Boutique motorcycle service and repair business Squily’s Moto has replaced its utility with an IVECO Daily 35S van, using the vehicle as a mobile workshop, recovery vehicle, delivery van and day-to-day business transport.
Based in regional Western Australia, Squily’s Moto began as a hobby for owner John Lizamore before growing into a business providing motorcycle servicing, restorations, accessory fitment, event support and dealer services for brands including Thumpstar, Rieju and Segway ATVs.
Lizamore said the move to a 16m³ IVECO Daily gave the business more flexibility as its workload expanded beyond motorcycles to include equipment such as ride-on mowers and augers.
“There were very few vans available that were suitable for what I wanted – the Daily ticked all of the boxes for me,” he said.
Key requirements included standing room inside the cargo area, enough volume to carry two ATVs, rear air suspension and towing capability for a tandem trailer.
“The Daily has a low chassis height and with the rear electronically-controlled airbags, you can further lower the height by around eight centimetres to make loading and unloading motorbikes and ATVs easier,” Lizamore said.
“The standing height roof makes it much more comfortable and safer to get motorcycles on board and to access any tools we need as well.”
The van is fitted with removable loading ramps and an onboard winch for larger equipment. IVECO says the Daily 35S features a 180hp/430Nm engine, eight-speed automatic transmission and 3.5-tonne braked towing capacity.
“For a small business such as ours, fuel economy is important as well – the Daily is affordable to run,” Lizamore said. “We will often drive it to Perth to pick up new motorcycles, and this is a 1400 kilometre round trip.”
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