posted October 01, 2006 06:51 AM
Edited By: butterthegreat on 1 Oct 2006 07:51
Getting ZX-14 into truck bed Since I am just now getting into the bike realm hardcore I am trying to find out things as I come to them.
How would I go about getting a ZX-14 into a 1994 Ford F-250 standard cab/bed?
Would I need to get a special ramp or will a makeshift one do?
How would I go about strapping it down in the truck bed? Where would I tie the ties?
posted October 01, 2006 07:23 AM
It's not slammed...it's bone stock.
And I don't have the money right now for that. I just want to get the bike home. I have seen people do it with sportbikes before...I just don't know how.
posted October 01, 2006 07:39 AM
I think what he's saying is the 14 sits really low, stock.
It would be a real pita to get it in the back of a truck by
yourself. Definately consider a small trailer.
posted October 01, 2006 07:47 AM
The problem is tiedowns in the truck bed. If you dont want something permanent, get a sheet of plywood and put the tiedown loops on it. You need 4. one each side forward, and one each side at the psg peg area. Get a pair of soft straps, and some ratchet tiedowns. Walley World has both. Use the soft straps around the bottom triple tree, and attach the ratchet strap to it. It needs to pull out and forward. Do the kickstand side first, and ratchet it down just snug. On the opposite side ratchet it down untill the bike is level, this will pick it up off the kickstand. put the kickstand up. Now attach to the psg peg mounts and pull down each side untll the bike is solid with the tiedowns. To get the bike in the truck, you can back the truck into a ditch so the tailgate is close to the ground. use a 2 X for a ramp, and in first gear walk the bike into the truckbed with it pulling itself. You can attach a couple of 2 X 4s to the plywood base to guide the bike in the center, and also to keep the front wheel from turnning while in transit. Just make sure the bike is solid with the tiedowns and there is no independant movement. You may have to tighten the front straps a little, but dont bottom the forks. Also lota of Harley dealerships have stationary loading ramps that you can back up to and just ride the bike up into the truck bed. Use the ratchet straps, the ones that you just pull tight with the spring loaded clamp dont hold reliably, and dont forget to raise the kickstand. If for some reason the bike bounces, you dont want it beating aganst the kickstand.....Good luck......TB
posted October 01, 2006 08:43 AM
Edited By: speedgene on 1 Oct 2006 09:47
Bring a few cut down 2x4's for shimming. If you butt the front tire against the front of the bed, the front fender will hit first. Set a few blocks of wood in between the front wheel and bed, so you can roll back the bike enough to clear the fender, but still have the wood as a brace when locking down the front end.
If you have those tie-down h-bar extenders, then wrap each one around the bar, forward of the M/C's, then compress the front end. Make sure the bike is level, and you can't move the bike at all!
The only downside is if going over a bump, the rear wheel will bounce on the tailgate. Tie the rear tire down in that case.
Back the truck up against the sidewalk. This will make the plank have less of a pitch. If you know a place where you can back up into and have the plank almost level with the truck... you get the idea...
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posted October 01, 2006 09:26 AM
Edited By: TeamSpeed on 1 Oct 2006 10:26
Buy a baxley wheel chock for the truck bed, best on the market once you figure out how to get up into the bed. It is well worth the money, I love mine.
posted October 01, 2006 10:43 AM
That's great and all...but this is a one time thing....I don't goit the 600 bucks to throw down. I may just go to uhaul and get a 5x8 open trailer.....it will only cost me 50 bucks...LOL
posted October 01, 2006 01:31 PM
Dude go and buy a 2x8 and find a small hill, bingo... all you need!
and watch your front fender on the front of your truck bed, so it does not scratch it...
posted October 01, 2006 02:35 PM
I bought three of the curved aluminum ATV loading ramps. Use the middle one for the bike the outside ones for your feet. I could load/unload my zx-12r into my FX4 4x4 by myself no problemo without scrapping.
I used a 4x4 in the front of the bed because the 12 fender will also hit the bed lip.
Best thing I have EVER found for transporting a sportbike is a Canyon Dancer. That and four ratchet straps and you are good to go.
Me and my buddies have hauled our bikes many thousands of miles this way without any problems, including over some really shitty secondary roads in Wyoming.
