Large Motorcycle Hauling

Has anyone ever loaded a large (Tall & Heavy) motorcycle into a 2 gen DCSB? I have loaded large bore (450cc) dirt bikes many times, but I'm talking bigger... like a KTM 1190 Enduro.

If so...
1. Would it be too much weight on the tailgate?
2. If you have experience loading such bikes, what safety pointers or procedures can you provide for both loading and unloading? (i.e. - Riding bike down vs. walking it. Feathering the clutch to get it into the bed while walking vs. Riding it up)

Thanks

 

Tailgates are weak, bedsides are only rated at around 460 pounds per side so the better option is a trailer.
I rented a u-haul a few years back to bring home a Z1000.

 

The tailgate is the only part I would be concerned about given some of the complaints I've read around here on the forums. They apparently suck when it comes to strength.

I'd load that bike in the bed any day without worry. It's not like you're loading a 900 pound Road King in there.

 

first off, welcome
second, good taste in bikes, got some pics?

ok, third, I have loaded my superduke in my DCSB a few times, never have had a problem but I do put a board under the back tire to keep the tailgate from bouncing and distribute the load a little better. I have a wide ramp and walk beside it as I feather the clutch to getting it up in there. I have pushed it a few times but that gets a little old after awhile.

FOURTH, how do you plan on tying it down?
bed rail cleats are only rated to 200 or 250 pounds I think, it can be done but most prefer some other kind of attachment especially with the tailgate down.
I have d-rings on the bed bolts and JP fab tie down brackets.

 

I Dont have any pics of bikes in the truck...But I own a Kawasaki Verseys loaded down with full side and top cases, I easily haul in the bed of a DCLB. It weighs 15 #'s less, and 2" shorter seat height but close. I have also hauled my dads Honda Shadow many times(536 #'s).



I have had no problems with either( my dad has dropped his shadow a few times, but he is a older guy who now uses a trailer).

I always use 2 arched ramps. 1 to run the bike up, 1 for me to walk up. I prefer to park with the truck facing downhill or rear wheels in a ditch, but have loaded on flat as well.
Put the bike in 1st and drive it up as you walk.
To unload I put in first with the bike off and slp the clutch as we walk backwards.

 

Don't do it! Check out You-Tube for bike loading fails. Then get a trailer. Short box is to short and the tailgate will not hold it. You could build a skid, put the bike on and strap it down, then winch it on. Even that sounds like a load of trouble. Again just buy/borrow a trailer.

 

Non-sense. Just dont be a dumbass, and you will be just fine. Proper ramps(6' arched) quality straps, a wheel chock and you are set.
I have haled my bike in my past 2 trucks, a 05 Chevy Colorado CC w/ 5' bed, and a 08' Honda Ridgeline w/ a 5' bed. On 1 occasion I carried both my Kawasaki Verseys, and my dads Honda Shadow in my Colorado at the same time.

Trailers are a pain. You need to know how to properly back it up, harder to park if you stop somewhere, need to register it, cost of buying and maintenance. I own several trailers, but for hauling the bike I almost always will use the truck.

 

Well that was fast. Thanks for the replies! It is a bit of a confidence booster that some of you have tried it.

All the videos I've seen on youtube show Harleys (low and really heavy) or supersports (low and light).

One dude was lowering a gs800 i believe:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5gPmwevjbSc&ved=0ahUKEwj86M2QiIrLAhVR62MKHYi0A6YQtwIISDAK&usg=AFQjCNHtmrBVhVQT_7Rs8Rmz-o-UAH9uDA

I use those 2 bedside anchor points on the forward end of the bed, just above the wheel wells to tie down mx bikes all the time. They seem sturdy but I think they're just bolted to the plastic bed, nothing more.