Sport Quads in the bed of a 3rd gen

Hello!

This is my first post on here! Hopefully when I buy a Tacoma I can start a build thread or contribute to some picture threads! But until then I have a question:

Just bought a new Yamaha yfz 450r, I'm wondering if anyone on here fits a sport quad in the bed? The site says it's 41.1 inches wide, my bike is 48.8 inches. Is the 41.1 wheel well to wheel well, or could I ride up on-top of them? Length shouldn't be an issue.

If all else fails I will buy a trailer!

Feel free to post some pictures.

Thanks!

 

It will fit fine, but you will have to park the front wheels on the wheel wells.

I ended up building a deck for my snowmobile for the same reasons.

 

There is a YouTube video showing the best way to get it on the truck

 

Awesome, thanks! Is the video the Mark Freeman easy quad load? Lol

 

It's some old guy crashing it into the back of the cab and flipping himself over the side in the process.

It's probably the easiest way to load a quad.

I can't find it though. I saw it posted on here months ago.

 

Welcome. Just sayin.

 

I plan to ramp right up onto the roof if I can! Hopefully I can hold on...

Thanks for the welcome, I'll feel like a real member when I finally buy one

 

I finally bought one!

 

I fit the same quad in mine but I have a longbed

 

My wife's 250ex fits in my long bed with the gate up

 

No pics but I had an 05 access cab and I could fit my 2008 yfz450 tailgate closed

 

had my grizzly 700 in the back of my 2011 but not my tacoma i think the beds are the same size should have no problem with your 450 ..

 

my Raptor 700R fits perfect in mine, right in between the wheelwells. if u run wheel spacers you may have problems. i am looking to upgrade to a 4x4 wheeler, i just hope it will still fit

 

are u referring to the guy loading a dirtbike on ramp on his gen 3 ? he comes flying out and scratches the side of his truck hahaha

 

Found it!

 

I ended up buying a short bed, but the bike still fits!

 

I would go with the trailer idea and keep bed for all your extra shit

 

Do you by chance have a picture of the deck you build for your sled?

 

nice that you can fit the bike in the box, sometimes the trailer is just a PITA. I noticed the plate, hello fellow NBer. Looks like saint john in the first picture. I have seen some that build a platform over the wheel wells for the front wheels.

 

NB is right! And yea a trailer is definitely in my future, but for now the bed is the cheaper option