@@billwillson5361i have a chevrolet colorado first gen and I carried an rmz450 and klx450r both in the same bed for an hour to go to a trails u dont need a big truck or “a real truck” like u said to carry one or two dirtbikes or an atv😂😂
More people could learn from this with their 6 3/4' bed trucks. Nice to see you took the time to show people they can still use their trucks without leaving that damn tailgate down or getting a trailer!
This is how I've always loaded my bikes. On more primitive roads this can still fall, add a strap from the outer peg, to the rear anchor of the bed, and it can handle almost anything. As for the bikes falling in the blooper reel, I do up the outside straps as I load the bike, instead of getting both in then strapping all of it.
BCM rocks. If it weren't for living in CA I'd own one. Nice dropping the bike in the bloopers. It's not like I've ever done the same... Oh yea I have... Multiple times...
I started using this method because I saw a shot of it in one of your old videos lol, best way to set two bikes period, even though I can't get my tailgate closed on my 2015 Nissan Titan pro4x, Thanks DBC!
huge benefit is also being able to lock your tailgate if you go out of town with your bike and are staying somewhere that might not be as safe as your neighborhood. i lock my tailgate and chain my bike to the d ring in the bed with a lock when im in places like so cal.
been doing this exact method for a couple years. absolute best way to maximize room and get that gate closed with 2 bikes. for weekend camping trips you can really fit a lot gear between the bikes. it also is a superior method for stability you wont get that dreaded bike lean in turns and unhook tie downs lol
My Nissan Frontier Crew Cab has something like a 49" bed. So I HAD to leave the gate down. But being a Crew Cab I was able to put gear in the back seat. Could fit a lot stuff in the back seat if I folded them up. But when my son turned 17 this past year I gave him my Frontier and bought a Subaru Forester. I built a 4x8 Harbor Freight trailer for the bikes. I like loading the trailer a lot more than loading bikes into a lifted truck! ;-)
I'll never understand people who have one bike loaded straight in their truck with the tailgate down haha theres nothing like being able to shut the gate with the bike in the bed. Nice video man
I used to load like that all the time. It just takes a lot more time than leaving the tailgate down. It was nice when going down rough roads to have the tailgate up or when we had a third bike on a hitch hauler. I know you can get three bikes in the back of truck, but with the bikes on the outside and the wheels touching in the center all the gear bags and gas cans for 3 riders stacks pretty well in the middle and the third bike goes on the hauler. Works nice like that and keeps the gear out of the cap (nice when you have a 5 hour drive and stinky gear). Most of the area I ride now days don't have rough roads. I just leave the gate down and put the bikes straight. Use a single ramp with a stool. I stack all the gear bags between and use the gas can, cooler, and stool with a tie down across the back to keep it all in place and in the truck. Takes like 10 minutes to load if I have it all stacked at the edge of the garage (which I usually do the night before). If I was doing a longer trip or if I could preload the night before and then keep the bikes and truck in the garage or shop for an early departure then I would do it with the tail gate up. Unfortunately my garage won't let me have the benches where I need and keep my truck in there. Only 20 ft. deep. I have also seen two bikes and full size 4 wheeler in a truck once. There are many different ways to do it and each has their pros and cons.
I used to carry my 7ft yamahas to the track on a hydraulic receiver carrier no problem but still wanted a pickup so finally got a (6') long bed Frontier which allowed 3 bikes tailgate down or 1 diagonally w/gate up. I can't see any 7ft bike diagonally in a short bed. In the end as I got older and tired at the end of a day getting those bikes up a high ramp into an offroad pickup became a bit of work. No way would I ever power a bike up a ramp. Not that much of a cowboy. Lots of youtube fails to confirm my concerns. I'm a lot older now and gave up riding but going back to either an SUV with the hitch carrier or a short bed for the very rare times I might want to bring a bike to a country trail. The long bed for city parallel parking is just a deal breaker so glad to know a short bed is still useable.
Who else on UA-cam puts this kind of effort into a video like this? Drone shots...really?!?!? I usually ride by myself (unfortunately) and offset the bike slightly to the side for better vis, but still centered. I never thought to offset it all the way over though. Great stuff Kyle...thanks for the content. Matt PS, can't wait to see a Beta back there! ;-)
Dirt Bike Channel within my riding group we have Ktm (mine), Beta, Sherco, and Gas Gas. All great bikes, and each feels unique. Looking forward to your upcoming reviews with the Sherco.
