Short bed hauling dirtbikes/motorcycles

I currently have a long bed and was looking to buy a new tacoma and thinking of switching to a short bed. I just wanted to know how well dirtbikes/motorcyles would fit in a short bed. All the pictures I see have dirtbikes without a bed extender and it looks like the tires extend just past the tailgate. Just curious if they will still fit with a bed extender?

 

When i had mine i put the tailgate down, put a 2x12 that was the same length as the bike in the bed

 

get a reinforced tailgate. The tacomas have a weak tailgate construction and have been known to bend/arch where the back tire of a bike would sit.

 

I never had a problem carrying a motorcycle in a short bed:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/motorcycles/120955-loading-motorcycle-dcsb-pics.html

 

a light dirtbike will be fine in a SB. If you are hauling a 700 lb cruiser, the tailgate (imo, even with the reinforcement) is not a good idea.