Loading a bike on this truck?

dunerider209
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dunerider209 12/2/2017 9:30am
12/2/2017 9:30am Edited Date/Time 12/2/2017 9:51am

Not much leg room in the cab though

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TXDirt 12/2/2017 9:46am
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TJMX947 wrote:
Thanks for the info guys. I'd like the 6.5 bed but I definitely need the crew can to haul the kiddos and you rarely see the...
Thanks for the info guys. I'd like the 6.5 bed but I definitely need the crew can to haul the kiddos and you rarely see the longer bed on the crew.

A van is a viable option and if I came across the right deal it could happen. I just really miss having a truck, had to trade my frontier in on a crossover when the baby came and I'm tired of hauling my bike on a hitch hauler.

Thanks again guys, especially for not referencing sprocket bolt torque or factory ECUs.
Why do you say "you rarely see the longer bed on the crew cab" ?

I see it all the time. I use to have one as well. They are quite common. I also think it looks better because the longer bed matches the size of the crew cab. The short bed makes the truck look disproportionate compared to the cab.

This was my old Tocoma before I upgraded to a Tundra.






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moto314 12/2/2017 10:15am
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I've had long bed compact pickups, standard bed, and currently a short bed crew cab mid size pickup. The short bed is great for one bike, a little crowed with two but no big deal. If you use your truck for a daily driver I prefer the short bed but if you moto every day then maybe go with a longer bed. I have the AMP moto bed extender and the CCR sport wheel chocks and tie down hooks which all work great! Just my 2 cents.

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NorCal 50+ 12/2/2017 11:12am
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Put your front wheel in the corner, not the middle-- go corner to corner. It will probably fit.
I have a long bed, and it's a pain in the ass to turn around and park. You need like a football field to turn the thing around.
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usafwx 12/2/2017 1:57pm
12/2/2017 1:57pm
NorCal 50+ wrote:
Put your front wheel in the corner, not the middle-- go corner to corner. It will probably fit. I have a long bed, and it's a...
Put your front wheel in the corner, not the middle-- go corner to corner. It will probably fit.
I have a long bed, and it's a pain in the ass to turn around and park. You need like a football field to turn the thing around.
Agreed, 15 and 16 were long beds, after having a short bed now, never again, might as well have a full size with that turning radius but super convient for loading bike. Because of the wheel well, on the SB you have to have the tailgate down, no other option.
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JWACK 12/2/2017 2:01pm
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NorCal 50+ wrote:
Put your front wheel in the corner, not the middle-- go corner to corner. It will probably fit. I have a long bed, and it's a...
Put your front wheel in the corner, not the middle-- go corner to corner. It will probably fit.
I have a long bed, and it's a pain in the ass to turn around and park. You need like a football field to turn the thing around.
No.. It won't.
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uxcryno 12/2/2017 3:57pm
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I have the ladder racks on mine so it had to go in backwards


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Squitlege 12/2/2017 7:32pm
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^ bingo
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526 12/4/2017 5:27am
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onthemain wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/12/02/228993/s1200_AE65957D_078C_4711_9651_FBC8BDAE7E1F.jpg[/img] Friend of my starting making and selling this.


Friend of my starting making and selling this.
Omg I have Seen it all now !!!! This is a spin off of the snowmobile trailers mounted on top of the Box because god knows your F250 Diesel wouldn't be good for towing a trailer !!!!!!
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Donovan759 12/4/2017 5:38am
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dirtcyclewill wrote:
Relevant [img]https://i.imgur.com/y6H5HKY.gif[/img]
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Watched this happen to a guy before at a track. Brutal.
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TJMX947 12/4/2017 6:10am
12/4/2017 6:10am
TXDirt wrote:
Why do you say "you rarely see the longer bed on the crew cab" ? I see it all the time. I use to have one...
Why do you say "you rarely see the longer bed on the crew cab" ?

I see it all the time. I use to have one as well. They are quite common. I also think it looks better because the longer bed matches the size of the crew cab. The short bed makes the truck look disproportionate compared to the cab.

This was my old Tocoma before I upgraded to a Tundra.






I know they exist but I'm definitely buying used, too poor to buy a new truck (that 2017 KTM drained my bank account) but I feel like when I'm looking online I only see the shorter bed.

That truck is sharp by the way, I never see chrome wheels a lot anymore...you have a unicorn!

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