Ever loaded your dyna in a pickup bed?
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RE: Ever loaded your dyna in a pickup bed?
ORIGINAL: Blaster
6.5 ft bed. If I had put the bike in at an angle I think the tailgate would have closed. But even straight in the rear tire contacted the box completely in the truck.
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6.5 ft bed. If I had put the bike in at an angle I think the tailgate would have closed. But even straight in the rear tire contacted the box completely in the truck.
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RE: Ever loaded your dyna in a pickup bed?
ORIGINAL: mojo
Thats a big camper for a bumper hitch, does your truck squat much? Do you have time to mod the RV to allow a bike to fit in it
))) Good luck bro!
Thats a big camper for a bumper hitch, does your truck squat much? Do you have time to mod the RV to allow a bike to fit in it
))) Good luck bro!Oh, and by the way, it's not a matter of time to mod the RV, I wouldn't do that to my RV if I had all the time in the world. It's not designed to haul a 700 lb. bike anywhere inside and I wouldn't presume to know how to modify it to do so. The only option for me is to get it in the back of the truck or not take it.
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RE: Ever loaded your dyna in a pickup bed?
ORIGINAL: 2007fxdc
Unfortunately, my trailer is not one that has a functional rear bumper with a receiver hitch. Mine just has a plastic molded cover back there with "No Step" pressed into it. I wouldn't want the bike where I couldn't see it at all times anyway. Looks like a cool product for a dirt bike - not sure about anything bigger.
ORIGINAL: reksul
Put something like this on the back of your trailer.
http://www.truckstuffusa.com/motorcy...vcarriers.html
Put something like this on the back of your trailer.
http://www.truckstuffusa.com/motorcy...vcarriers.html
Best of luck, I'm sure you will find a way and there's always someone at a good park to help with the off loading. A Cold Beer is your buddy.
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RE: Ever loaded your dyna in a pickup bed?
Greg I've unloaded bikes just useing a short steep hill, drop the tail gate and back up to the hill about 1" from it roll it off... May have to drive around a little bit looking,but worked for me..
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RE: Ever loaded your dyna in a pickup bed?
ORIGINAL: 2007fxdc
We own an RV (travel trailer) and the wife is trying to get me
to plan a campingtrip to myrtle beach for at least a week.
I can't see any way I could possibly go to Myrtle for a week
and leave my bike at home in the summer time.
Problem is, I can't ride it because she is too timid
to drive my truck with the 30 foot camper behind it.
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Any thoughts on any of this? Any experiences?
We own an RV (travel trailer) and the wife is trying to get me
to plan a campingtrip to myrtle beach for at least a week.
I can't see any way I could possibly go to Myrtle for a week
and leave my bike at home in the summer time.
Problem is, I can't ride it because she is too timid
to drive my truck with the 30 foot camper behind it.
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Any thoughts on any of this? Any experiences?
A friend that can drive the truck.
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RE: Ever loaded your dyna in a pickup bed?
Just an idea but if you get some plywood and 2x4s make a smaller ramp with a lip on it and extend your current ramp to give you the clearance so you don't hurt the bike and you don't have to sweat it.
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RE: Ever loaded your dyna in a pickup bed?
Trotter, I'm familiar with the hill technique. I have access to a perfect one at my brother-in-law's house for loading and unloading the bike here at home. My bro-in-law has a homemade dirt bike track behind his house and we use that hill for loading and unloading dirtbikes in the truck all the time. MB is so commercialized that I don't really want to just cruise up on someone's property and use their hill because it looks like a good one. I wouldn't mind paying a fee or whatever if I can just arrange ahead of time a place to safely unload the bike. I'll be working on that option now that I've seen someone with a dyna on a shortbed pickup.
Mudpuddle, inviting a friend sounds great but any of my friends that would go would also want to take their bikes and would probably only want to go for bike week. And, I'm not leaving any of my friends at the trailer with the old lady while I'm out riding if you know what I mean.
Mudpuddle, inviting a friend sounds great but any of my friends that would go would also want to take their bikes and would probably only want to go for bike week. And, I'm not leaving any of my friends at the trailer with the old lady while I'm out riding if you know what I mean.
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RE: Ever loaded your dyna in a pickup bed?
ORIGINAL: shawn e.
Take the tailgate off.
Take the tailgate off.
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RE: Ever loaded your dyna in a pickup bed?
Let's say you happen to have 1/2 - 3/4 million $$$ lying around (and honestly, who doesn't?), I'd say what you need is an "EX70-HDQ / MAN TGA 6x6", made by "Unicat"; 6-wheel drive, 350hp, 211 gallon fuel tank, 211 gallon water tank, heating/ac ... the works ...
plenty of room for an ATV/Harley/two dirt bikes, and conveniently stored as well ...
nice interior, too ...
That should work just fine ...
plenty of room for an ATV/Harley/two dirt bikes, and conveniently stored as well ...
nice interior, too ...
That should work just fine ...