Road King in the back of a truck? Do-able?
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Road King in the back of a truck? Do-able?
No need to start with the "real bikers dont tow their bikes" crap. I'd like to take the bike with the family on a long weekend and would like to all ride together.
Has anyone ever towed their bike in the back of a full sized truck? Did you just use simple bed straps to secure it in place od did you find a way to ancor the wheels in place?
Thanks!
BTW its a Nissan Titan
Has anyone ever towed their bike in the back of a full sized truck? Did you just use simple bed straps to secure it in place od did you find a way to ancor the wheels in place?
Thanks!
BTW its a Nissan Titan
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RE: Road King in the back of a truck? Do-able?
It will fit easily in your Titan. I can haul my Road King in compact Toyota. I put a board in front of the front wheel to keep from bending in the bedwall and use a piece of diamond plate under the rear wheel, because it sits on the gap between the tailgate and the bed...BTW, I have a 6 foot bed. Then, I just use two tie downs on each side of the bars.
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RE: Road King in the back of a truck? Do-able?
I have a F 150. Bought it right after I bought my bike. Just in case I wanted to haul the bike somewhere. I haven't actually tried to load it, yet, but measured everything out, and seems like it will work fine. The bed of my truck even has tie down braces, two front and two rear. Guess the previous owner did some hauling of one kind or another. You should be fine. Just make sure the ramps you get have that arch in them. I am sure the staright ones would be a PITA.
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RE: Road King in the back of a truck? Do-able?
I have a 2002 Road King Classic and a Ford F150 and I loaded it. It works with no problem the tire footprint is within the bed, but I had to leave the tail gate down and the fender just sticks out a little past the plane of the tail gate. I tied the handle bars to the foward most stake holes with a tie down installed. I also tied from the luggage rack bar to the middle stake hole tie down. I had to remove the saddle bags to do this. I also tied from the saddle bag bars toback to the rear most stake holes just for added stability.It rode just fine to Myrtle Beach from Charlotte.At Myrtle Beach I ordered one of those frontwheel saddles that you can just put in the truck bed and do not need tofasten it to the bed. Only need one set of tie downs according tot the sales people. I have not yet received it yet but I thinkit will make me feel betterto have it. I can not remember theexact name of the device, but I was impressed with it. It can also be mounted on a trailer bed and it has quick disconnects for that application.
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RE: Road King in the back of a truck? Do-able?
Here's a shot of a temporary bike hauler we made for a utility trailer. Cut a sheet of plywood to fit the bed of the truck. The 4x4's keep the wheels in place for lateral movement. Use a piece of 2x4 for the front chock. Leave a gap on the left side for the kickstand to swing so you can stand the bike up without having to hold it . Screw the pieces together with good drywall screws - not the cheap imported things at Menards. When you anchor the bike to the bed of the truck it will hold the plywood in place.
We have used several versions of this from dirt bikes to HD's without ptoblems
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We have used several versions of this from dirt bikes to HD's without ptoblems
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