Heritage in Chevy Silverado
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Heritage in Chevy Silverado
We own an RV and want to take our MC with us when we head west. We purchased a Chevy Silverado. Should I worry about part of the bike being on the tailgate. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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I wouldn't haul a bike with some part of it sitting on the tailgate. I haul heavy bikes in the back my Silverado but I take the tail gate off. I don't even ride across it. The bed is rated for 1000 pds, who knows what those 2 steel cables are rated for that hold the tailgate up.
That said, I have an 8 foot bed.
That said, I have an 8 foot bed.
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I've only got a 6' bed on my Ram and I can fit an old style frame (pre 09) bagger in the bed w/o the tailgate. BARELY, but it fits. I'd be surprised if your Heritage wont fit in a short bed on a full size truck without sitting on the gate
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That was my concern. When we are on the road its usually for 2-3 weeks at a time, and I can't tow more than one thing on the back of the RV. I was hoping to put the MC in the truck and tow both behind the RV. Guess my only other choice would be a hydrolic lift on the back of the RV, and then tow the truck. To many toys.
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I wouldn't put the tire on the tailgate either. Someone suggested in a similiar thread earlier putting a sheet of 3/4 plywood in the bed extending out onto the tailgate. I might think about that. Do some research, there may be some kind of full length channel you could run the bike up on.
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If I was going to haul a large touring bike in the bed of a PU, I'd first put a 3/4" sheet of 4'x8' "marine" plywood in the bed.
Even a 1500 or 1/2 ton PU can easily haul the load but to me the critical part is the "loading and unloading" process.
Lots of suppliers make loading ramps rated at or over 1,000lbs but there's still the ramp angle and height that requires some extra help when loading and unloading.
Most bikes dealerships have ramps that customers can use but even these can be dangerous if you don't have some help.
There is a power winch/slide setup which is made for just this purpose but they are failry expensive.
Even a 1500 or 1/2 ton PU can easily haul the load but to me the critical part is the "loading and unloading" process.
Lots of suppliers make loading ramps rated at or over 1,000lbs but there's still the ramp angle and height that requires some extra help when loading and unloading.
Most bikes dealerships have ramps that customers can use but even these can be dangerous if you don't have some help.
There is a power winch/slide setup which is made for just this purpose but they are failry expensive.
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You could try this out. Loads and supports the bike.
http://www.blueox.com/p-51-overbilt-sportloader.aspx
http://www.blueox.com/p-51-overbilt-sportloader.aspx