All Things Bikes and Tacos! (...and every vehicle imaginable)

buckwheat to bennett gap

 

What's the HTA?

 

17 150sx and 17 wr450

16 spark, its like a bike for the water

 

Hey guys,

ive been on a quest to find the perfect Bed Cover for me.

i used to have a trifold on my old 05 tacoma Long bed that i would take off in 1 minute with the wing nuts and leave in the garage when i loaded up my dirtbike for riding.

With my new 2017 short bed... i need to put more thought into it.
i want a locking bed cover as i plan to use the bed to store more little things and with the locking tailgate it makes sense now.

My 2 options are:

Retrax Pro MX:

Biggest CON for me: the canister takes up like 6 inches in the front of the bed and i am afraid to put the tire up against it and even then will the bike even fit on the tailgate?
if anyone has experience with a short bed, retractable bed cover, and dirt bikes chime in PLEASE?

BAK Revolver X2

Biggest CON: it protrudes from the top of the bed like 4 - 6 inches when rolled up so i might have the same problem or i can scoot the bike up closer and put a wheel chock on a wood board across the front of the bed for when i go riding... i think that might give the bike enough room to fit straight.


Gotta be straight cause i often transport 2 bikes...
appreciate anyone with a short bed and bikes to give some advice!

Thanks guys!

 

Where are you in CO? I'm about 20min north of Colorado Springs and took the plus bike out for a lap in the fresh powder and it was amazing.

 

Gotta love the plus all mountain hardtails! I'm absolutely in love with my Spot Rocker.

 

Great pics, groomed trails must be fun to ride. Nice spec ed too.

 

66.5 degrees

 

I am all the way in the SW corner, 50 miles Southwest of Telluride. A little river town, Dolores, CO.

 

Groomed trails are a blast. I am actually one of the trail groomers. We have about 18miles groomed right now. I also have the Kash Money spec ed on my Single Speed.

 

That's an awesome route! Made even better by a Terrapin Recreation Ale.

 

I hoping to get out on some groomed trails this year I'll have to go out of state for that.t Nothing is groomed where I live. Unless you consider 6 guys with snow shoes cutting trails groomed. You have some nice bikes.

 

Great ride in the snow today. Plus tires were awesome!

 

From a trip I made out from UT to AZ. Pre ridding the 24 Hours in the Old Publeo course. Anyone else going out there in Feb to race?

 

I am not doing the Old Pueblo, but I a doing 24 hours in the Enchanted Forest, 12 hours of Mesa Verde, Silverton 10hr Whiteout and now maybe the Valykrie Endurance.

 

Awesome! I was hoping to get into the 24hr of Enchanted. That course looks amazing.

 

I recently got a bed extender for my (short bed) Tacoma. I have a Yakima Ridgeback 4 hitch mount, but I can't use it with the tailgate down. Anyone have any solutions for that. I'd like to take my bike camping at some point but with everything loaded up, I might need to use the bed extender as well. Thanks!

 

Ok, this thread is awesome!!! I'll read and catch up first before posting.

 

Check out these bedside rail mounts I got from Softtopper- I do miss having my hitch rack as I didn't have to take the front wheel off but this opens up so much space for the bed and it'll let you use your bed extender.