Hauling two bikes in a smaller pickup

queen of spodes
Edited Date/Time 9/8/2018 10:49pm
What is everyone using to manage hauling two bikes in the same smaller sized pickup truck? The bars almost always get in the way of one another. I've used a cinder block up against the front of the bed before and that kind of works, but am wondering of there is something better.
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queen of spodes wrote:
What is everyone using to manage hauling two bikes in the same smaller sized pickup truck? The bars almost always get in the way of one...
What is everyone using to manage hauling two bikes in the same smaller sized pickup truck? The bars almost always get in the way of one another. I've used a cinder block up against the front of the bed before and that kind of works, but am wondering of there is something better.
Ccr. Bed buddy, tail.gate down. With bed extender.
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KDXGarage 9/5/2018 6:16pm
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I don't have a small truck, but in the back of my truck, I snug one bike down more than the other so the bar ends do not hit. I run a tie down from one front corner, through the front wheel of one bike to the handlebar of the other bike. It takes a while to unload and load, but has worked well for me.

On a different note, I see you are planning a 1987 KX250 build. Do you already own one?
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nascarnate326 9/5/2018 6:48pm
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Ive got a Ridgeline and it has the wheel marks in the bed with tie down points. Made for Moto hauls two bikes perfectly with no issues.
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FahQ 9/5/2018 7:03pm
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I fit 3 in my Dakota, kinda like this "W"
2 facing forward leaned to each side with about 1" between grips
And one backward between them.
Yes it looks funny but it works

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Jbulz 9/5/2018 8:37pm
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Turn the wheels towards each other and tie them down against each other. If I do that and crank them down I can even get the tailgate closed on a 6.5" box.
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mattyhamz2 9/5/2018 8:42pm
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Use to get 3-4 bikes in the back of 3 of my rangers no problem. Takes a little practice to figure it out but once you do, it’s a breeze
queen of spodes 9/5/2018 9:28pm
9/5/2018 9:28pm Edited Date/Time 9/5/2018 9:30pm
KDXGarage wrote:
I don't have a small truck, but in the back of my truck, I snug one bike down more than the other so the bar ends...
I don't have a small truck, but in the back of my truck, I snug one bike down more than the other so the bar ends do not hit. I run a tie down from one front corner, through the front wheel of one bike to the handlebar of the other bike. It takes a while to unload and load, but has worked well for me.

On a different note, I see you are planning a 1987 KX250 build. Do you already own one?
Yes. Don't think this will get the same treatment as my '89 KX125 or 07 KX250 builds tho.. just not much left for these 87 machines. Plan is to do a barebones refurbishing and race it in EVO 3.


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kb228 9/6/2018 4:03am
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When i had a ranger id just offset one bike towards the rear a little bit.
queen of spodes 9/6/2018 7:53am
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kb228 wrote:
When i had a ranger id just offset one bike towards the rear a little bit.
Did you use a cinder block or something else?
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kb228 9/6/2018 8:44am
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kb228 wrote:
When i had a ranger id just offset one bike towards the rear a little bit.
queen of spodes wrote:
Did you use a cinder block or something else?
Gas can did the trick for me. At the time i had a small red one.
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KDXGarage 9/8/2018 10:49pm
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Looks like a good start! You are farther along than me. :-)

Dennis Kirk for the UFO plastics, but they won't have the shrouds.

I have one of those steel ramps. I hate that POS.
queen of spodes 9/9/2018 9:52pm
9/9/2018 9:52pm
I mean I rode one of these 87 KX250's at a dealer in the early 90s once.. but jeez I don't remember them being THIS weird to sit on. Guess new bikes have finally spoiled me.
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KDXGarage 9/11/2018 6:45pm
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If Jeff Ward can win on it, you can ride it. :-)

I actually saw him race at the Anderson, SC National on one in 1987. :-)

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