Awesome content on this channel! I recently bought a 2nd dirt bike and loaded them last night easily using this method. This was the first and only video I needed in order to get it done with my short bed Silverado. Thanks Kyle.
Great vid as usual! I just loaded up and rode my '17 XCW today with a buddy of mine, and like you, I have a SB F250. Let the tailgate open but next time I'll be sure to try your method. Keep up the great work!
The bed of the Super Duty is actually 6' 9" where as the Dodge bed like I have is 6' 3". What I would do is lift the rear wheel of the bike up and set it on the tailgate. Now I run a sled deck so I just put the bikes on the deck and all my gear, fuel and tools stay locked and dry underneath.
I have a GMC Canyon with the "Long Bed" which is only 6'2" on the mid sized trucks (short is truly short at 5'2"). The tailgate likely won't close using this method (will see) but I bet I can at least close it some, and use a tie down to secure it in that position. I have a an extra free tiedown hook that works well for that - it hooks in the tailgate's side latch. When carrying just one bike, I like to turn the wheel into the bed corner and tie it to mid mounted additional tie down points in the bed, angle it some and close the tailgate - that works well. Thanks for the tip - will try it!
Nice. You get all that room in the middle. Maybe even more effective usable space with two bikes. I might add that I have in the past stuffed a tire in the corner. To avoid cinching the suspension I add a 3rd strap to the bars and run it to the back/far eyelet for 3 points of contact in a triangular fashion. No need to cinch down on it hardly at all.
here in aus it is more common to have dual cab utes as the trucks are 100k+ more in price, there is 1500mm in our beds. 6 feet is 1800mm so we have to load them on the angle or leave tail gate down.
My truck is a super low regular-cab Dakota. Even though it's smaller than a Challenger, it still has the 6.5-ft bed (and the big 5.9 motor). I thought that was perfect. Unfortunately, I discovered that whoever engineered the bed was thinking of another kind of bed, because the only tie-down points are down in the floor, right where the front wheels would go if you have 2 bikes! So it's great for one bike, but for more than that, you need to engineer your own tie down points. What a stupid oversight. The Rams of the same year were thought out much much better, but I don't really like to drive something the size of an apartment building. We've usually ended up using my buddy's Ranger, which is too short to close the gate, but has easy tie-down points.
Thanks Kyle for this video! Been a question of mine shopping for a new full size truck. Was set on a truck with a 8ft bed for the reason to load the bikes and being able to shut the tailgate in the event I was needing to tow a camper or trailer.
I love how your trying to be all super smart and and load your bikes know the box and close the tailgate all technical like and then you go and jump off the bed of your truck and totally avoid using the built in steps on the ramps specially there so you do have to jump off and climb in uneasily ! And have you ever tried putting 2 bikes in the back ass to mouth and this Same way or here’s something you should make a video of is loading your dirt bikes in and put them upside down there more stable because of the handle bars acting like kickstands 😎
awesome info... im a super noob...its been a very long time since ive road anything on two wheels ....but im starting to get back into it ....im also new to the channel and have gotta alot of info from you thanx for doing what u do ......Keep Up the Great WORK ,,,Peaaaceeeeee
Not sure what part of Utah you are in and I wouldn't expect you to divulge that (for obvious reasons), but I arrived in Moab yesterday. Here training for a mtb stage race at the end of the month, so I have 4 bikes with me, but I also have my '17 300XC with me. Thought I'd just throw it out there and see if you were interested in hooking up for a ride somewhere, if its feasible. I'm here till the 12th, then come back on the 20th-28th for the race. Keep up the good work buddy
For a truck to be used as a truck the 8' makes more sense. However they do get pretty long with a crew cab and 8'...but again it's a truck and you bought it to haul stuff not go shopping at the mall or even for looks...LOL
I'll never understand the need for a short bed truck. At 55, I'm from the era where an 8 ft bed was "regular". I will always think of it as such. They hold three bike easily and four if you put boat bumpers between them. Why would you not want that ability?
