Getting sportbike into a tall pickup? What do you guys use?

[atrainthornton]

Hey All, all viable ideas, however, trust me when Cole says the truck has 37's on it (and they are far from rubbing up in the box), height is a major issue on this beast.....hence, I am sure the reason for the post on ideas, not normal situations that traditional ramps and milk crates will work with.

[Xtremjeepn]

I really don't want to store a trailer. (don't really have space for it).

One thing to think about is that the truck is tall enough that a motorcycle on a trailer would vanish behind it. No way I wold be able to see such a small trailer. My 37s would throw EVERY piece of dirt off the road at the bike.


I like the hoist idea simply because I want to add it anyway to lift heavy objects into the bed.

I don't see how a hoist with 1,000+ lbs of capacity would struggle at all with a 500lb bike. A simple strap under the front tripples-(bottom part) and rear frame would work fine. (not rear subframe).


Thinking of building our own hoist for the truck anyway that will be powered by a 12K winch. So it should really be a one many job.

I was just looking for ideas. Thanks.

[DavidofColorado]

Ok I can't find it just look at the video on my space 3rd down on the right. It won't help but it may give you an idea or 2.

[KennyFish]

My dad has a dodge ram on 22"'s that I had to use to pick up my 636, what i did is backed up to the curb at the end of the driveway and used a motorcycle ramp for the rest it took 3 of us but was done.

[ZiaThunder]

i've used two curved ramps (had to otherwise the faring hits). i walked up one and powered the bike up the other using the clutch... yes, it is tricky, but for a really tall truck it works.

[Devaclis]

How about a liftgate on the back?

[rforsythe]

My driveway has a dip at the bottom and is pretty steep, so I just put the back tires in the dip and can easily load bikes in the back. Not that I'm offering my driveway for random bike loadings (unless you bring some ribeyes over, a few nice steaks will get you use of the driveway for sure), but if you can find something similar around you it may be just what you need. It works better than it seems like it would.

Getting it back out wherever you're going may be an issue, unless they have a truck dock you can back up to.

If you want something portable and not location specific, you are either looking at a monster ramp, or a small trailer. Trailering is the best option out of all of them, if you can afford one. Low height, protects the bike if enclosed, and good for carrying other crap.

Monster tires on trucks usually make them good off-road but bad for hauling anything big or heavy in the bed, because it's a bitch to get it in there. You aren't the first person to have that realization after jackin' it up.

[InlineSIX24]

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solved.

[Ricky]

You need hydraulics in the rear so you can drop the ass end then use a ramp to load...

[Xtremjeepn]

Haha. It is a 1 ton 4x4.

I built a small ramp to put the motorcycle on the porch, then into the truck. Worked fine this morning to take the FZ600 over to TFOG.

[tarded400]

Take out the lift and put stock wheels back on?

[Nick_Ninja]

lame.

[Xtremjeepn]

Why the heck would you lift your pickup like that? And if you do, why would you complain about it not being usable? Sorry, but I almost get ran over many times per day by people in humongous pickups that can't even see me, and then they complain about gas prices... I get the look thing. Not my thing, but I understand.

lame.

Yes, making judgements before you know the whole story is lame.


I found the truck rotting away in the mountains. I "recycled" the truck to use as a dedicated trail clean up rig. To keep our trails open for future generations to enjoy and to prove that not all 4 wheelers are out tearing up the trails but actually taking care of them.

The truck was built to haul trash out of our trails, mainly where shooters and partiers haul stuff up and leave it. Then the 4 wheelers get blamed for it.

As I mentioned above the truck will be equiped with a hoist for heavy objects.

It was never intended to haul a motorcycle. I just might have to use it for that from time to time. That is why I asked. The ONLY thing this truck gets used for is cleaning up trails, serving the community and the occasional personal hualing task. Otherwise it just lives in my garage. NOT a lifted "bling only usless truck as some of you seem to think"

[Xtremjeepn]

FWIW here is the truck as it currently sits. We are working on the prep to paint it and get all the decals on it. It will read "This truck was recycled from scap by people and companies that care about keeping our trails clean for all generations...." It will be equiped with rakes, shovles and trashbags for clean up days, 4x4 events, etc etc etc.

Bed height is only 42" from the ground.

[DavidofColorado]

That is awesome. I don't think the pictures do it justice though.

Your reason for building it is also a very noble.

[Rednarb]

I love it! Both the truck and the purpose!

[Speedwagon]

Kinda pricey in my opinion, but pretty cool:

http://www.xxramp.com/en/index.php

[RyNo24]

This is a little pricey too, but would be a cool thing to have.

http://www.powerdecks.com/index.htm

[jbnwc]

My 2 cents -

If you only need to haul the bike 4-5 times a year, either rent a trailer or borrow one from a buddy. I don't have a truck or a place to keep a trailer, so for $10-15 a day I can rent a trailer from Home Depot or a myriad of other places. Plus, there are a couple hundred people on here with trailers who would loan or rent one to you. Either bolt or quick tie a piece a piece of plywood to front of the trailer to protect bikes from the dirt/rocks you kick up.