New truck. What size bed?

[wildchild]

mosty of my trucks have an eye bolt installed in the middle of the bed floor for tying the center down. it has workd for years. reinforced underneath to keep it from pulling through the floor with force.
gate down on the truck won't be a problem, brought my cruiser to florida in a shortbed with the gate down. along with many many other bikes having been back there that way.

[derf]

Ive also seen quite a few people put a few boards down with eyelets and the front wheel chock.

As far as the tailgate, I'm always scared that the bike tire will collapse it, thats why I put the ramp boards under the tire.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

If you have a way to get your bike in the bed and your serious about the purchase than Id talk to the salesman and see if they would let you load your bike up.

Ask them to let you try out a load of gravel too, just to make sure.

JC

[Hydrant]

I have a short bed (not 6') on my Silverado Crew Cab, I was able to get the TLR and CBR in there. The wheel sits about 2" inside the bed, but I can't get it closed. I run the canyon dancers, and have a strap on the back pulling forward just in case. I have a long 1/2" stainless steel machine eyebolt, that is 6" long. I then have a piece of 1.5" x 1.5"x1/4" stainless angle iron that spans 2 of the bed frame rails underneath for strength, with a pipe nipple that takes up the open space on the open threads of the rod, so it doesn't pull the bed down as you tighten it.


Something like this.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/KEN...HG5?Pid=search

[No Worries]

Originally Posted by daygoboi02

I am looking into getting a new truck. A Toyota Tundra Crew Max to be exact. It comes with a short bed though. I was wondering if the short bed would lead to many problems or complications with having my bike in it??

I've seen Ford crew cabs with a long bed and they look as long as a Greyhound bus. Plus they say "Off Roader" on the back. As if they could take that thing on any four-wheel road in Colorado.

As for putting a single bike in a short bed, how about putting it in diagonally?

[goof2]

My truck's bed isn't quite that short but it is just over 6 feet. My rear tire is on the bed, not the tailgate, but sticks out far enough I can't close the tailgate if it is in straight.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by goof2

sticks out far enough I can't close the tailgate if it is in straight.

That's what she said.

JC

[Cutty72]

My 1125R was snug with the tailgate up on my '00 F150, but the Buell has a shorter wheelbase than most sport bikes.

Fits great in my F250 w/6 3/4' bed!

[Sean]

I have a Titan, the bed is tiny, but it's no problem because the back of the bike rests on the tailgate. I have a ReadyRamp to keep things inside if anything goes loose.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by derf

Ive also seen quite a few people put a few boards down with eyelets and the front wheel chock.

That's basically what I use.

2 2x10's together with eye bolts in the middle. The weight of the front tires on the boards keeps it steady so I don't have to drill hole in the bed. I can also pull the set up out and have a factory bed in about 3 seconds.

There is absolutely no concern with collapsing the tailgate on any decent truck out there today. If that were the case, you'd never be able to load a bike without the gate bending.

The readyramp that Sean has is the best ramp solution out there.