You have a 6'8" bed. HUGE difference from say my current Ram 2500 6'6" bed. I could also load my Ducati & Aprilia street in my old super duty no problem with tail gate but not so with my new ram.
i got the 5.5 ft bed on my 4 door fx4 , i get 4 bikes in it lol who cares if the tailgate is down , plus the 5.5 looks awesome on a 4 door i like the 5.5, my 146" sled even fits in there no problem, obv tailgate up is better but ive never wrecked my tailgate with it being down, even flyin down dirtroads its still has no scratches on it. I seen one guy on the interwebs had a 5.5 bed and he notched out the tailgate so that the tire fits thru the tailgate perfectly and he could close it , now thats dedication lol.
you are wondering, "can I fit two bikes in my truck?" I'm wondering "will I ever be lucky enough to have two bikes?"
The Underground Man fr man , shopping for my first truck right now
@@glizzay7267 get a Chevy. Colorado
@@moosatoor4247 😂😂😂
Get a real truck
@@billwillson5361i have a chevrolet colorado first gen and I carried an rmz450 and klx450r both in the same bed for an hour to go to a trails u dont need a big truck or “a real truck” like u said to carry one or two dirtbikes or an atv😂😂
More people could learn from this with their 6 3/4' bed trucks. Nice to see you took the time to show people they can still use their trucks without leaving that damn tailgate down or getting a trailer!
Extra points just because you have two 2 smokes!
This is how I've always loaded my bikes. On more primitive roads this can still fall, add a strap from the outer peg, to the rear anchor of the bed, and it can handle almost anything. As for the bikes falling in the blooper reel, I do up the outside straps as I load the bike, instead of getting both in then strapping all of it.
In Australia we have a saying, you pull on the tie downs and say "that's not going anywhere"
the drone shot makes the bikes look sick as! in the red and white haha
Yeah, the look like Honda's there, huh?
I noticed this too and thought my eyes were messing with me!
A 6.5 ft bed is not a short bed 😂
Anything under 8 foot is a shortbed.
Wrong. There isn’t just short and long bed, it’s called standard bed, usually between 6-7.
BCM rocks. If it weren't for living in CA I'd own one. Nice dropping the bike in the bloopers. It's not like I've ever done the same... Oh yea I have... Multiple times...
Awesome video! I'm so gonna try this...
I love how much unnecessary angles there are In thus video. Love the generosity and hard work
I started using this method because I saw a shot of it in one of your old videos lol, best way to set two bikes period, even though I can't get my tailgate closed on my 2015 Nissan Titan pro4x, Thanks DBC!
Good stuff
huge benefit is also being able to lock your tailgate if you go out of town with your bike and are staying somewhere that might not be as safe as your neighborhood. i lock my tailgate and chain my bike to the d ring in the bed with a lock when im in places like so cal.
Drone shots!! Your quality video efforts are appreciated.
Heck yeah! Real men ride the bike up the ramp!
You know it.
been doing this exact method for a couple years. absolute best way to maximize room and get that gate closed with 2 bikes. for weekend camping trips you can really fit a lot gear between the bikes. it also is a superior method for stability you wont get that dreaded bike lean in turns and unhook tie downs lol
The drone shots definitely raise the video quality, wish I had one!! Awesome video man!
Yeah, I just flew my drone into the side of a cliff on Saturday though! Time for a new one!
Dirt Bike Channel do you have that video? LOL
Just buy a dji spark , it cost like 400 bucks
Had to do this to tow my trailer thanks for the added confidence!
I love this method! It works extremely well and they don't move even on washboard roads. Right on Kyle you're the man!
Thanks Robert.
My Nissan Frontier Crew Cab has something like a 49" bed. So I HAD to leave the gate down. But being a Crew Cab I was able to put gear in the back seat. Could fit a lot stuff in the back seat if I folded them up. But when my son turned 17 this past year I gave him my Frontier and bought a Subaru Forester. I built a 4x8 Harbor Freight trailer for the bikes. I like loading the trailer a lot more than loading bikes into a lifted truck! ;-)
Love the drone footage and bloopers! They really add to the videos.
Yes, that's nice, but, I can fit 4 bikes in my long bed with the tail gate shut! Haha! 😝
Thanks.i will try this!! Greetings from Germany
Sweet...I just bought today a 05 KTM 300 EXC Just because your videos ............And a friend said the ktms are awesome ....
