Nevermind. Not looking for motorcycle ramp

EDIT: I was thinking of carrying my motocycle in my truck, but with the short bed AND towing a trailer, I have decided to not do this. Feel free to continue chiming in on this thread, but I have unsubscribed.
Original post below.
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Do you have one of them folding aluminum motorcycle ramps you never use anymore?

I'm hoping to find one for free or very cheap since I'm going to use it twice: once to load my KTM 690 into the truck in California and then once to unload it 3 days later in Colorado where I am moving to.

I will be driving my 2003 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, Short Bed, lifted 4x4 with a U-Haul 5x8' trailer. So, a hitch carrier won't work. I don't have a shell for the truck, so I am hoping to put the motorcycle in the bed since I would like all my other stuff to be protected from the weather during the drive. If I end up with a shell, I will gladly ram the motorcycle up into the trailer and pack around it.

Let me know - I'm leaving on the 30th, but need to have this acquired by next week or I'll have to order the cheapest one off Amazon.

THANKS!

 

Sell it. Get adventure bike in CO.

 

Will the truck have a lift gate? Or even a ramp that will work.

 

I like the idea, but i don't have time with 2 weeks to go. Also, I'll need something to commute on immediately and I'll want to do pavement for a bit to learn my new home. After I ride the CO BDR, I'm sure I will want to get a 350-500.

I am driving my taco. I am actually not even sure if it will fit diagonally in my silly short bed. 5x8' trailer behind for all the junk I didn't give away or sell (like my 4 bicycles, parts, moto parts, camping/fishing gear, etc.

 

Leave with friend. Fly and ride back.

Actually, not sure it will fit wo leaving the gate down. My 990 sits on the gate.

 

Btw, if you’re not too lifted, the sloped driveway trick might work.

 

I definitely have a trusted friend with garage that I could do this. I would leave my luggage on the bike packed with my camping gear, tools, riding gear and helmet. If I can take it all in one trip, that would be a lot less stressful since the fly & ride I would want to do would have to wait for several months and I want the moto in the meantime.

That's questionable. The bottom of my hitch is 25". I just went down to the garage to measure my tailgate: 36". The top of my saddle is 37". I'm pretty sure I can't lift my 330 lb "dirt" bike up by myself like this guy and his tiny bike:

 

Once in a pinch I used a 2x12 from the lumber yard along with the sloped driveway technique. Cost less than $20. Leave it here and get another one at your destination. If you get a “wet” board, they’re more pliable and less likely to split or break on you, but will bend a bit as you’re loading.

 

I have a hitch hauler you can have for $50. But I am a few hours from you though. I have only hauled 250s on it and it did fine. Your big 4stroke is way heavier but if it becomes an issue you can use straps to take wobble out of it.

Personally as mentioned above a 2x12 and a milk crate to step up on would do the job. But if you are uncomfortable with manhandling that much weight into the bed by yourself I would use two 2x10x8' and a 2x4x8' to give you the ability to stand next to the bike as you walk it up, and it would be cheaper than my hauler and do the job just fine. cut the 2x4 into 2' chunks and screw into the 2x10s. Then put the 2x4 side down and push bike up the smooth side.

 

There has to be a loading dock somewhere near you. Drop truck off at the dock, take a cab back to your house and bring your bike back and load it up. Even a dirt berm at a shopping center will work.

 

This is how I have done it, you could find a spot near by easy if you keep an eye out. This plus a 5 foot 2x12 and it’s even easier.

 

Sadly, a hitch hauler won't work as I will be towing a trailer. I had better update my original post since several people seem to be confused that I'm renting a larger truck and not using mine.

 

If I could wheelie (I can on the mountain bike, but not the motorcycle yet), I would just slam it up onto the tailgate... but then I would be sad when I smashed my tailgate since they are apparently weak.

 

I have a big ass ramp that i now use for quads and SxS but I dont want to sell it and since I am so far away from you I cant get it to you to at least load it up and figure out the unload situation later.

There are some other non conventional ideas: go to an equipment rental shop and see if they will let you use a man lift, fork lift with pallet or even rent a truck with a lift gate for a day.

I have even transfered my bike from a trailer into a stock height taco bed into my sased truck's bed. Didnt have access to a ramp.

 

Most of the weight is on the rear tire. Putting the front up in the bed is the easiest. Its deadlifting the rest of the bike thats the hard part.

 

Shit, do you have access the an engine hoist? I bet with some creative rigging you could even make that work.

 

I have access to nothing. Most of the time I am self-sufficient, which is why I would ideally get a ramp and do it all myself on whatever timeline I end up loading everything up. The current garage I have is underneath an apartment building and I couldn't even park my truck inside with the Flippac so I sold it. I definitely couldn't load the motorcycle up into the truck until I am ready to leave, but before I hitch up the trailer. Logistical nightmare. Especially if I have to have the tailgate down since U-Haul doesn't offer the dimensions of how long the tongue on the trailer is to see if I would have clearance to just leave the damn tailgate down.

I would just throw in the towel and rent a big U-Haul truck with a car hauler, but I don't have that much stuff AND U-Haul truck leaving the SF Bay Area are more marked up 200x of the trucks coming in because so many people are GFTO-ing. Example: Vegas>SF is about $110. SF > Vegas? $2600. WHAT. THE. F.

 

If your in Oakland, I can offer to help load up the bike. I have a ramp but I plan on keeping it. You can use it while here. Definitely would be much safer to have at least 2 people loading up. 3 would be best. Unloading is doable with 1 person walking it down with hand on the break. btw are you long bed or short? When I transported my Honda CB500 I had to leave the tail gate down in my short bed. Very sketch and if I ever did it again I would get a wheel chock bolted down.

 

I'm a short bed. I've rolled three bikes into a long bed 2nd gen for Baja and we needed the tailgate down... I'm beginning to think that logistically and safety, I should start mentally planning for putting the motorcycle into the trailer and pack around it. And then go to the pick'n'pull place near Sacramento and buy the overpriced fiberglass shell so I can then toss my bicycles into the truck bed since those take up the most space. (DAMMIT)

 

I rented a nice ramp to help load one of my former Toyota trucks. It was wide enough for a hand truck. I can’t remember how long, but I’d say 8’. Try and call a U-Haul place to see what they might have.