How do you take your bike on LONG trips (truck / hitch / etc..)
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How do you take your bike on LONG trips (truck / hitch / etc..)
Hey everybody, I'm thinking about selling my car and buying a nice pick-up truck so I can take the bike with me. I have an 06 f4i and I was wondering if anybody else totes their bike around on a nice big truck? I'm new to this whole scene, so I don't even know how to get the bike up into the bed?? And once it's up there, what's the best way to strap it down?
I was just looking for info / advice / pictures.
The reason I ask is because I live about 5 hours from "home" so when I visit my parents I would like to stay more than just a day or two which means i need some luggage, and riding that long i assume can be rather uncomfortable :-p
thanks!
I was just looking for info / advice / pictures.
The reason I ask is because I live about 5 hours from "home" so when I visit my parents I would like to stay more than just a day or two which means i need some luggage, and riding that long i assume can be rather uncomfortable :-p
thanks!
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RE: How do you take your bike on LONG trips (truck / hitch / etc..)
I have a 2002F-150, regular bed and my 01 F4i fits perfectly in the bed. All you have to do istake two tow straps and wrap them around each fork/handle bar and connect the other end to thehooks in your bed. It doesnt sound overly stablebut as long as you compress the front forks then tighten the tow straps down the bike isnt going anywhere. Hope this helps.
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RE: How do you take your bike on LONG trips (truck / hitch / etc..)
^^^^^ If f4i's are the most comfortable sport bikes ever, i feel really sorry for riders with different bikes...... They make straps that wrap around your grips, and then you hook ratchet straps to them and then stap it down to your truck/trailer. You can use a ramp to put it up in you truck, but you have to be careful and dont get scared halfway up and let off or you will drop your bike. Or you can back you truck up to a hill so that the tailgate hits the ground and then just ride it into the back. They sell the straps at O'reilly auto parts, and im sure most other parts stores would have them. I bought mine when it was cold outside, and had to tow it back, but i had a motorcycle trailer.
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RE: How do you take your bike on LONG trips (truck / hitch / etc..)
ORIGINAL: Hindra
If i go on long trips and i want my bike... i ride it. f4is are the most comfortable sports bike ever
If i go on long trips and i want my bike... i ride it. f4is are the most comfortable sports bike ever
Anyways, bike should fit in the back of pretty much any pick up truck, though you may not be able to close the tailgate with a smaller truck/shorter bed. I've put a Gixxer in the back of an Avalanche before and we had to leave the tailgate down, but it stayed just fine. Or a small trailer... I have a 4x8 utility trailer that I got a couple years ago from Harbor Freight for $180, and if I needed to haul the bike it would fit on the trailer perfectly
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RE: How do you take your bike on LONG trips (truck / hitch / etc..)
I have a similar issue. I have a Lincoln Town Car and I plan on moving to Orlando pretty soon (about a 15 hour drive). My car has a V8 so I know it can handle it. But I don't have a hitch on it or a trailor. I'm not sure which is the best plan of action because I need to haul my bike and my stuff (not too much) at the same time. Any suggestions?
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RE: How do you take your bike on LONG trips (truck / hitch / etc..)
ORIGINAL: kcinobro
I have a similar issue. I have a Lincoln Town Car and I plan on moving to Orlando pretty soon (about a 15 hour drive). My car has a V8 so I know it can handle it. But I don't have a hitch on it or a trailor. I'm not sure which is the best plan of action because I need to haul my bike and my stuff (not too much) at the same time. Any suggestions?
I have a similar issue. I have a Lincoln Town Car and I plan on moving to Orlando pretty soon (about a 15 hour drive). My car has a V8 so I know it can handle it. But I don't have a hitch on it or a trailor. I'm not sure which is the best plan of action because I need to haul my bike and my stuff (not too much) at the same time. Any suggestions?
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