I've got my ramps for sale since I sold my truck. If I knew somebody in the Denver area that could use them I'd cut somebody a great deal as they are just taking up space in my garage. My buddies have trailers so I've got no use for them anywmore.
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posted October 01, 2006 02:58 PM
Edited By: BROOKLYNNYZX12 on 1 Oct 2006 16:02
If you are going to use a 2x8 you better have guys to help you,no margin for error there.The curved ramps work the best,look at the one that Crotchrocket linked you to,I think this is the same as Blitz talks about.The Canyon Dancer works great,I use it all the time.I prefer the ratchet tie down straps for a heavier bike compared to the regular buckle type strap.I picked up my 12 in Ohio and drove it back in the bed of my pick up using the Canyon Dancer and I still use it on my trailer.I think they are around 30 - 40 $.
posted October 01, 2006 03:09 PM
Edited By: navigator on 1 Oct 2006 16:11
Not to be a smarty-pants here, but why not get someone to give you a ride to where the bike is and ride it home. If that won't work the u-haul trailer is the best idea. They come with a full width ramp and places to tie down. Too many stories of bikes falling off of makeshift ramps and falling over in pickup beds for lack of proper tie downs. Why chance it?
Trailering my bike is the next to the last option. Putting it in my pickup is dead last.
Oh yeah. Loading it is the easy part. Wait until you have to get it out going backwards.
quote:Not to be a smarty-pants here, but why not get someone to give you a ride to where the bike is and ride it home. If that won't work the u-haul trailer is the best idea. They come with a full width ramp and places to tie down. Too many stories of bikes falling off of makeshift ramps and falling over in pickup beds for lack of proper tie downs. Why chance it?
Trailering my bike is the next to the last option. Putting it in my pickup is dead last.
Oh yeah. Loading it is the easy part. Wait until you have to get it out going backwards.
I assumed he was looking for a long term hauling solution.
I addressed the backing down part above. I could load and unload my zx-12 with these ramps completely by myself. Piece of cake with the three curved ramps, even on flat ground with a 2004 Ford FX4 4x4 6.5 ft bed.
Walk her down slowly sitting on the bike (no beer beforehand) and its a fifteen second deal.
I you are wondering, no a zx-12r will not fit in that bed with the tailgate up.
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posted October 01, 2006 11:19 PM
I back my truck down into a ditch. This way, Ithe tail gate is damn near level with the ground and just ride it up. Be sure and place a block of wood in front of the tire so the fender wont hit. On my chevy, there are holes in the front corners of the bed that I can anchor too but i no nothing about Fords. Sorry!
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posted October 03, 2006 07:31 AM
i would invest in a trailor. you can get a 5x8 utility trailor that would work great for $400.00 (thats what we sell em for)..... i rather spend that on a trialor rather than drop it once and ONE PANEL cost more than that....
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posted October 04, 2006 06:49 PM
Very true my friend and the trailor will pay for itself!
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posted October 04, 2006 07:29 PM
We could've designed and built a helicopter, learned to fly it, and picked the dayum bike up and set it in the back of the dayum truck in less time than we've been discussing it...didn't know transporting a bike in the back of a truck could be so complex hehe
quote:Dude go and buy a 2x8 and find a small hill, bingo... all you need!
and watch your front fender on the front of your truck bed, so it does not scratch it...
I gots to agree with Mike on this one.. Drive around and find a hill or a pick up tuck height loading dock and roll it strait in..... Don't over complicate a simple thing like this..
posted January 02, 2007 07:02 PM
I'm on a Navy ship, there are times we go upstream for a weapons onload, I ditch the bike at the base the day prior to getting underway, and drive the truck to the base so I'm used to this problem.
The best way I've found is to get a 2x4 for the front wheel as mentioned earlier in this thread, a trunk (I about 2 feet tall), and a ramp.
let the bike do the work in 1st gear and use the trunk as a step to keep yourself secure. It takes a time or two, but gradually it gets easy. Same applies for off loading the beast: Line up, use your front brake and coast it down using the trunk as a step.
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posted January 02, 2007 07:45 PM
...if you go cheap without a trailer or the proper ramp, get two more big corn-fed mofos like you and muscle it up...make sure those two other corn-fed mofos follow you to your destination so that you three can reverse the process...drop the bike by yourself and you'll hate yourself for at least three years, not to mention the cash outlay to pay for the damage...get a used trailer or rent one if finances are a problem right now...
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