Truck a ST1300

BruceP · Mar 3, 2017

Before any spam, anyone that wants to ride from Regina Sask. To Calgary AB. (about 600 miles) in a Canadian winter is welcome. Now we have a 7' 6" bike I have a 6' 4" X 4' box so the square root of A squared plus B squared is 7' 6" anyone try it?

Igofar · Mar 3, 2017

I'll have to watch some big bang theory episodes to figure that out :rofl1:

BruceP · Mar 3, 2017

Its the Engineer in me.

Runner · Mar 3, 2017

Things might be flying over my head but, something like this

gmtech94 · Mar 3, 2017

I have put mine in on the angle across the bed of the truck ,front wheel in the corner and back wheel on the other side rear . You need to take off the saddlebags though.

Runner · Mar 3, 2017

This was in a friends Dodge Dakota, not sure how long bed is but def long enough. I hauled it about 60 miles never moved.

ToddC · Mar 3, 2017

Leave the tail gate down.......

My 2 cents....

ToddC

BruceP · Mar 3, 2017

Runner said:
Things might be flying over my head but, something like this

Any idea how long the box was?

roginoz · Mar 3, 2017

I've hauled my ST1300 in the back of a Dodge Dakota quad cab. The bed is short (less than 6') but the rear wheel rests on the tailgate.

Igofar · Mar 3, 2017

Back the bike in and turn the front wheel to the side?
Have you thought about removing the front wheel?
.02

Dave.David · Mar 3, 2017

Most truck beds are 6' or 8"

Don B · Mar 3, 2017

Runner said:
This was in a friends Dodge Dakota, not sure how long bed is but def long enough. I hauled it about 60 miles never moved.

That looks a lot like a long bed pickup, I don't think that it is a 6' bed.

Runner · Mar 3, 2017

BruceP said:
Any idea how long the box was?

He just told me it's 8'

tjhiggin · Mar 3, 2017

roginoz said:
I've hauled my ST1300 in the back of a Dodge Dakota quad cab. The bed is short (less than 6') but the rear wheel rests on the tailgate.

I did the same thing with my Tacoma quad-cab last summer when I bought my 1300. 400 miles from Indiana to Alabama with no problems.

The tailgates on Tacomas are notoriously weak so I made a strengthening platform out of plywood and diamond plate. The tailgate still drooped & bowed a little, unfortunately.

As for getting the bike into the truck, I highly recommend a tri-fold ramp like the ATV-ers use. The Harbor Freight one works fine, it can handle the ST1300 weight no problem.

BruceP, what about renting a U-Haul motorcycle trailer?

Good luck whatever method you end up choosing.

SupraSabre · Mar 3, 2017

Justin and I had to truck my 2012 ST1300 from Issaquah WA down to Hillsboro, near Portland in the back of his 4door F150. No sure how long his bed is...

flyfisher · Mar 4, 2017

I would be inclined to put a 1/2" or 5/8" sheet of plywood in the bed (cut out for wheelwells) that extended the length of the open tailgate....keep the load distributed across the tailgate so a pothole doesn't dent the tailgate....and (at least around here) motorcycle shops have nice permanent ramps for just this kind of loading....and you get to look at new bikes besides......ff

Rubberdarts · Mar 4, 2017

Bruce, what did you buy? We want to know. I agree, put it on an angle with tailgate down. You even see guys hauling Harleys that way. Pictures.

ST Gui · Mar 4, 2017

Igofar said:
I'll have to watch some big bang theory episodes to figure that out

That would be The Hypotenuse Hypothesis episode.

Ron · Mar 4, 2017

I would be inclined to put a 1/2" or 5/8" sheet of plywood in the bed (cut out for wheelwells) that extended the length of the open tailgate....keep the load distributed across the tailgate so a pothole doesn't dent the tailgate....

If the rear wheel will be on the tail gate, I would also consider a 2 x 10 or three under the length of the plywood to help stiffen it. Put them edge to edge and use the plywood to keep them together.

tjhiggin · Mar 5, 2017

flyfisher said:
I would be inclined to put a 1/2" or 5/8" sheet of plywood in the bed (cut out for wheelwells) that extended the length of the open tailgate....keep the load distributed across the tailgate so a pothole doesn't dent the tailgate....

This is EXACTLY what I did when I trucked my 1300. Plywood the full length of the bed & open tailgate, with a piece of diamond plate under the bike's rear wheel for additional reinforcement. Still wasn't enough support for the Tacoma's weak tailgate (2004 model year). I should have used some 2x10's as suggested by Ron.

Truck a ST1300

BruceP

Igofar

BruceP

Runner

gmtech94

Runner

ToddC

BruceP

roginoz

Igofar

Dave.David

Rider

Don B

Runner

tjhiggin

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