The best part of this video is that BCM logo. Not that the video is bad but the logo is just that good.
"Of course this isn't a long bed you doofus!" Literally laughed out loud
I'll never understand people who have one bike loaded straight in their truck with the tailgate down haha theres nothing like being able to shut the gate with the bike in the bed. Nice video man
I used to load like that all the time. It just takes a lot more time than leaving the tailgate down. It was nice when going down rough roads to have the tailgate up or when we had a third bike on a hitch hauler. I know you can get three bikes in the back of truck, but with the bikes on the outside and the wheels touching in the center all the gear bags and gas cans for 3 riders stacks pretty well in the middle and the third bike goes on the hauler. Works nice like that and keeps the gear out of the cap (nice when you have a 5 hour drive and stinky gear). Most of the area I ride now days don't have rough roads. I just leave the gate down and put the bikes straight. Use a single ramp with a stool. I stack all the gear bags between and use the gas can, cooler, and stool with a tie down across the back to keep it all in place and in the truck. Takes like 10 minutes to load if I have it all stacked at the edge of the garage (which I usually do the night before). If I was doing a longer trip or if I could preload the night before and then keep the bikes and truck in the garage or shop for an early departure then I would do it with the tail gate up. Unfortunately my garage won't let me have the benches where I need and keep my truck in there. Only 20 ft. deep. I have also seen two bikes and full size 4 wheeler in a truck once. There are many different ways to do it and each has their pros and cons.
How to load 2 bikes in a short bed with tailgate shut. Step 1 - have a regular sized bed, not a short bed. Thanks bud. Appreciate the video…
Would be interesting to know the length of these particular dirt bikes
Who would have thought that turning the wheel would make it fit tighter. You must be a genius.
haha i feel like a year ahead of the game! i emailed pretty close to exactly a year ago about you loading two bikes like this. you're the man Kyle!
I used to carry my 7ft yamahas to the track on a hydraulic receiver carrier no problem but still wanted a pickup so finally got a (6') long bed Frontier which allowed 3 bikes tailgate down or 1 diagonally w/gate up. I can't see any 7ft bike diagonally in a short bed. In the end as I got older and tired at the end of a day getting those bikes up a high ramp into an offroad pickup became a bit of work. No way would I ever power a bike up a ramp. Not that much of a cowboy. Lots of youtube fails to confirm my concerns. I'm a lot older now and gave up riding but going back to either an SUV with the hitch carrier or a short bed for the very rare times I might want to bring a bike to a country trail. The long bed for city parallel parking is just a deal breaker so glad to know a short bed is still useable.
Who else on UA-cam puts this kind of effort into a video like this? Drone shots...really?!?!? I usually ride by myself (unfortunately) and offset the bike slightly to the side for better vis, but still centered. I never thought to offset it all the way over though.
Great stuff Kyle...thanks for the content. Matt
PS, can't wait to see a Beta back there! ;-)
Thanks for noticing. I have a Sherco getting delivered today. Beta coming later in the spring if my plans work out.
Dirt Bike Channel
which beta? tell me more...!
Dirt Bike Channel within my riding group we have Ktm (mine), Beta, Sherco, and Gas Gas. All great bikes, and each feels unique. Looking forward to your upcoming reviews with the Sherco.
Yeah, should be interesting. Right now, I"m getting the 300 SEF-R (4 stroke). Later I'm going to trade it for the two stroke version.
Hoosier Daddy, I'm going to do the 300 RR Race Edition first. Will be closer to summer though.
Awesome content on this channel!
I recently bought a 2nd dirt bike and loaded them last night easily using this method.
This was the first and only video I needed in order to get it done with my short bed Silverado.
Thanks Kyle.
Enjoying the blooper reels 🤣🤣
I've loaded 2 bikes in a ford ranger lol
I've done 3 XD took the tailgate off and put the third on a hitch carrier.
I put 3 in a ranger lol
Lol "because they don't look super ugly" love it
I would have taken my back glass out :) good riding, great video, thanks!
0:43 “Maybe you can trade it in on a real truck.” 😂
Great vid as usual! I just loaded up and rode my '17 XCW today with a buddy of mine, and like you, I have a SB F250. Let the tailgate open but next time I'll be sure to try your method. Keep up the great work!
