Not sure if this is the correct section of the forum to stage this question but.....
Background:
We have a travel trailer and go camping in it as often as possible. My honey fabricated a heavy duty 4-bicycle rack that goes onto the back of the travel trailer and attaches with a 2 receiver set up that is welded to the travel trailer frame. We haul this set-up with our Dodge dually (4 door, full bed).
Where the motorcycles come into play:
He is wanted to figure out some way to take both our motorcycles with us when we go away for extended (more than a weekend) time. He has plans of fabricating a deck for the bicycle rack that will attach onto it for when we want to haul a motorcycle. That takes care of his Duc, which only weights a couple hundred lbs. Now comes the tricky part.....my Spyder. On paper, my Spyder will fit in the bed of the Dodge. He's found a website that takes bed size, truck bed height, and motorcycle ground clearance and calculates ramp length for you. He is planning on fabricating a deck / ramp continuation to the removable ramps for the back of the truck bed in order to clear the wheel wells, along with an elaborate tie down system. This will put the Spyder's front tires just about a bed height with the rear tire sitting in the bed.
I know, I know....I am having a hard time envisioning it too! But....he is pretty sure he can make it work. He wanted me to ask my new Spyderlover friends to see if any of you had successfully hauled your Spyders in the bed of your trucks.
Let the onslaught of "Are you CRAZY" comments begin!!!! :shocked:
Background:
We have a travel trailer and go camping in it as often as possible. My honey fabricated a heavy duty 4-bicycle rack that goes onto the back of the travel trailer and attaches with a 2 receiver set up that is welded to the travel trailer frame. We haul this set-up with our Dodge dually (4 door, full bed).
Where the motorcycles come into play:
He is wanted to figure out some way to take both our motorcycles with us when we go away for extended (more than a weekend) time. He has plans of fabricating a deck for the bicycle rack that will attach onto it for when we want to haul a motorcycle. That takes care of his Duc, which only weights a couple hundred lbs. Now comes the tricky part.....my Spyder. On paper, my Spyder will fit in the bed of the Dodge. He's found a website that takes bed size, truck bed height, and motorcycle ground clearance and calculates ramp length for you. He is planning on fabricating a deck / ramp continuation to the removable ramps for the back of the truck bed in order to clear the wheel wells, along with an elaborate tie down system. This will put the Spyder's front tires just about a bed height with the rear tire sitting in the bed.
I know, I know....I am having a hard time envisioning it too! But....he is pretty sure he can make it work. He wanted me to ask my new Spyderlover friends to see if any of you had successfully hauled your Spyders in the bed of your trucks.
Let the onslaught of "Are you CRAZY" comments begin!!!! :shocked:
