Scenic cruiser

mikke60 · March 30, 2016, 06:41:43 AM

Could someone tell me if an older(60s) i think
GMC is unibody construction like my 5a?
Looking to do another conversion, but want to
Be able to get my motorcycle onboard.
Thanks,mike

uncle ned · March 30, 2016, 07:46:05 AM

Look for a 4107 or 08 for a 35 foot coach or a 4905 for a 40 foot coach.

has bays big enough for about any motorcycle. All you have to do is let the handle bars down.

And yes they ar uni body and mostly aluminum.

uncle Ned

Lee Bradley · March 30, 2016, 07:53:47 AM

You could go with a Neoplan Spaceliner they have 45" high bays.

pabusnut · March 30, 2016, 08:20:05 AM

Ned,

I am still trying to figure out how to stuff my Goldwing in the center bay of my 4905

Steve

RJ · March 30, 2016, 09:13:24 AM

Mike -

All GMC transit and highway model buses are monocoque, aka unibody construction.

Also, the PD4501 is known as the Scenicruiser - one word, not two.

FWIW & HTH. . .

TomC · March 30, 2016, 11:40:36 AM

Neoplan has too many German parts-stick with GMC.

uncle ned · March 30, 2016, 02:07:07 PM

Steve it would be easier to put a real Honda in than a gold wing.

Think Jack had one "a real Honda car" at one time that went in his eagle.

I live in the dirt bike and old English world for bikes

uncle Ned

Scott & Heather · March 30, 2016, 02:15:43 PM

Anything can be done. A guy had his motorcycle in his luggage bay of his Silver Eagle at the Arcadia rally one year.

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chessie4905 · March 30, 2016, 05:54:07 PM

My Honda pee pee wing fits in my 4905. http://media.photobucket.com/user/racer32/media/minibike/CT70.jpg.html?filters[term]=ct70%20trail%2070&filters[primary]=images&filters[secondary]=videos&sort=1&o=0.

lvmci · March 30, 2016, 06:22:37 PM

hi Mike, I was going to get a MCI 102A3 or C3 with a handicap elevator, and park the bike in the living room to transport it, the elevator can handle between 700 to 1100 lbs electric wheel chairs with passenger, lvmci...

DoubleEagle · March 30, 2016, 07:13:34 PM

I love the old Scenicruisers, they are what started my interest in buses, but they do not make a practical conversion base. There are some excellent restorations and custom versions out there, but the owners were either very handy and/or wealthy. One nice feature that they had was the way the lower part of the baggage doors would form a ramp for access. On any of the other buses mentioned, if the motorcycle will not fit easily by turning down the handlebars, consider having a slide-out tray with a jig mount to hold the bike at an angle. I did a similar thing to accommodate an outboard motor in my Eagle.

pd4501-771 · April 01, 2016, 03:27:56 PM

You mean like this?

DoubleEagle · April 01, 2016, 06:20:16 PM

Quote from: pd4501-771 on April 01, 2016, 03:27:56 PM
You mean like this?

Exactly - brings back fond memories. It's a shame they overloaded those bays at times and broke their backs!

kyle4501 · April 01, 2016, 08:58:30 PM

Quote from: DoubleEagle on April 01, 2016, 06:20:16 PM
Exactly - brings back fond memories. It's a shame they overloaded those bays at times and broke their backs!

But, they were able to fix them & keep them in revenue service.

A GM engineer told me it wasn't the weight that gave the most problems, but the flexing induced by turning left & right on twisty roads.

Besides, they were very light coaches, the one I scrapped was 25,000 lbs - not bad for a 10 wheeler.

RJ · April 02, 2016, 05:40:17 PM

Quote from: kyle4501 on April 01, 2016, 08:58:30 PM
A GM engineer told me it wasn't the weight that gave the most problems, but the flexing induced by turning left & right on twisty roads.

That brings up an interesting thought:

With all the engineering know-how available today (CAD drawings, finite analysis, etc.) can you imagine what a NEW Scenicruiser would be like? Same body style, but all that new engineering under the skin?

FWIW & HTH. . .