont cut it . Even landrover will be marginal , as normal loading of a 110
to overland standard with two pax will reach max axle loads . Normal euro style campervans only have enough spare axle capacity to manage a couple of pushbikes. You need a US style RV , or unimog etc to get to say a 250kg 2 wheeler (eg Burgman 400) hung on the back legally.
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