Nice shots with the Drone! Not only is your dirt bike riding improving but the videos are getting more refined and professional.
The bed of the Super Duty is actually 6' 9" where as the Dodge bed like I have is 6' 3". What I would do is lift the rear wheel of the bike up and set it on the tailgate. Now I run a sled deck so I just put the bikes on the deck and all my gear, fuel and tools stay locked and dry underneath.
I have a GMC Canyon with the "Long Bed" which is only 6'2" on the mid sized trucks (short is truly short at 5'2"). The tailgate likely won't close using this method (will see) but I bet I can at least close it some, and use a tie down to secure it in that position. I have a an extra free tiedown hook that works well for that - it hooks in the tailgate's side latch.
When carrying just one bike, I like to turn the wheel into the bed corner and tie it to mid mounted additional tie down points in the bed, angle it some and close the tailgate - that works well.
Thanks for the tip - will try it!
Nice...riding up there like a boss. Next try coming in hot and launching over it...lol
Nice. You get all that room in the middle. Maybe even more effective usable space with two bikes. I might add that I have in the past stuffed a tire in the corner. To avoid cinching the suspension I add a 3rd strap to the bars and run it to the back/far eyelet for 3 points of contact in a triangular fashion. No need to cinch down on it hardly at all.
Thanks, that was pretty funny as well
Thanks Kyle.
sweet, never would've thought about that method
Hauled a beta 350 and 390 in my the bed of my gladiator the other day. Tailgate down of course. 3 hour trip and they never moved.
ohhh fancy drone footage, nice haha. nice to have money and have a mad truck!
Loved the video, definitely made an excuse on your cardio but was a good video.
Loved the blooper real lol
Thought the whole time … that looks like SLC, UT lol. Then saw your plate at the end. I’m from St. George.
Love your videos Dirt bike channel 🏍👍
This was pretty amusing because me, my uncle, and father fit a Yz125, a crf150r, 2 blasters and a crf70 in a Truck before but with the bed open.
I'm wondering if it's possible to load an ATV and a dirtbike in a 6 1/2 foot truck bed.
Curious if you use fork braces or not?
Sure got cold out here, come on spring! Nice vid!
Seriously cool video. No one does this type of content, certainly unique Kyle. I'm soon to start up a channel myself actually.
good idea, i like it
A little off topic, what is the rear tire on the bike on left side? I’m looking for a new dual sport tire and that one looks nice
here in aus it is more common to have dual cab utes as the trucks are 100k+ more in price, there is 1500mm in our beds. 6 feet is 1800mm so we have to load them on the angle or leave tail gate down.
Lol 8 foot truck bed = work truck, short bed is a yuppy phoo phoo truck and is the reason we pay so much for trucks now :D
Hey Kyle where did you get that step that you used to load the bikes? I’ve been looking for one like it and have not been successful.
I have the same ramp from my quad I use also so don't feel bad!!
Great video again Kyle! Always good content! Please keep it up, you have a great channel!
the production of this simple concept is pretty funny. it makes for good video though.
Now do the same with 2 quads! We used to do it!
lol bloopers are the best
My truck is a super low regular-cab Dakota. Even though it's smaller than a Challenger, it still has the 6.5-ft bed (and the big 5.9 motor). I thought that was perfect. Unfortunately, I discovered that whoever engineered the bed was thinking of another kind of bed, because the only tie-down points are down in the floor, right where the front wheels would go if you have 2 bikes! So it's great for one bike, but for more than that, you need to engineer your own tie down points. What a stupid oversight. The Rams of the same year were thought out much much better, but I don't really like to drive something the size of an apartment building. We've usually ended up using my buddy's Ranger, which is too short to close the gate, but has easy tie-down points.
Great video. Which tire was on the rear of the bike on the driver's side?
Bridgestone BattleCross X-40
Your a god damn genius and this was exactly the video I was looking for
I'm not mad at those ramps, they are bad ass and you dont have to move them from left to right like I do.
Thanks Kyle for this video! Been a question of mine shopping for a new full size truck. Was set on a truck with a 8ft bed for the reason to load the bikes and being able to shut the tailgate in the event I was needing to tow a camper or trailer.
I like the bcm charging handle sticker on the truck🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒
I love how your trying to be all super smart and and load your bikes know the box and close the tailgate all technical like and then you go and jump off the bed of your truck and totally avoid using the built in steps on the ramps specially there so you do have to jump off and climb in uneasily ! And have you ever tried putting 2 bikes in the back ass to mouth and this Same way or here’s something you should make a video of is loading your dirt bikes in and put them upside down there more stable because of the handle bars acting like kickstands 😎
Does being a Dick come natural for you, or do you have to work really hard at it.
Good way to load up two bikes . On your 300 what rear tire is that?
2:41 isn't that bad for the bike? The handlebars will be under pressure, won't they?
awesome info... im a super noob...its been a very long time since ive road anything on two wheels ....but im starting to get back into it ....im also new to the channel and have gotta alot of info from you thanx for doing what u do ......Keep Up the Great WORK ,,,Peaaaceeeeee
Thanks for watching.
Not sure what part of Utah you are in and I wouldn't expect you to divulge that (for obvious reasons), but I arrived in Moab yesterday. Here training for a mtb stage race at the end of the month, so I have 4 bikes with me, but I also have my '17 300XC with me. Thought I'd just throw it out there and see if you were interested in hooking up for a ride somewhere, if its feasible. I'm here till the 12th, then come back on the 20th-28th for the race.
Keep up the good work buddy
Thanks for the invite. I'm chained to my day job for the foreseeable future.
Dirt Bike Channel just saw your reply, no worries man...hope they aren't beating you up too bad in there! Keep that wheel turnin
Could you do a video review of your truck? I know it's not directly related to dirt biking, but I'm interested to hear what your opinion of it is.
Mat yes i agree, maybe just a short 5 minute review or so
I'll think about that. Not a bad idea.
Hey Kyle....what brand of ramp is that?
What brand of ramps? where did you get them? thanks
What year is your 6.7l powerstroke? Any issues? Did you delete anything?
2012. I have had 0 issues. It's all stock except for tires.
You should come ride some with us in the aspen area. We have really good riding all throughout the valley.
Way longer than my truck bed, the rear tire is at the end of the tail gate. I've gotten 3 bikes in though, but there's no shutting the tail gate :)
i noticed the BCM sticker. very nice.
awesome bloopers
Kyle, I agree with most of your statements, but have to disagree on the looks of a short bed truck. Long bed is the way to go!
:)
For a truck to be used as a truck the 8' makes more sense. However they do get pretty long with a crew cab and 8'...but again it's a truck and you bought it to haul stuff not go shopping at the mall or even for looks...LOL
I'll never understand the need for a short bed truck. At 55, I'm from the era where an 8 ft bed was "regular". I will always think of it as such. They hold three bike easily and four if you put boat bumpers between them. Why would you not want that ability?
pavement princesses
Michael Weis eh not really
Why do people feel the need to try and "one up" the next person? Good video! I've never seen bikes loaded like that before.
What kind of bikes are they?
You have a 6'8" bed. HUGE difference from say my current Ram 2500 6'6" bed. I could also load my Ducati & Aprilia street in my old super duty no problem with tail gate but not so with my new ram.
Still refer back to this every once in awhile
witch type of ramp do you use?
i got the 5.5 ft bed on my 4 door fx4 , i get 4 bikes in it lol who cares if the tailgate is down , plus the 5.5 looks awesome on a 4 door i like the 5.5, my 146" sled even fits in there no problem, obv tailgate up is better but ive never wrecked my tailgate with it being down, even flyin down dirtroads its still has no scratches on it. I seen one guy on the interwebs had a 5.5 bed and he notched out the tailgate so that the tire fits thru the tailgate perfectly and he could close it , now thats dedication lol.
very cool video thanks for the info
Best part of the video is at 5:36 lol
I've done this dozens of time and never tipped a bike over until I'm out there filming it! Figures!
What year truck do you have
Thank you
And to load a 166# sport bike?? How would you accomplish that, with just one person?
DUDE!!! I MUST SEE YOUR NEW 300 FOUR STROKE!HAHAHA but really get a video out ASAP.
Think you can load one in a 6ft bed with tailgate down without it being diaganol across whole bed?
Yes, you can do that even with a 5.5 foot bed.